Motorcycle Accident Lawyers in Biloxi

Mississippi's three-year deadline

Mississippi gives an injured rider three years from the date of the crash to file a lawsuit under Miss. Code § 15-1-49. Even so, the evidence that proves what happened fades quickly, as casino and business cameras along US-90 record over within days and witnesses move on. We begin building the case immediately so the facts are preserved while they still exist.

Why partial fault does not end your Mississippi claim

Mississippi follows pure comparative negligence under Miss. Code § 11-7-15. There is no threshold that wipes out your claim. Even if you are found partly at fault, you can still recover, with your award reduced by your percentage of fault. Insurers lean on the assumption that a motorcyclist was speeding or weaving, but in Mississippi that argument goes to how much your recovery is reduced, not whether you recover at all. The most seriously injured riders are taken to the region's designated trauma center, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, a Level II trauma center.

Left-turn and lane-change crashes on the Coast

The most common serious motorcycle crash here is a driver turning left across a rider's path or merging into an occupied lane on US-90 or a busy connector. The excuse is always that they never saw the motorcycle, which is not a defense to the duty to look and yield. We use the point of impact, the vehicle damage, and any camera footage or witnesses to prove the driver moved into your right of way.

Mississippi's helmet requirement

Mississippi requires all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet under Miss. Code § 63-7-64, and insurers try to use a head injury to shift blame onto the rider. We are prepared to show your gear met the requirement and to keep the focus on the driver who caused the crash.

Serving injured riders across the Gulf Coast

Our team represents riders throughout the Biloxi area, handling motorcycle claims across Harrison, Jackson, Hancock, Stone, George, and Pearl River counties. We serve riders hurt in Biloxi, Gulfport, Ocean Springs, D'Iberville, Pascagoula, Bay St. Louis, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Gautier, and Moss Point.

Reports, treatment, and filing your case

A crash on Interstate 10 or US-90 is investigated by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, one inside the city by the Biloxi Police Department, and one outside the city by the Harrison County Sheriff's Office. We obtain the correct report along with your medical records, and when a case must be litigated, we file in Harrison County Circuit Court.

Speak with a Biloxi motorcycle accident attorney

You should not have to fight a biased insurer while you are still healing. Call (844) 876-4357 for a free consultation about your motorcycle crash. We work on a contingency fee basis, so you owe no attorney fee unless we recover compensation for you.

Common questions

A driver turned left in front of me and says they never saw my motorcycle. How do you prove fault?

Failing to see a motorcycle is not a defense to the duty to yield. We reconstruct the crash using the point of impact, the vehicle damage, and any dashcam or traffic footage to show the driver turned across your right of way.

The insurer says I was partly at fault. Can I still recover in Mississippi?

Yes. Under Mississippi's pure comparative negligence rule, being partly at fault reduces your recovery by your percentage but does not eliminate it. We build the evidence to keep your share as low as the facts allow.

I was riding during Cruisin' the Coast when I was hit. Does the crowd make my case harder?

Not necessarily. Heavy event traffic means more potential witnesses and more cameras along the route. We move quickly to identify businesses with footage and to locate other drivers who saw the crash before that evidence is gone.