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A motorist rear-ended you, causing damage to your car and worse, your neck. You have been diagnosed with whiplash.

Now you are faced with paying for a banged-up automobile, as well as your medical expenses for an injury that has kept you from being able to work. The damages you have experienced, although frustrating, are recoverable.

Zanes Law’s whiplash lawyers in Phoenix, AZ will do everything from A to Z to see that you are compensated. Call us today at 602-999-9999.

Understanding Whiplash

A whiplash injury results from a powerful, sudden back-and-forth motion of the neck, similar to the cracking of a whip, which is where the injury gets its name. Sometimes the injury is referred to as neck strain or neck sprain, both of which encompass another form of injuries to the neck.

Symptoms of Whiplash

Typically, whiplash symptoms manifest within 24 hours of the trauma that caused the injury. Common signs include the following:

Stiff neck
Pain in the neck
Diminished ability to move neck in a full range
Dizziness
Headaches
Shoulder pain or tenderness
Pain in arms or upper back
Fatigue
Numbness or tingling in arms
Increased pain upon moving neck
Memory difficulty
Problems concentrating
Blurry vision
Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
Depression
Irritability
Difficulty sleeping

Common Causes of Whiplash

Any impact that suddenly and forcefully sends your head backward then forward can cause whiplash. The motion combined with the power behind it can tear and stretch neck tendons and muscles and lead to injuries to ligaments, nerves, muscles, spinal disks, and the spine.

The most common causes of this type of injury are:

Car accidents – particularly rear-end collisions
Contact sports – collisions from football tackles, for example
Physical assault/abuse – such as being shaken or punched

The whiplash lawyers in Phoenix, AZ at Zanes Law will review your case with you and your doctors to determine the extent of your injuries and the related costs of treating them.

What to Do if You Suspect You Have Whiplash

Any time you are involved in an incident—a car accident, assault, or contact sport, for example—that whips your head back and forth in a forceful manner, you should seek medical attention immediately.

It is possible you will not feel your whiplash pain, or at least not intense pain, immediately. It can take 24 hours to take effect, and sometimes the pain is masked by the adrenaline your body pumps after such a traumatic episode.

You could have injuries of which you are not aware, including whiplash, which can worsen if left unattended.

Beyond getting help for your injuries so they can start mending, your visit to a doctor can help you with matters down the road if you have to miss work or if you choose to take legal action against the party who caused your whiplash.

A doctor will be able to provide documentation of your visit, your symptoms, and a diagnosis that will link your injury or injuries to the traumatic event that caused it.

Determining Fault and Liability for Your Whiplash

Whether your whiplash resulted from a rear-end collision or other type of automobile accident, physical abuse, or some other incident, we will help you identify the at-fault party and establish his or her liability for the damages resulting from your injury.

Personal injury law takes a formulaic approach to determine fault and liability. The formula links the at-fault party by asking:

Whether someone had a duty to take reasonable care to keep you from harm
Whether that party breached this duty of care by acting or failing to act in a particular manner
Whether this breach caused an accident that resulted in your whiplash
Whether you have been harmed as a result of the accident

By tying the above elements to an individual or party, we will establish negligence, which will serve as the core in our legal action.

What You Can Expect From a Whiplash Lawyer in Phoenix

There’s not much we can do to fix your whiplash, but the legal team at Zanes Law can do everything from A to Z to see that you are at least compensated for your damages.

Toward this end, you can count on us to do the following:

Gather evidence
Document the scene of the accident, if relevant
Collect medical records
Obtain police reports, if appropriate
Get expert opinions from medical professionals, economists, occupational therapists to support your damage claims
Collaborate with accident reconstruction specialists to get a complete picture of the events that led to your whiplash injury
Negotiate with the insurer of the negligent party to arrive at a fair settlement for your damages
File a lawsuit if the insurer does not cooperate with our demands
Represent you in civil court
Litigate your case on your behalf

Recoverable Damages for Your Whiplash

We will work to have you compensated as you deserve to be for all the various financial, professional, and emotional damage you have suffered as a result of your whiplash.

Some of the damages we might seek to recover include:

Ambulance or helicopter to a hospital
Hospitalization
Physical rehabilitation
Pain management
Medical expenses
Prescription drugs
Lost wages
Replacement services
Diminished quality of life
Mental anguish
Diminished future potential earnings
Pain and suffering

Call us to learn more about the potentially recoverable damages in your case.

Zanes Law Will Help Bring You With Your Whiplash Case

With the pain of your whiplash, this is not the time for you to be stressing over car repairs and doctor bills. Now is the time for you to rest and recover. Leave the heavy lifting of getting you compensated for your whiplash injury to a whiplash lawyer in Phoenix, AZ.

We will do everything from A to Z to bring you relief. Call our firm today for a free consultation. 602-999-9999.

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