What is Personal Injury?
Mesa Personal Injury Lawyer serving Gilbert, Apache Junction, Queen Creek, Chandler, Tempe and the Phoenix Area
Personal injury is a branch of law that covers any wrongdoings or damage done to another person, property, rights, or reputation. A personal injury can occur in a traffic accident, in a workplace, or through negligence such as a mistake during a medical treatment, defective product, unsafe work conditions, slipping on a wet floor, etc. Mesa personal injury laws dictate that injuries can be physical or psychological, but it must occur due to the negligence or unsafe actions of another party such as an employer, a manufacturer, a doctor, a landlord, etc.
Some examples of Mesa personal injury litigation includes professional malpractice, wrongful death, injuries suffered as part of an automobile accident, etc. If you believe you may have a case for a settlement, it is best to contact a personal injury lawyer to discuss your case and options.
Types of Personal Injuries:
- Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions or Injuries (How well this is documented can significantly positively or negatively impact the value of your claim.)
- Amputation
- Brachial Plexus injury
- Burns
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Disfigurement
- Dental & teeth injuries
- Dog bite injuries
- Eye injury, including partial or full loss of vision
- Fractures & broken bones
- Head injuries: Traumatic Head/Brain Injury; Concussion & Post-Concussion Syndrome; Closed Head injury; Open head injury & Skull fracture; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Coma; Cephalgia/Headaches
- Anxiety
- Depression
- TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) Syndrome
- Intervertebral discs herniated/bulging/shattered at neck or back
- Ligament/cartilage/muscle tears & injuries
- Multiple contusions and/or abrasions and/or lacerations
- Muscle tears and injuries
- Neck and/or back injuries, acute and painful
- Neurological disorders
- Permanent and disabling injuries
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), also known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Sexual Abuse
- Soft tissue or sprain/strain injuries, acute and painful
- Spinal cord injury & Paralysis/Paraplegia/Quadriplegia
- Surgery or surgeries required (including but not limited to broken bones/fractures/ hip, knee, or other joint replacement or surgery)
It is important to remember that in order to make a personal injury claim, your case must be well documented. Lack of thorough and proper documentation could have a negative affect on your claim and subsequent case.
Attorney Steven J. Bruzonsky has practiced personal injury litigation in Mesa for more than thirty years (since 1978) and has devoted his career towards protecting and taking care of victims of serious injuries and wrongful death cases. He is peer review rated by LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell, which means that other attorneys vouch for his legal ability and ethical standards. Attorney Bruzonsky has written extensive legal publications and regularly speaks at trial lawyer seminars on how to minimize medical and lien claims so injured clients get more from their injury settlements.
We only represent victims injured in accidents. We do not represent drivers who cause accidents, those charged with driving under the influence or while intoxicated, or insurance companies. We work keeping the interest of the victim in mind. We also go the extra mile by visiting seriously injured accident victims at home or in the hospital if you can't come to us.
