Burbank Personal Injury Lawyer

Were you injured in an accident in Burbank, CA?

At Rulsky Law Group, we are trial-tested personal injury lawyers committed to thorough preparation in every matter.

If another person’s carelessness left you injured, an attorney can help you pursue payment for your medical treatment, your lost earnings, and the lasting effects of the injury. Rulsky Law Group is a plaintiff-side firm with an office on Cabrini Drive in Burbank and more than a decade of injury practice across California. Founder Jerry Rulsky has litigated injury cases for over 12 years, and a Burbank, CA personal injury lawyer from our office can review your claim at no cost before you decide anything.

Personal Injury Lawyer Burbank, CA

A personal injury case is a civil claim brought by a person who was harmed through someone else’s negligence. It is separate from any criminal case, and it does not require proof that anyone meant to cause harm. You have to show that another party owed you a duty of ordinary care, that the party failed to meet it, and that the failure caused your injuries and your losses.

In 2022, 596 people were killed or injured in traffic collisions inside Burbank city limits, and the city ranked fourth among 61 comparably sized California cities for pedestrian victims in state crash rankings. Vehicle collisions are only part of the picture. Falls in stores and parking structures, construction site accidents, dog attacks, and unsafe conditions in apartment buildings all proceed under the same negligence framework.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Burbank

Our practice is limited to representing injured people and their families. We do not defend insurers or corporations. The case types below make up the bulk of the Burbank injury claims that reach our office.

• Car accidents. Rear-end impacts, left-turn collisions at signalized intersections, and freeway crashes make up most of what we see, and distracted driving sits behind a large share of them. We pull the traffic collision report, locate camera footage before it is overwritten, and document soft tissue injuries that often take days to surface.
• Truck accidents. Commercial carriers preserve very little on their own initiative. We move quickly for driver logs, maintenance files, and electronic control module data, and we examine the carrier’s hiring and dispatch practices for the conduct that put an unsafe driver on the road.
• Motorcycle accidents. Riders get blamed by default, and adjusters lean on that assumption from the first phone call. We reconstruct the sequence of the crash and press for full payment of the medical care and income losses that follow.
• Pedestrian accidents. Burbank ranks near the top of its population group for pedestrian injuries, and drivers turning across crosswalks or backing out of driveways cause many of them. California’s crosswalk rules are misunderstood by drivers and pedestrians alike, which is why fault in these cases is so often disputed.
• E-bike accidents. Jerry Rulsky was seriously injured in an e-bike accident himself in 2019. That experience shapes how we handle these claims, which can involve a negligent driver, a defective battery or frame, or both.
• Rideshare accidents. Coverage turns on what the driver’s app was doing at the moment of impact, and rideshare insurance coverage in California shifts across three separate policy periods. We identify the layer that applies and pursue it.
• Premises liability. Property owners must keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors. We handle falls on wet floors and broken walkways, injuries caused by poor lighting, and claims against landlords whose security failures lead to harm. CDC fall data shows how often these incidents send older adults to the hospital.
• Construction accidents. Falls from height, struck-by injuries, trench collapses, and equipment failures. We identify every party on the site beyond the employer, including general contractors and equipment suppliers, and OSHA violations frequently shape the liability picture alongside Cal/OSHA requirements for California job sites.
• Traumatic brain injuries. A brain injury changes work, memory, mood, and family life, sometimes permanently. We build these cases with treating physicians and neuropsychologists so the record reflects what traumatic brain injuries actually cost a person over a lifetime, and CDC injury data helps establish how these injuries typically present.
• Wrongful death. California law identifies who may bring a claim when a family member is killed, beginning with the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner and the children. We handle these matters with the care the circumstances require.

Why Choose Rulsky Law Group as my Personal Injury Lawyer in Burbank, CA?

Trial Preparation From a Lawyer Who Has Tried Cases

Jerry Rulsky founded Rulsky Law Group after handling injury litigation and trial work at the largest personal injury firm in the country. He was admitted to the California Bar in 2014, earned his law degree from California Western School of Law and a biology degree from UC Irvine, and belongs to CAALA and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is a member of National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and speaks English, Russian, and Spanish. Clients working with a personal injury lawyer in Burbank, CA get a direct line to their attorney rather than a call center.

Results and Fee Structure

We have recovered millions of dollars for injured clients. Recent results include:

• $2.6 million in a truck versus auto collision
• $1.23 million in a trip and fall case against a municipality and a telecommunications company
• $600,000 in a truck versus pedestrian claim
• $400,000 in an auto versus motorcycle claim

Every matter is handled on a contingency fee basis. We advance the costs of investigation, records, and litigation, and we are paid only if we recover money for you.

What Is Important to Understand About a Personal Injury Case?

Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Personal Injury Cases

California liability starts with a plain rule. Under Civil Code 1714, everyone is responsible for injuries caused by a want of ordinary care in the management of their property or person. Fault can be shared. Under California’s pure comparative fault rule, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of responsibility rather than barred outright.

Compensation in an injury claim generally covers:

• Medical bills already incurred and treatment still ahead
• Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
• Pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life
• Property damage
• Loss of consortium for a spouse in catastrophic injury cases

The division between economic and non-economic damages drives how a claim is valued and where an adjuster will push back hardest.

What Are Important Aspects of a Personal Injury Case?

Three factors decide most claims: what the evidence shows, when you file, and how the early conversations with the insurer are handled.

• Deadlines. Most injury plaintiffs in California have two years from the date of injury under section 335.1. A claim against a public entity such as the City of Burbank must be presented within six months under Government Code 911.2, and the broader statute of limitations rules carry exceptions worth reviewing early.
• Documentation. Treatment gaps and missing records are the two things adjusters use most often to discount a claim, and evidence gathered in the first weeks tends to be the strongest evidence in the file.
• Early offers. Carriers routinely make an offer before the medical picture is complete, and fast settlements almost always favor the company that wrote the check.

What Is The Personal Injury Case Timeline?

Most cases resolve without a trial, and the schedule depends on medical treatment more than on anything an attorney controls.

• Investigation and medical treatment, usually the opening months
• Demand package prepared and sent once treatment stabilizes
• Negotiation with the insurer, often 30 to 90 days
• Lawsuit filed if negotiation fails, followed by discovery and depositions
• Mediation or a settlement conference, then trial if the case does not resolve

A straightforward claim can close in six to nine months. Disputed liability or a serious injury can carry a case well past two years.

What Should You Bring to Your Personal Injury Consultation?

The following materials help us evaluate a claim quickly, though a consultation can proceed without all of them.

• The traffic collision report or incident report, if one was prepared
• Photographs of the scene, the vehicles, and your injuries
• Names and contact information for any witnesses
• Insurance correspondence, including anything you have already signed
• Medical records and bills from treatment to date

The consultation is free and confidential. We will tell you whether we believe you have a claim worth pursuing, and we will tell you plainly if we do not.

Most Dangerous Locations for Accidents in Burbank

Collisions in Burbank concentrate along the arterials carrying traffic between the studios, the airport, and the residential neighborhoods north of the 134.

Streets:

• Victory Boulevard, a long commercial corridor with heavy left-turn volume
• Olive Avenue, which carries traffic across the 5 toward downtown Burbank
• Magnolia Boulevard, lined with retail frontage and frequent mid-block entries
• San Fernando Boulevard, where rail crossings and driveways meet steady through traffic
• Hollywood Way, the main approach to Hollywood Burbank Airport

Highways:

• Interstate 5, the Golden State Freeway, along the city’s western side
• State Route 134, the Ventura Freeway, across the southern boundary
• State Route 170, the Hollywood Freeway, just west of the city

Reach Out to Rulsky Law Group to Schedule a Consultation

Contact us to schedule a free case review with a Burbank personal injury attorney. There is no fee unless we recover compensation for you. Our office answers calls around the clock, and we will walk you through what your claim involves, what it may be worth, and what happens next. Rulsky Law Group handles injury matters throughout the area.