March 12, 2010

Discussing Accident Claims and Medical Records with an Experienced Arizona Personal Injury Attorney

My experience as a certified specialist in Arizona injury and wrongful death law has given me the opportunity to help a number of people who suffered a variety of serious injuries due to someone else’s negligence. The first thing that normally occurs after a serious injury is that the injury victim is taken to the hospital, often by ambulance, or in some cases via helicopter. Documentation in any personal injury claim thus begins right at the accident scene. First responders take note of any injuries or conditions that they observe. Personal injury victims are then further evaluated in the ambulance or helicopter by emergency medical technicians. Once the injured person arrives at the hospital, medical providers take more notes. Within the first forty five minutes after any very serious accident, having three sets of notes and observations of the personal injury victim is not unusual.

Beyond these initial observations, medical records and observations of the injury continue to be made. Medical providers always try to document fully and accurately medical conditions, yet sometimes they are recorded inaccurately. This can be due to a number of factors in any accident, but can include how busy the doctors are, communication problems between the injured person and medical personnel, inaccurate memories when recording notes, time lapse between when the doctor saw the injury victim, and a whole host of other factors.

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March 11, 2010

Tempe Premises Liability and Slip and Fall Lawyers

The Maricopa County city of Tempe, Arizona, contains an estimated population of 174,091 and is located in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Bordered by other major Arizona cities, Tempe is west of Mesa, east of Phoenix and Guadalupe, south of Scottsdale and north of Chandler. Tempe is considered to be the most densely populated city in Arizona, and welcomes residents and daily visitors to enjoy creative events presented at Gammage Auditorium and Tempe Center for the Arts. With such a busy population, accidents such as a slip and fall incidents in Tempe can occur from time to time, which can bring to light certain premises liability issues.

The aftermath of a slip and fall accident can be a disheartening experience that many times leaves a person feeling overwhelmed regarding his or her legal rights. A slip and fall accident can happen in a public environment at no fault of the injured individual. For example, a store may be under maintenance, but if there is no sign to warn a shopper, the person can slip or fall and suffer broken bones, concussions, harm to the spinal cord, or internal bruising.

When a public business or private land fails to give notice of possible danger on their property, the owner of the premises can be held liable for their negligence. If you have been seriously injured, lost money due to medical treatment, or even had to forfeit wages as the result of your slip and fall accident, an experienced Tempe premises liability lawyer can help you seek full compensation for all of your inconveniences.

Husband and Wife Law Team, Mark and Alexis Breyer, at Breyer Law Offices, P.C., are familiar with premise liability cases and slip and fall accidents and will work diligently with clients to recover damages due to a property owner’s negligence. Do not let someone else’s negligence hinder your life enjoyment. Call the experienced premise liability attorneys at Breyer Law Offices today at 480-753-4534 for a free consultation of your case.

March 11, 2010

Arizona Personal Injury Lawyer Encourages Injured Claimants to Use a Diary

“If it isn’t written, it didn’t happen.” Every personal injury claimant should consider this statement. We often use it in our office. The statement, at its root, is of course not true, as many things occur that were not written down. We also know that many other things that are written were written down inaccurately.

It is an unfortunate truth that Arizona personal injury cases are not based on the truth. They are instead based on facts, but are rather decided upon evidence. Evidence is not necessarily accurate, and it may not even reflect what actually happened.

For this reason, anybody that considers filing a personal injury claim should also seriously consider keeping a diary, though it is best to speak with an experienced Arizona personal injury attorney to guide you in this decision. There are definite risks in keeping a diary. They need to be kept accurately and consistently, including certain types of things that a personal injury lawyer may wish to deal with in trial. Yet there may also be advantages to not keeping a diary.

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March 10, 2010

Do Not Talk to the Other Person's Insurance Company Before Talking to an Experienced Personal Injury Attorney

As a specialist certified by the Arizona State Bar in personal injury and wrongful death litigation, I am surprised at how many people trust the insurance company for the driver that caused the accident, yet distrust a lawyer that they hire. More specifically, people often refuse to even consider hiring a personal injury attorney. Instead, many attempt to handle an accident injury case on their own, and end up speaking directly to the insurance company representing the person that caused the injury.

Now, I understand that I am an attorney that deals in Arizona personal injury law, and so realize my own bias when I write about trusting a personal injury lawyer before trusting the other side’s insurance company. Yet I also know that I help people who are hurt due to someone else’s negligence.

But the reason we bring this up is not to plug our Arizona personal injury firm, or even myself as a personal injury lawyer. Yes, we do pride our efforts in fighting for our clients. Further, we know that we deal in a straightforward manner with our clients and are always honest with them so that they know what lies ahead. But as experienced personal injury attorneys, we also know how to protect our clients from making mistakes that might jeopardize their claim. We understand that it is neither about our firm nor is it about our top notch personal injury lawyers, but about having experienced legal representation when speaking with an adverse insurance company about a personal injury claim. And the more serious the personal injury claim, the truer this is.

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March 9, 2010

Surprise Motorcycle Accident and Brain Injury Attorneys

The rapidly growing city of Surprise, Arizona, is approximately populated by 90,717 people as reported by a 2007 census; almost triple the count since the 2000 census. In December 2008, Surprise showed further signs of development when the Demographic and Permit statistics department took a count and found a new population of 109,672. Surprise, located in Maricopa County, also has a significant population of senior citizens, who live in an age-specific retirement community called Sun City Grand. The community is an offset of another large market of homebuilders and homebuyers who are attracted to Surprise’s fairly-priced homes and the city’s accessibility to state capital Phoenix. With many residents and a consistently growing population, it is no shock that Surprise experiences its share of personal injury on the local roads and major highways including instances of motorcycle accidents, which can lead to brain injury.

An estimated 85% of all traffic deaths in the United States will be attributed to a motorcycle accident. Many of those fatalities are preventable with proper precautions, such the use of a helmet. The sad fact is only half of the nation enforces a helmet law, despite that a helmet can protect bikers from fatal head injury. However, a helmet will not completely shield riders from disaster, and the remaining 50,000 who suffer annually from serious motorcycle injuries may have been harmed by another person’s negligence or distracted driving habits. Drivers who are not focused, or even intoxicated, can cause severe injuries at no blame of the motorcyclist. Severe injuries can involve intense physical discomfort, emotional misery, and at worst, a critical injury to the brain.

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is the repercussion of a heavy hit to a person’s head or a penetrating blow to the skull. TBI can happen in the aftermath of a motorcycle collision, or any accident that disrupts the natural activity of the brain. An annual approximation of 1.4 million people will suffer from TBI. Although a variety of accidents can trigger dysfunction in the brain, a motorcycle accident in Surprise can significantly increase the chances of traumatic brain injury. If you have been personally injured in a motorcycle accident, or were the victim of brain trauma, a skilled Surprise brain injury attorney is available to assist you in receiving compensation for your losses.

Mark and Alexis Breyer, Husband and Wife pair at Breyer Law Offices, P.C., know how painful a motorcycle injury or brain accident can be for a person and their loved one. The dedicated attorneys have worked diligently with accident victims for years, and have helped the injured recover their physical, financial and emotional expenses in Surprise city trials. Distracted and intoxicated drivers do not have to get away with their negligence, and a motorcycle accident attorney can defend your rights. For a free consultation of your situation, call Breyer Law Offices at 623-930-8064.

March 9, 2010

Five Reasons to Not Hire a Top Personal Injury Attorney to Aid in an Insurance Claim after an Accident that Results in Injury

  1. Insurance companies always try to do what is fair and just, and are not just focused on profit or their bottom line.
  2. When their client is at fault, an insurance company will always admit it. They would never dream up ridiculous arguments to try to take the blame away from their negligent client, especially if the person injured was not at fault. An insurance company will, in fact, do an investigation so that the person injured by their client will be treated fairly, even if doing so involves admitting fault and accepting total responsibility.
  3. Insurance companies never would deny that the people they insure did not cause an injury when they were negligent in a car accident. Insurance companies are far too moral to blame pre-existing conditions to avoid paying your claim in full. And they certainly would never hire doctors who would try to deny that it was their client that caused an injury.
  4. An insurance company would never attempt to short change a payment to a person injured due to the negligence of someone they insure and, in fact, will always agree to settle amicably with the injured party for full and fair compensation. The insurance company will never make an injured person go to extreme lengths to prove how the injury affected his or her life, and will readily offer to pay every penny that is deserved in compensation.
  5. Insurance companies will admit exactly how much is available to pay a claim. An injured person never needs to worry that the insurance company will deny that other insurance policies exist that can also be claimed against. Insurance companies are very helpful, and will readily share information about other insurance policies the negligent party holds with them that are available to claim against.

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March 8, 2010

Have You Proved an Arizona Personal Injury Case?

Top Arizona auto accident lawyers explain to their clients the uphill battle that is often faced in today’s anti-plaintiff climate. There has been so much misinformation and insurance company advertising and propaganda against honest and serious personal injury claims, that overcoming the preconceived notions of many jurors can be difficult. This is why it is so important to make sure that every injury that is suffered is documented as soon as possible after an accident.

Many people make the mistake of not following up with their doctor when they are in pain following an auto accident because they think they will “get better.” Well, of course you should hope to get better. In fact, there is a very good chance that you will “get better” and will not have needed to go to that extra doctor or to get that extra documentation.

However, the best personal injury lawyers do everything they can to insist upon their clients getting to medical providers and following up as much as possible to eliminate anybody later claiming that they did suffer the injuries that they did in fact suffer. In fact, the real danger is in the situation where an injury, though apparent, does not seem to be as serious as it turns out to be. For instance, it is not unusual for people to suffer shoulder pain and discomfort immediately following a serious car accident. Usually that shoulder pain will resolve on its own. However, what happens to the person who waits a month to follow up with their medical provider and it turns out that the reason they have been unable to move their arm is because they had a rotator cuff tear? What about the person who suffers a torn labrum after a car accident and they fail to follow up with the doctor immediately following the accident and in the days and weeks that follow? What happens is that very often the insurance company for the driver who caused the accident will use that delay in treatment to claim that it was not the car accident that led to the serious shoulder injury.

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March 5, 2010

What Should I Do after a Car Accident in Arizona?

Several Arizona car accident personal injury lawyers are familiar with how many people do not know what to do after a serious car accident claim. The reality is, most people who are seriously hurt are not in a position to try to do much that can help their case other than knowing not to talk to anybody from the other insurance company and to focus on getting better. However, many times there are family members who would like to be of help. They need guidance in terms of what to do. There are some general first steps that can be taken.

First, take pictures. Take many pictures - when you think you have taken enough pictures, take more. Pictures of what? Anything that could later be disputed. Pictures of the car. Pictures of the roadway. Pictures of anything near the area where the accident occurred. Pictures of any injuries suffered. Pictures of the hospital room. The reality is that you never know what will be contested down the line. Many, many things that seem obvious at the time of any injury are later contested by the other insurance company or defendant. Therefore, every single digital photograph that you can take is worth taking to help the person who suffered an injury.

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March 4, 2010

I Have Received a Subpoena after a Car Accident I Did Not Cause: What Should I Do?

In helping people who have suffered serious injury as the result of the negligent driving of others, it is not uncommon for the person who caused the accident to contest the traffic citation or ticket that they received. When they contest the ticket and push it all the way to a “trial” on that traffic ticket, the person who is injured will often receive a subpoena. Under the subpoena, they are required to appear at court. This causes a great deal of concern to many people.

First, understand that you are subpoenaed to be a witness, you are not “on trial.” Instead, although you were the one who suffered the serious injuries, you are also a witness to what occurred. Therefore, an experienced Phoenix personal injury attorney knows that it is very common that you would be asked to provide that information in order to ensure that the citation or traffic ticket against the person who caused the accident is upheld.

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March 3, 2010

Is it Okay to Give a Recorded Statement to the Insurance Company?

Personal injury lawyers in Phoenix will very rarely advise their clients or potential clients to give a recorded statement to an insurance company. Also, where this recorded statement is appropriate, if a recorded statement is going to be given, it should almost always be given with your lawyer at your side.

Very often, the insurance company will claim that a recorded statement is required. However, when dealing with the insurance company for the driver who caused an accident, there is no law that requires a recorded statement. The reality is that this is more of a tactic used by the insurance companies to try to get something recorded that they can later twist and use against the person who is injured.

Many times I have told people not to give a recorded statement and they object by pointing out that they will just tell the truth. Well, of course they will tell the truth. You are required to tell the truth. If you are going to work with any lawyer that is any good, they will not work with you if you do not tell the truth.

However, ask yourself whether or not you can trust the insurance company to use that statement honestly or, in the alternative, if they might look to find ways to twist your words and use them against you. If they really just wanted to know what happened in the accident, why do they insist upon recording the statement? They could simply ask you what happened? They could ask you to put it in writing? However, if they just ask you what happened they won’t be able to twist your words against you later, or at least it becomes more difficult to do so.

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March 2, 2010

Florence Motorcycle Accident and Brain Injury Attorneys

The desert scenery that frames the city of Florence, Arizona, is one of the many attributes that draw residents and creative-thinkers to experience its wealth of culture and history. Florence is one of the oldest towns in the state and proudly stands as Arizona’s sixth oldest European town. Major Directors have traveled to film the region’s backdrop, notably its well-kept Main Street. Although the city roads are carefully maintained, with such a growing population, the unfortunate reality is that sometimes motorcycle accidents take place in which a motorcyclist may suffer brain injury or other afflictions.

The tally for motorcycle accident death has reached a national high of 85% of all traffic fatalities, not including the number of serious injuries that an approximate 50,000 people suffer each year. However, a motorcycle operator in Florence can take certain precautions against injury, such as wearing a helmet, properly riding the motorbike, or even paying careful attention while sharing the road. Nevertheless, far too often, a negligent driver, and not the motorcyclist, is responsible for a collision taking place, thus causing serious injury in many cases, or even death.

A critical injury that motorcyclists may suffer is brain injury, or even worse, traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is caused by a sharp hit to the head or penetration to the skull. Brain injury is not only a common consequence of motorcycle accidents; an annual 1.4 million patients will seek treatment for TBI, including surgical procedure, prescribed medication, and grief counseling. The consequences of brain injury can be physically damaging, emotionally lasting and can severely strain the patient financially. During such challenging times, a Florence Arizona brain injury attorney can help an injury victim fully recover from brain trauma suffered due to another person’s negligence.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury, or suffered as the result of someone else’s negligence in a motorcycle accident, Husband and Wife Law Team, Mark and Alexis Breyer from Breyer Law Offices, P.C. have the knowledge to navigate your case through the Florence legal system so you can receive proper compensation for your losses. The Florence personal injury lawyers know your rights and will work diligently to obtain the positive results in a trial. Call Breyer Law Offices today at 520-624-4228 to receive a free, no obligation consultation of your case.

March 2, 2010

Text Messaging While Driving Becomes a Personal Injury Case

As experienced Arizona personal injury lawyers, we have seen the repeated and devastating effects of negligent driving. However, with the increased use of text messaging, there has been a nationwide increase in serious traffic accidents and people killed on our roadways as a result of others who choose to text message while they drive. Texting and driving is inherently dangerous. Now falling under the phrase "distracted driving" in many articles, this activity is not only potentially criminal, but there are also personal injury lawsuit ramifications.

The Arizona Supreme Court has already found punitive damages appropriate for those who drink and drive. However, those who make mistakes while they are driving but have no intent to cause harm – known as negligence under the law – are not responsible for punitive damages. In other words, those who drink and drive not only have to pay for the lost wages, medical bills, and other legal compensation owed to the person they have harmed, they also might be fined significant amounts of money to both punish the person who decided to drink and drive as well as to send a message to others not to do so.

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March 1, 2010

Under Personal Injury Law Employers Are Liable for Employees Who Text Message and Drive

Arizona has long adhered to "vicarious liability" for employers and their driving. In other words, somebody who is working for another company and is in the "course and scope" of their employment when they cause a car accident in Arizona not only create liability for themselves – the driver – but also for the company they are working for. We see this commonly where somebody runs a stop sign, runs a red light, or turns left in front of somebody else while they are working.

This is the type of simple negligence that would automatically make the driver responsible. However, Arizona, like many states, also makes the employer liable for the actions of their employee done while that person is still "on the clock." Similarly, text messaging while driving – while the driver is working for somebody else – will not only create liability for the driver but will also create liability for their employer.

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February 26, 2010

Experienced Arizona Injury Lawyer Discusses Wage Loss Claims

It is not enough to hire an aggressive car accident lawyer in Arizona. In fact, any lawyer can claim that they are an aggressive personal injury lawyer, when in fact they may not have the experience or the track record to back that claim up. Avoiding simply using the label “aggressive” as a way to mask any lack of experience or track record of taking cases to court, it is important to consider how complicated an Arizona personal injury claim can be and how important it is to have an experienced lawyer on your side.

One of the areas this is most commonly addressed is when it comes to making sure that someone who has suffered a serious personal injury is reimbursed for their lost wages.

As a matter of law, someone who causes a personal injury, and when that personal injury leads to the person being unable to work, the person who suffered the injury is entitled to complete restitution and full payment and reimbursement of every dollar lost as a result of being unable to work. On top of that, a person who has suffered a serious injury is also entitled to money that they may lose in the future as a result of an inability to continue to do the job that they once did.

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February 25, 2010

Avondale Motorcycle Accident and Brain Injury Attorney

The city of Avondale is a friendly community that has doubled to an approximate population of 75,000 in less than a decade. Its main attraction is the Phoenix International Raceway, a major racetrack that welcomes big crowds and professional athletes. Avondale is also a ‘green’ city that celebrates the environment by promoting a more natural lifestyle for its residents. Despite the efforts of Avondale council to promote a safe environment for the townspeople, the unfortunate reality is that with such a buzzing population and many visitors, individual accidents such as motorcycle collisions and incidents of brain injury occur from time to time.

Motorcycle accidents claim a major 85% of all United States traffic deaths, and leave an annual 50,000 people suffering from serious injury. Even though half of the nation does not require by law the use of a helmet while riding a motorcycle, a helmet may help prevent catastrophic injury to a motorcyclist. A negligent party operating a car under the influence or a similarly distracted driver can strike a motorcyclist and cause severe injury at no fault of the biker. Injuries can include emotional trauma, severe physical pain, and even brain injury.

Brain injury is not only prevalent among bikers; an approximate 1.4 million people will sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. TBI is the consequence of a heavy blow to the skull or a piercing head injury, in which the brain is rendered dysfunctional. Not every auto collision will result in a TBI, but a serious motorcycle crash in Avondale can greatly increase the chances of brain injury. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury, or suffered as the result of someone else’s negligence in a motorcycle accident, an Avondale motorcycle accident lawyer can inform you of your rights and help you receive due compensation for your inconveniences.

The Husband and Wife Law Team, Mark and Alexis Breyer, at Breyer Law Offices, P.C. have years of experience handling complicated legal suits for injured victims of accidents and for those who have suffered or grieved as a result of third party negligence. With their knowledge of the Avondale judicial system, Breyer Law can work thoroughly to help your motorcycle accident or brain injury trial to be successful. For a free, no-obligation consultation of your case, call Breyer Law Offices today at 623-930-8064.

February 25, 2010

Understanding the Role of a "Complaint" when Filing an Arizona Injury Lawsuit

Filing a personal injury lawsuit may seem like a huge undertaking to many people. Besides questions about how exactly to go about filing an injury claim in court, you may additionally wonder how much it will cost to file a personal injury lawsuit as well as whether you will need a lawyer in order to do so. It is questions like this that an experienced Arizona injury lawyer with a background in personal injury law can answer.

Filing a personal injury lawsuit is actually very easy. It entails giving the clerk of the court a cheque and a piece of paper with a few key words on it. This is all that starts the process of a personal injury lawsuit: a cheque and a piece of paper.

Most people still know how to write out a cheque, but most of those same people would probably not know what belongs on that piece of paper. What someone wanting to file a claim needs to do is fill out what is called a “Complaint,” which is simply a piece of paper that indicates who the plaintiff is, the name of the defendant, and what happened to cause the accident.

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February 24, 2010

How Does a Personal Injury Claim Work in Tucson?

When a person is injured due to the alleged negligence of another party, they may seek monetary compensation for their injuries through a personal injury claim or lawsuit. The only thing that a person can receive from an Arizona personal injury claim is money, even though money often cannot fix many of the problems associated with a personal injury or wrongful death. It does not heal a serious injury or permanent disability, nor does it heal the emotional trauma that comes from the death of a loved one who has been hurt or killed by the negligence of another.

While monetary compensation from a personal injury claim does not heal the hurt brought on by a serious injury, it can help pay medical expenses and help replace income lost because of an injury caused by someone else’s negligence. It is for this reason why the law allows people to seek justice through a personal injury or wrongful death claim.

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February 23, 2010

Deciding Whether or Not to Settle a Mesa Personal Injury Case

The thought of dealing with lawyers, expert witnesses, judges, and juries is enough to make anyone’s head spin. To avoid such a scenario, many people who have been injured due to negligence want to settle their personal injury claim as quickly as possible, without hiring a Mesa personal injury attorney.

But is settling your case really the best route to take?
Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer. Numerous questions must be asked and factors evaluated when deciding whether or not to settle.

For instance, one critical question that must be asked is: what is the claim “worth”? Here, we’re not talking about what is fair in terms of compensation. In fact, fairness shouldn’t really be a factor at all when considering whether or not to settle. Instead, we’re trying to determine whether or not it is more beneficial to the injured person to continue forward with a case.

At this point, you might be thinking: “Why isn’t fairness a factor in deciding whether to settle? If someone is severely injured due to the gross negligence of another person, isn’t it only fair to bring that case to trial?”

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February 22, 2010

Arizona Personal Injury Attorney Discusses the Aftermath of a Traumatic Brain Injury

When a person experiences a traumatic brain injury in Arizona, they also can put themselves at risk for further injuries caused due to seizures triggered by the initial injury to the brain. Seizures and brain injuries often occur concurrently, with seizures an unfortunate symptom of many traumatic brain injuries. Seizures can follow immediately after the brain injury or slowly over time, with brain injury victims sometimes not having symptoms of seizures for many years after the initial accident. Generally, the more severe a traumatic brain injury the greater the chances are that the brain injury victim will develop seizures.

By definition, a seizure is described medically as uninhibited electrical activity in the brain that may create physical convulsion, minor physical signs, thought disturbances, or a combination of symptoms. Put in layman’s terms, a seizure is like a short circuit in the brain that is caused when the brain’s electrical impulses get overloaded.

Types of Seizures
There are a number of different types of seizures that are on a scale from serious to minor. Regardless of the type and severity, brain injuries commonly produce seizures. Should you believe that you may be experiencing seizures that stem from a brain injury, it is vital that you contact both your doctor and a trusted Arizona brain injury attorney right away.

A brain injury will frequently lead to what is called a generalized or tonic-clonic seizure. Those who have suffered from a traumatic brain injury are twelve times more likely to develop a generalized seizure that the general public. People who have had a traumatic brain injury may also develop epilepsy, a seizure disorder, and over half of those see epileptic symptoms within a year of the date of the accident.

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February 19, 2010

Ahwatukee Motorcycle Accident and Brain Injury Attorneys

The prosperous village of Ahwatukee is the southernmost of Phoenix’s 15 urban communities with an estimated population of 85,000. Ahwatukee measures 35.8 square miles and its distinct L-shape has earned it the nickname, “The World’s Largest Cul-de-Sac.” South Mountain and the world’s largest city park, South Mountain Park, act as regional borders, isolating Ahwatukee from the other Phoenix villages. The Ahwatukee Foothills News covers local stories in the village and keeps residents informed regarding community interest areas and events. The unfortunate reality that comes along with being such a busy and highly populated area, is that from time to time, a personal injury incident in Ahwatukee will occur such as a motorcycle accident or brain injury.

Although motorcyclists follow the same speed limit as their fellow travelers, often, motorcycle crashes in Ahwatukee are caused by a distracted driver or another person’s negligence. When a biker suffers an injury at no fault of their own, he or she may be able to seek compensation from negligent parties for physical suffering, grief, medical fees, loss of earnings, and much more. Annually, motorcycle accidents account for 85% of all traffic fatalities in the United States, and even if a helmet is worn, a motorcycle accident can result in severe injuries.

A serious motorcycle accident can significantly increase the possibility of suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is caused by a blow, bump, or hit to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Not every head collision will result in a TBI, but an estimated 1.4 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury each year. If your brain injury was caused by another person’s negligence, a skilled Ahwatukee brain injury attorney may be able to help you receive compensation for expenses associated with your injury.

If you or a loved one has suffered as a result of someone else’s negligence, call husband and wife law team Mark and Alexis Breyer at Breyer Law Offices to receive help with your case. They have the skills and experience to guide injury victims and their families through the often complex legal matters surrounding their accident or incident of injury. With their experience and knowledge of local courts and judges throughout Arizona, Breyer Law works meticulously to obtain a positive outcome for their clients’ motorcycle accident or brain injury cases. Call Breyer Law today at 623-930-8064 for a free, no-obligation consultation of your Ahwatukee motorcycle accident or brain injury case.