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Motorcycle Accidents

Riders get blamed by default. The adjuster usually decides fault before anyone measures anything, and that assumption sticks unless it is taken apart with evidence.

The bias is the first obstacle

Nothing in Louisiana law presumes a rider was careless, but claims get handled as if it does. We rebuild the sequence from scene evidence, damage patterns and reconstruction instead of trading impressions with an adjuster.

Helmets, lane position, and the 51 percent bar

Louisiana requires helmets. Since January 1, 2026, a rider found 51 percent or more at fault recovers nothing, so the carrier has every incentive to inflate your share. Helmet use, speed and lane position are where they try it.

The injuries get discounted

A rider has no cage. Orthopedic injuries, road rash requiring grafts, and traumatic brain injury are routine here, and the lifetime cost gets written down unless it is documented properly from the start.

Your own policy may be the claim

UM and UIM coverage often exceeds the at-fault driver's limits, and most riders do not know what they carry until someone reads the declarations page.

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