If you’ve suffered through a bus accident, you should be able to rest and recover in peace. You shouldn’t have to worry about who’s to blame.
We are here to handle the tough parts of the process for you. We’ll find out who’s liable in your bus accident — and make sure what happened to you doesn’t happen to anybody else.
U.S. law governs most buses that are on the road in terms of fitness, driver training, qualification and supervision.
If a bus isn’t operating between states, then the U.S. rules don’t apply. But they can be a starting point for research because states sometimes follow the U.S. rules, and those rules may be followed at the local level, too.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates many crashes then issues a lengthy report. Although that report cannot be used at trial, it provides helpful leads.
If the bus is a common carrier, it must exercise utmost care and skill. Private carriers must only exercise reasonable care.
Examples of common carriers:
Examples of private carriers:
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If your injuries from the bus accident are serious and/or it seems there may be long-term damage, you should consider hiring counsel.
An attorney can help you if the case is complex or disputed. In these circumstances, you should get the lawyer early to protect you and your interests.
In any type of complex suit involving professional liability or premises liability, you need counsel. There are tough issues that may arise in these cases.
On the other hand, if your case involves only minor injury to yourself and minimal property damage, you may not need a lawyer.
In Virginia, the statute of limitations for injury to a person is two years from the date of injury. In the District of Columbia and Maryland, there is a three-year statute of limitations.
Generally speaking, this means a lawsuit must be filed at the courthouse within the time stated. There are exceptions to the rules but If the statute has expired without the filing of a lawsuit, then your claim is forever barred.
These rules can get very complex so you should consult with an attorney as soon as possible after you have suffered any injury in a bus accident. The attorney can explain your legal rights and the statute of limitations. You can then make a decision about what you want to do next.
In most bus accident cases, a personal injury lawyer represents you, the plaintiff, for a contingency fee. A contingency fee is a legal fee that is dependent on the outcome of the case.
In most instances, the fee is one-third of the gross recovery in damages. So if the gross recovery is $100,000, then the attorney's fees is one-third of that.
If there's no recovery in the case, then there are no attorney's fees due.
This system of contingent fees allows people who could not otherwise afford counsel to hire a lawyer. If people couldn't afford a lawyer, many valid claims wouldn't be pursued.
Note: The attorney may be required under the rules of the State Bar to hold the plaintiff responsible for costs. Most State Bars require that the personal injury lawyer tells the plaintiffs they may be responsible for the cost of litigation. Those costs include the cost of filing suit and the cost of experts. There may be other costs, too.
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