Cannon & Dunphy, S.C. has won more $10 million and higher awards than any other personal injury law firm in Wisconsin.

The operation of a motorcycle can be a thrilling and exhilarating experience. However, the operation of a motorcycle presents special challenges and dangers to the operator and any passenger. In most Wisconsin motorcycle accidents, the rider is severely injured or killed, due to the lack of protection that a bike offers to the biker. Unfortunately, operators of automobiles and other motor vehicles do not always give the same respect to motorcycle operators as they do to fellow motorists, even though the rules or the road apply equally to all motorists. Many accidents occur when operators of cars, SUV’s and trucks make left turns in front of motorcycles at intersections, or sideswipe a motorcycle when changing lanes because they fail to maintain a proper lookout.

Common injuries resulting from motorcycle accidents include:

Road rash

Fractures

Spinal cord injuries

Death

Head injuries/concussions causing lack or loss of memory

Facial and body disfigurement

The other major injury that most bikers encounter is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Under Wisconsin law, duly licensed adult operators of motorcycles are not required to wear helmets or other protective headgear. See Wis. Stat. § 347.485. Protective headgear is only required to be worn by those having an instructional permit, or any operator or rider under 18 years of age. Id. This law contributes to the number of head injuries following motorcycle accidents, because many adult operators choose to not wear any protective headgear.

Even if a helmet is worn, the biker’s head and body is exposed to serious injury. TBI is often caused by not wearing a helmet, but can even result when a helmet is worn, given the forces involved in some crashes. Any time a motorcycle collides with a vehicle or object, or the biker is thrown off of the motorcycle following an impact, there is a chance of damage to the brain ranging from mild concussion to total loss of brain functions leading to a persistent vegetative state.

Motorcycle accident claims can be complicated and difficult to pursue without help and representation by experienced and competent legal counsel. When motorcycle accidents occur resulting in serious personal injuries, the result is often thousands of dollars in medical bills, substantial lost wages, and painful and lengthy rehabilitation. When you or a loved one is injured or killed as a result of a motorcycle accident, you need to hire an experienced and skilled motorcycle accident attorney who understand the laws and knows how to successfully prosecute your case. The attorneys at Cannon & Dunphy, S.C., can help you to recover compensation for your injuries or death of your loved one. Compensation may include the recovery of past and future medical expenses, past wage loss, impairment of future earning capacity, and past and future pain, suffering, disability and loss of enjoyment of life. Where death occurs, a wrongful death claim may also be pursued, in addition to a claim on behalf of the estate of the deceased motorcycle operator and/or passenger. See how Cannon & Dunphy, S.C., can help with your motorcycle accident case.

A sample of Cannon & Dunphy's previous results in Motorcycle Accident cases:

• $2 million awarded in a motorcycle accident case to a Harley Davidson motorcyclist who sustained a severe leg fracture when a motor vehicle ran a stop sign and struck him.
  
  Location: Milwaukee, WI
   

• $1.15 million settlement in a motorcycle accident case obtained on behalf of a female passenger on a motorcycle who suffered a massive head injury and permanent brain damage when the operator of the motorcycle lost control, causing the cycle to leave the paved portion of the highway and crash.
  
  Location: Waukesha, WI
  
   

• $45,000 settlement obtained for operator of motorcycle who sustained broken bones in his foot as a result of an accident where the defendant driver made a right turn in front of him from the left lane.
  
  Location: Milwaukee, WI
   

The results depend on the facts of each case.