Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents Involving Motor Vehicles: Navigating Unique Legal Challenges
Assessing Claims and Coverage, Managing Complex Evidentiary Issues, Overcoming Affirmative Defenses, Negotiating With Insurers
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will examine the unique legal and practical challenges personal injury counsel face when representing bicyclists (including ebike riders) and pedestrians injured in accidents involving motor vehicles. The panel will discuss effective strategies for identifying all potential claims and sources of recovery, confronting evidentiary issues such as preserving traditional and social media evidence and using experts, overcoming affirmative defenses such as contributory negligence or safety law violations, and negotiating with insurance companies.
Outline
- Assessing cases
- Interviewing clients
- Identifying potential defendants
- Reviewing insurance coverage
- Proving liability
- Theories of liability
- Establishing causation
- Working with experts
- Evidentiary challenges
- Overcoming affirmative defenses
- Negotiating with insurance companies
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What factors should personal injury attorneys consider when assessing a claim involving injuries to a pedestrian or bicyclist and potential sources of recovery?
- What evidentiary challenges do attorneys face in proving their case--and how can they best overcome them?
- What experts are needed? Desirable?
- What affirmative defenses do defendants often raise in these cases--and how can personal injury attorneys defeat them?
Faculty
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Charlie M. Thomas
Partner
Huber Thomas
Mr. Thomas concentrates his legal practice on advocating for those who have sustained personal injuries during bicycle... | Read More
Mr. Thomas concentrates his legal practice on advocating for those who have sustained personal injuries during bicycle crashes or motor vehicle crashes. He is an accomplished litigator who also helps with matters involving first-party property claims, business torts, as well as class action and multi-district litigation cases. Mr. Thomas is also the Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi delegate for Bike Law, which is a national group dedicated to advocating for the rights of cyclists.
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Brian Weiss
Attorney
Weiss Law
Mr. Weiss is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Colorado. He has worked for insurance companies and their... | Read More
Mr. Weiss is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Colorado. He has worked for insurance companies and their interests, at which time he became knowledgeable about various insurance companies’ policies and tricks. Mr. Weiss focuses on all aspects of his client’s situation including whether adequate medical evaluation and care has been provided to his clients, and tried to make sure that occurs.
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