If you were hurt on a Bird, Lime, or private electric scooter in California, the law treats motorized scooters separately from bikes. Veh. Code § 21235 governs rider rules; AB 2989 capped the speed at 15 mph and limited where you can ride. Two years to file under CCP § 335.1, or six months if a public entity is involved (Gov. Code § 911.2). No fee unless we win.
Scooter cases hinge on two pieces of evidence: the scooter's mechanical condition and the rental operator's maintenance records. Both can disappear or be reset within hours.
Document the crash officially. The police report fixes the location, time, scooter ID (if visible on the rental sticker), and any other parties.
Trip ID, start time, end time, route. This is the rental operator's record-of-truth that they may not be able to delete later.
Damage from impact, brake lever position, throttle, wheels, tires, frame welds, and serial number. The scooter belongs to the operator; document the details before they collect it.
Name, license, plate, insurance. Photograph the cards.
Other riders, drivers, pedestrians, store-front employees. Names captured at the scene matter more than statements weeks later.
Scooter crashes often produce facial fractures, hand and wrist injuries, and concussion. ER documentation from day-of is the strongest medical evidence.
We send a preservation letter to the rental operator the same day - maintenance logs, prior-issue reports, GPS ride data, and the physical scooter (so they can't quietly repair it before our inspection).
Rental operators move fast to retrieve damaged scooters. A preservation letter on day one freezes the evidence.
California organizes damages into two categories. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Past results disclaimer. Prior results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict a similar outcome in your case.
Statewide Case Evaluations, 24/7. We send the preservation letter to Bird, Lime, or the operator the same day.
Call (888) 760-2529. A licensed California attorney calls back, usually within the hour.
Same day to the rental operator. We demand maintenance logs, prior-issue reports, GPS ride data, and the physical scooter for independent inspection.
Investigation, mechanical inspection, expert disclosures, demand. If the carrier won't pay fair value, we file and litigate.
Names withheld for privacy, facts preserved for transparency. Each case is unique - yours included.
A high school student sustained serious injuries requiring arm surgery after being involved in a rollover accident as a passenger. The incident occurred while exiting Interstate 5.
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Read the case study→Past results disclaimer. Prior results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict a similar outcome in your case. Each case is different and depends on its unique facts, the applicable law, and the available insurance coverage.
We work on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing upfront, and we only get paid if we win your case.
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