ARE YOU A VICTIM OF AN ELECTRIC-BIKE ACCIDENT IN CALIFORNIA?

POSITION OF ELECTRIC BIKES IN CALIFORNIA:

E-bikes, formally regulated vehicles, are subject to a number of laws in California along with some Federal regulations. With a few limitations, e -bikes are treated similarly to traditional bicycles and are not classified motor vehicles under the California Vehicle Code. For these vehicles, there is no requirement of having an operator’s licence or local registration for commuting on such bikes. In cases of e-bike accidents, lawsuits can be filed against the responsible e-bike driver. A lawsuit for electric-bike accident is a claim for monetary damages filed against the individual or corporation responsible for the passenger’s injuries commuting an electric bike. These lawsuits are usually filed against the driver, cyclist, or pedestrian who caused the collision.

E-BIKE ACCIDENTS

Typical electric bike accidents frequently involve other e-bikes, automobiles, or people, and can cause severe injuries, including deaths. Because e-bikes are heavier and quicker than traditional bicycles, the force from a collision of an e-bike on a person will be stronger. Victims of e-bike mishaps may be allowed to sue multiple parties to seek compensation for their injuries. In personal injury proceedings involving e-bikes, the parties such as pedestrians, motor vehicle drivers, and other e-bike operators may be liable. If your accident was caused by a defect in the e-bike itself, you may be entitled to file a product liability case against the manufacturer for design flaws, manufacturing defects, or a failure to properly warn error.

ELECTRIC-BIKE ACCIDENT: STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS

The victim should start by seeking professional medical care for any injuries. Also you can speak to a personal injury lawyer who will listen to your experience and assist you in gathering evidence in order to determine if you have a strong case. If you have a case, your attorney will file a lawsuit detailing your injuries and requesting that the court grant you relief so that you can be compensated for your losses.

The defendant will be given a chance to reply to the complaint, and the matter will go to discovery until a settlement is reached where the other party decides to pay you a specified amount as compensation.

During this period, both sides will provide evidence to support their respective positions, as well as undertake depositions of all stakeholders, including any prospective expert testimony, physicians and other hospital personnel, and anybody else whose testimony is pertinent to the accident lawsuit.

If the dispute proceeds to trial, a jury will listen to both the parties, decide which facts are correct, and determine the matter (render a verdict). If the Jury grants you compensation/damages, your counsel will assist you in collecting them as quickly as possible.

CONCLUSION

In this blog we discussed the legal implications of e-bike accidents. If you or your loved one (s) have suffered an e-bike accident, reach out to me for free case evaluation or to answer any questions you may have.

Joe Lavelle

Mr. Lavelle has significant, successful jury trial experience and is responsible for more than $30 million in jury verdicts and settlements. His most recent trial and settlement victories include:

$10.8 million dollar jury verdict against Pizza Hut on behalf of a mother and daughter seriously injured by a pizza delivery driver.
$1.75 million insurance bad faith case
$1.75 million injury case in Old Town, San Diego
$1.6 million recovery for a young women struck by a transit vehicle

$1.3 million design defect premises case
$1.4 million semi-tractor trailer injury
$1.25 million taxicab injury
$1.6 million for an elderly auto accident victim
$900,000+ recovery for a non-profit in a business dispute
$795,000 for a taxicab related injury
$750,000.00 settlement in products liability case
$750,000.00 for a student injured on the U.C. Berkeley campus
$750,000+ for a family injured on the I-405 in Los Angeles
$695,000 for a women rear-ended by a Sheriff’s Deputy
$300,000.00+ jury verdict for client who fell and was injured on a city bus
$600,000+ jury verdict for a 73-year-old woman who fell in a fast-food restaurant
$600,000+ for a Las Vegas client injured in an automobile accident in Laguna, California
$600,000+ for a husband and wife who suffered food poisoning
$700,000+ for three customers of a nail salon who were injured while receiving pedicures (furunculosis infection)

Mr. Lavelle works hand in hand with clients, getting to know and understand how his clients’ injuries impact not only their lives, but the lives of their families. Mr. Lavelle’s extra effort has helped him be so successful in winning multi-million-dollar verdicts, awards, and settlements for his clients. Call us to help you with car accident, auto accident recovery, motor vehicle accident recovery in San Diego or California.