Bronx, NY asked in Personal Injury for New York

Q: If I’m injured in a motorcycle trading school Are they responsible for my medical

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Michael Bersani
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  • Auburn, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Only if they negligently caused your injuries.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
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  • Little Neck, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Review the enrollment contract. There could be terms and provisions (or disclaimers) that address such issues. Different schools could have different policies. Good luck

Tim Akpinar

Jonathan R. Ratchik
Jonathan R. Ratchik
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  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: It really depends on how your injuries occurred and whether the motorcycle school caused or contributed to them. In any personal injury lawsuit, there needs to be a breach of a duty of care, whether by a property owner, the driver of a motor vehicle, etc.; and a causal connection between the breach and your injury. Also, as my colleague correctly advised, you need to review whatever it is you signed in connection with the school. I assume you meant "training" school instead of trading school. If that was the case, you may very well have assumed the risk of injury of learning to ride a motorcycle.

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