If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle accident, you know firsthand the tremendous damages that can result from these accidents. Michles & Booth understands the unique challenges of motorcycle cases. In fact, the senior partner, Marcus Michles, has been an avid motorcycle enthusiast for over 30 years.
Motorcycle cases are not the same as car accident cases for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that Florida insurance no-fault laws do not apply to motorcyle accidents. In most instances, this simple difference in insurance laws significantly changes the way medical bills are handled as well as the ultimate case value.
When local attorney and motorcycle enthusiast Terry Boutwell was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident, the accident report placed the responsibility on Mr. Boutwell, which is not unusual. Mr. Boutwell's family hired Michles & Booth to represent them and to help them determine if the responsibility for the accident was correctly placed on Mr. Boutwell at the time of the accident. The lawyers and the Investigation Department at Michles & Booth know that motorcyclists are often blamed for accidents that they are not responsible for. The reasons for this vary, but often eyewitnesses over-estimate the speed of motorcycles as the sounds and rpms of motorcycles are often misleading to even the most fair-minded witness.
In the end, Michles & Booth successfully litigated the case to the benefit of Mr. Boutwell's surviving son.
