phoenix personal injury cases

Hiring an Expert Witness for Your Case

By Personal Injury Lawyer on September 29, 2009

One often critical component in any Arizona injury case is hiring the correct expert witness. Trying to find an expert witness in a Tempe accident will be difficult without the assistance of a top Arizona injury attorney. It is often very vital to find a Tempe personal injury lawyer that can locate the best experts, interview these experts, and has the ability to make the most of these experts in order to help an injured person or a family in a personal injury or wrongful death case.

In some personal injury cases, a case may become simply a battle of experts in which the best experts sway the jury and thus win the case. While we certainly hope that juries will consider other evidence, as veteran Arizona injury attorneys we know how vital it is to find expert witnesses that are truthful and believable. Above all, we want expert witnesses that can explain convincingly to a jury why our clients are correct and why the defendants’ claims are inaccurate.

Should you have any questions at all about expert witnesses, hiring expert witnesses, or the vital role that expert witnesses play in Arizona personal injury trials, we invite you to call us. Mark Breyer is a specialist in wrongful death and personal injury litigation in Arizona, and he has substantial trial experience with expert witnesses. He and the rest of the legal team at Breyer Law are happy to guide you in how to move forward in your potential personal injury or wrongful death claim.

Arizona Medicare Patients Can Access Medical History Online

By Personal Injury Lawyer on July 2, 2009

In Arizona personal injury cases, medical records are often one of the most important pieces of evidence. However, many times, we’ve had to help clients overcome inaccuracies in those records. In fact, we’ve seen people injured in car accidents who are stuck trying to explain away medical records that are either totally mistaken or so incomplete that they raise questions about the injury suffered.

But, according to published reports, there’s a new pilot program that will give Medicare recipients in Arizona the opportunity to participate in a pilot program that allows their medical history to be kept online. This will give injured parties an opportunity to review medical records online and to ensure that they are accurate. If there are any issues, the injured person can then take any necessary steps prior to filing a personal injury lawsuit in Arizona.

While online records will not completely solve the problem of inaccurate medical records, it will help some victims take more control. In turn, that will increase the chances that justice will be served for injured victims in Arizona.

Determining whether to bring a personal injury lawsuit after a serious injury can be complicated. Questions, such as where to keep your medical records, can seem complex and overwhelming. But an experienced personal injury lawyer in Phoenix, like the ones at Breyer Law Offices, will be able to answer all your questions about a possible personal injury claim, medical records, or any other related matter.

Requirement #4: Be able to obtain the money owed from the responsible party/parties

By Personal Injury Lawyer on October 29, 2008

Mark Breyer, Arizona personal injury attorney, continues his discussion of requirements that are incumbent upon any personal injury plaintiff to prove to win their case.

This “fourth part” of a personal injury case is not written anywhere in the law. It is not in any textbooks we read in law school, and it is rarely covered in any of personal injury conferences. It is not usually covered in the conferences where we have spoken to other lawyers, nor in the conference we have attended. However, this requirement is often as important to the injured person as the first three elements. Someone can prove they were badly injured due to the negligent actions of another, prove they were seriously hurt, and prove the extent of those injuries. They can receive a fair and just verdict awarding reasonable damages to compensate them for the effect the personal injury had on their life. The judge can sign the final paperwork, which is called a judgment, and make the verdict official.

The injury victim now has a signed judgment awarding them money against the at-fault defendant. It is now a matter of law that the defendant must pay every penny of this judgment. Now, what? Well, if that defendant has no money and no assets, that judgment is not worth the paper it is printed on. The phrase “you can’t get blood from a turnip” often comes to mind. Basically, the fourth element that we discuss with our potential clients is the need to be able to ensure that a judgment against the at-fault defendant will result in actual benefit to a victim. Otherwise, the entire claim and litigation process – the time, effort, and energy invested by the client and his lawyers is a waste.