Motorcycle Accident Lawyers in Mississippi

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 businesses record over their cameras 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 treated at Mississippi's designated trauma centers, including the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, the state's only Level I trauma center.

Left-turn and lane-change crashes across the state

The most common serious motorcycle crash in Mississippi is a driver turning left across a rider's path or merging into an occupied lane, whether in heavy metro traffic or on a rural highway. 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 Mississippi

Howe.Law represents injured riders throughout Mississippi, with offices in Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, and Biloxi. From the Gulf Coast to the Delta and north Mississippi, we serve riders hurt anywhere in the state.

Where your crash report comes from

A crash inside a city is investigated by that city's police department, one in an unincorporated area by the county sheriff, and a wreck on an interstate by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. We obtain the correct report along with your medical records and file your case in the county where the crash occurred, in that county's Circuit Court.

Speak with a Mississippi 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 hurt riding in a rural part of Mississippi. Can you still represent me?

Yes. We handle motorcycle cases across the entire state and file in the county where the crash happened. Distance from our offices does not limit our ability to represent you.