Bus Accident Attorney

Bus Accident Personal Injury Lawyer

Buses are an excellent means of public transportation. Whether it is a school bus, charter bus or public city bus they are hard to miss on the road, being distinguishable from all other vehicles. It should be no surprise, however, that bus accidents are a yearly occurrence. Bus accidents are uncommon, but they can cause severe and even fatal injuries. Merkle Law Firm is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We specialize in personal injury cases all across South Dakota.

Bret Merkle from Merkle Law Firm helps clients and their loved ones who have suffered from bus accidents to secure justice and full financial compensation. Losing physical abilities, losing paychecks from work and other means of securing finances, losing the normalcy of everyday living can be difficult to bear and hard to get through for people who have sustained bodily injuries from a bus accident. But our team will work with you every step of the way to relieve your stress and fear that you might have for tomorrow. Contacting Merkle Law Firm to have a free case review is the next best step you can take for yourself or your loved one. You are in good hands with us.

Bus Injury Law Firm

After being involved in a bus accident, the most important thing that you can do is to call Merkle Law Firm. With Bret Merkle you can sit down and discuss your case. Then, we can help you to navigate the complex systems and laws that have been set in place by insurance companies and the State of South Dakota.

• School Bus
• Charter Bus
• Public City Bus
• Tour Bus
• Coach Bus
• Other Private Bus

There are some active steps a victim of a bus accident can take that can be of great importance to their personal injury lawyer. If a passenger in a bus accident receives bodily injuries, due to negligence, a wreck that someone else caused, a malfunctioning piece of machinery etc., calling the police is important, because they will examine the scene of the accident and write a report. If anyone is injured severely, it is best to call emergency medical services immediately. Then, when dealing with all clinical and medical services (therapy, medical treatments, prescribed medication etc.) keep every receipt, every medical bill, and take note of contact information about your doctors, therapists and all medical professionals.

Make sure to take photos of any wounds or injuries you received on your body. If you were involved in a car accident, or were driving or riding another vehicle, where a bus (school bus, charter bus, tour bus etc.) hit you, take pictures of the property damage that was sustained in the crash. Make sure to take many photographs, as many as possible. Lastly, if you are able or someone else can do it for you, try to get the name, address, email address and/or phone number of any witnesses of the accident.

Bus Lawsuit Compensation

What Amount of Compensation Can I Expect from a Bus Accident Case? No bus accident case is the same. Every case, regardless of what it is, pertains existing circumstances, different variables and subsequent factors that shape the outcome, and thus the amount of financial compensation that a victim of a personal injury might obtain. Depending on how severe the bodily injuries sustained are, the cost of medical expenses and how much the accident has disturbed daily living, the amount of financial compensation can be rather high.

Varying factors of personal injuries, in regards to greater compensation, caused by a bus accident may include but are not limited to:

• Varying factors of personal injuries, in regards to greater compensation, caused by a bus accident may include but are not limited to:
• The severity of injuries sustained. Bus accidents can leave victims with life-altering or life-threatening injuries. They can be the reason for disfigurement, amputation, broken bones, whiplash, terrible damages to the spine and/or brain, post-traumatic stress disorder, fatality etc.
• The cost of medical treatments and services. Trips to the hospital or emergency room or I.C.U. in an ambulance, surgical procedures, physical and/or psychological treatment, prescribed medication and other clinical services and therapies can be expensive, and yet all of which are vital.
• The loss of income. Being incapable of working at one’s existing job, and so incapable of creating revenue for one’s family and oneself, as a result of injuries received in a bus accident can be stressful, worrisome and frustrating to bear. This is especially true as the main wage-earner or income producer.
• Emotional and personal diminution. Serious bodily injuries sustained in a bus accident can cause paralysis, broken or loss of limb, as well as other incapacitating effects. As a result of these damages, they might interfere with what was normal for everyday life, impacting how someone might have delighted in or gone about their day or that of loved ones. This disruption of normalcy can take their toll on the psychological and emotional health of a bus accident victim – they might feel useless or like a burden to others in different ways.
• Enduring physical pain. Bus accidents can wreak long term physical pain and discomfort onto victims. Although it is a more difficult result of an accident to prove, due to the internal nature and personal tolerance of pain, pain and discomfort are still real and can prove debilitating.
• The severity of damage to property. Property damage agrees with the damage that was dealt to the property of a victim of a bus accident, such as their personal vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle etc. Cost of repairs can range from low to high, depending on how hard a bus hit the property that it damaged.

A bus accident can often result in traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injuries, neck injuries, back injuries, and concussions. For other motor vehicle litigation and cases involving wrongful death, worker’s compensation, read more about how we help with claims for bus accidents, ATV accidents, car accidents, drunk driving accidents, hit and run accidents, motorcycle accidents, and semi-truck and 18-wheeler accidents.