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If you were injured in a motorcycle accident in Burbank, the insurance company may start blaming you before it has the full evidence. Riders are often accused of speeding, lane splitting, or being hard to see, even when the crash was caused by a distracted driver, unsafe left turn, sudden lane change, rideshare pickup, delivery vehicle, or dangerous roadway condition. The Law Offices of Asher Hoffman, APC represents injured motorcyclists and families after serious crashes throughout Burbank, the San Fernando Valley, and Los Angeles County.
Motorcycle crashes can cause life-changing injuries even at city speeds. A rider may be dealing with ambulance transport, surgery, road rash, broken bones, spinal injuries, a totaled bike, missed work, and months of treatment while an adjuster tries to treat the case like a minor vehicle claim. We investigate quickly, preserve evidence, identify every available insurance policy, and prepare the claim for litigation from the start. There is no fee unless we recover money for you.
Burbank combines freeway traffic, studio and production vehicles, airport traffic, rideshare pickups, hotel traffic, commuters, delivery fleets, and busy surface streets in a compact area. A motorcycle crash near Hollywood Way has a different evidence profile than a crash on I-5, SR-134, San Fernando Boulevard, Olive Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Alameda Avenue, or near the Empire Center. Location matters because it points to traffic cameras, nearby businesses, parking structures, hotel cameras, studio security, dashcam footage, and witnesses who may disappear quickly.
Our firm moves early to lock down the evidence that changes liability. That can include traffic collision reports, scene photographs, surveillance video, vehicle damage, lane markings, skid marks, event data, cell phone evidence, rideshare app data, delivery route records, employer information, and medical documentation. In motorcycle cases, speed and visibility arguments are common, so preserving objective evidence matters.
Every case turns on its facts, but Burbank riders face repeated hazards in several local corridors:
Most serious motorcycle cases involve preventable driver conduct. Common causes include:
Motorcyclists do not have the protection of a vehicle frame, airbags, or seatbelts. Burbank motorcycle crashes can cause traumatic brain injuries, concussions, neck and back injuries, disc herniations, spinal injuries, fractures, shoulder injuries, wrist and hand injuries, knee injuries, ankle and foot injuries, road rash, burns, scarring, facial injuries, dental trauma, internal injuries, nerve damage, chronic pain, anxiety, sleep disruption, and post-traumatic stress.
Some clients need emergency care, orthopedic surgery, hardware placement, wound care, pain management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, injections, future surgery, or long-term medical support. We work to document the full medical picture before an insurance carrier pushes for a premature settlement.
California recognizes lane splitting under Vehicle Code section 21658.1, but that does not give drivers permission to ignore motorcycles or make unsafe lane changes. Drivers still must keep a proper lookout, signal before changing lanes, yield when required, and turn only when it is reasonably safe. California also requires motorcycle riders and passengers to wear approved helmets under Vehicle Code section 27803.
Insurance companies often try to use lane splitting, speed, helmet use, or rider stereotypes to reduce case value. California follows pure comparative fault, which means an injured rider can still recover damages even if the defense claims the rider shared some fault. The real question is what the evidence shows. We push back against unsupported blame and focus the case on the driver conduct, roadway condition, or commercial activity that caused the crash.
Motorcycle evidence can disappear quickly. The damaged bike, helmet, jacket, gloves, boots, photographs, tow records, repair estimates, ambulance records, and emergency-room notes may all help show impact force and injury mechanism. If the crash happened near a studio, hotel, restaurant, parking structure, retail center, airport route, or apartment building, nearby security video may be overwritten within days. Helmet-camera footage, dashcam video, rideshare app records, delivery route data, witness names, and traffic-signal timing can also matter. We work to identify and preserve those materials before the defense has a chance to frame the crash as a rider-error case.
Motorcycle injuries often require emergency evaluation even when the rider initially feels alert. Burbank crash victims may be treated at nearby facilities such as Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Adventist Health Glendale, Glendale Memorial Hospital, or, in severe trauma cases, regional trauma centers such as LAC+USC, Cedars-Sinai, or Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The specific facility depends on injury severity, ambulance routing, and physician judgment.
Follow-up care matters just as much as the first emergency visit. Orthopedic referrals, imaging, physical therapy, pain management, wound care, and specialist appointments create the medical record that documents the full injury. Insurers often attack gaps in treatment, so riders should follow medical advice and keep every appointment whenever possible.
Burbank motorcycle injury cases are generally handled within the Los Angeles Superior Court system. The Burbank Courthouse at 300 E. Olive Avenue serves the North Central District, though assignment can depend on case type, filing rules, and current court procedures. California’s standard personal injury statute of limitations is generally two years from the crash date.
Some motorcycle cases have much shorter deadlines. If a dangerous roadway condition, public vehicle, traffic signal, public construction zone, or Caltrans/freeway issue contributed to the crash, a government claim may need to be filed within six months. That deadline can decide the case before the injury value is ever reached, which is why early investigation matters.
A motorcycle injury claim may include past and future medical bills, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, property damage, pain and suffering, scarring, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, and future care needs. In fatal crashes, surviving family members may bring wrongful death and survivor claims under California law.
The value of the case depends on injury severity, liability evidence, available insurance, medical treatment, future care, and the effect on the client’s daily life and work. Our role is to build the evidence so the claim reflects the real harm, not the insurance company’s low starting point.
We also handle serious traffic injury claims across nearby cities and practice areas. See our Burbank personal injury lawyer, Burbank car accident lawyer, Burbank truck accident lawyer, Glendale motorcycle accident lawyer, Pasadena motorcycle accident lawyer, and Los Angeles motorcycle accident lawyer pages for related local guidance.
The Law Offices of Asher Hoffman represents injured riders on a contingency-fee basis. You pay nothing upfront and no attorney’s fee unless we recover compensation for you. If you or someone you love was hurt in a Burbank motorcycle crash, call (877) 792-4529 or contact us online for a free consultation.
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