Insurer bias against riders is real
Adjusters and defence lawyers routinely lean on the stereotype of the reckless biker to argue you "assumed the risk" or must have been speeding. The data tells a different story: in most car-versus-motorcycle collisions, the car driver failed to see or yield to the rider, classically the left-turning driver who "never saw" the motorcycle.
We counter that bias with evidence: reconstruction, helmet and gear condition, sight-line analysis, and witness testimony that establishes what actually happened.
Motorcycle injuries are rarely minor
Without a steel cage around you, even a low-speed crash can mean fractures, road rash requiring grafts, or head and spinal trauma. That makes it especially dangerous to settle early, before the long-term picture of your recovery is clear.
- Pain and suffering (general damages) for the injury itself and its effect on your life
- Lost income and lost earning capacity, past and future
- Medical and rehabilitation costs including physiotherapy, medication, and equipment
- Cost of future care for lasting injuries
- Housekeeping and loss of valuable services you can no longer perform
- Out-of-pocket expenses from mileage to childcare
Insurers frequently try to push injuries into Alberta's Minor Injury Regulation, which caps compensation for pain and suffering on certain sprains, strains, and whiplash-type injuries at an amount adjusted each year. Many injuries insurers label "minor" are nothing of the sort: if your injury causes serious impairment, chronic pain, TMJ dysfunction, or psychological harm, the cap may not apply at all. We push back with proper medical evidence so your injury is assessed for what it actually is.
Alberta Accident Law works on a full contingency basis: you pay nothing unless we win. There are no hourly rates, no retainers, and no bill if your claim does not succeed. Your case review is free, confidential, and carries no obligation, so finding out where you stand costs you nothing.
Riding around Calgary
Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) and the Stoney Trail ring road see the city’s most serious high-speed collisions, while Crowchild Trail, Glenmore Trail, and Macleod Trail produce heavy commuter-traffic crashes. Black ice during Chinook freeze-thaw cycles is a frequent factor.
Under Alberta's Limitations Act you generally have 2 years from the date of the accident to start a claim, and some situations carry much shorter notice deadlines. Evidence also degrades quickly: skid marks fade, camera footage is overwritten, and witnesses forget. Calgary injury lawsuits are filed at the Calgary Courts Centre on 5th Street SW, in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Smaller claims may proceed in the Alberta Court of Justice. The sooner we start, the stronger your position.
Serious injuries in Calgary are most often treated at the Foothills Medical Centre, with Rockyview General, the Peter Lougheed Centre, and the South Health Campus also handling major trauma. Keep every record, requisition, and receipt from your treatment: medical documentation is the backbone of your claim, and we help you build it correctly from day one.