When you are the victim of a car accident, it is much better to call a personal injury attorney and start the process early than to wait and postpone until the defending party has all the cards in hand to lower your compensation.
Rideshare accident: you are the victim of a car accident in a Lyft/Uber car. Who will pay for your expenses, losses, pain and suffering ?
This article is written about host’s liability as construed by Arizona law. As with any big date — be it Christmas, NYE, the Super Bowl, Spring Break or Memorial Day — Arizona residents will host backyard parties. Well, they need to take caution when hosting parties. In Arizona, a social host, or party thrower, can be held […]
The number of cyclists and pedestrians injured in accidents involving collision with cars in Tucson is too high. City ordinances have been issued that require cars drivers to keep a safe distance between themselves and bikers, but all too often, drivers ignore these rules. Though bicycle lanes are clearly marked, automobilists forget to check their side mirrors […]
This case is a reminder that court trials of personal injury cases require a very skillful handling of procedural matters, and adapting quickly to changing circumstances. A case that seemed buttoned up went “south” because of a procedural error on the part of the attorney. Here are the specifics… Jaime Gamboa was a passenger in […]
The Villa vs. Furar case shows how important it is for the personal injury attorney to cover their base for Appeals by examining the possible outcomes of the first trial. From this predictive work, measures will be taken during the first trial to preserve the plaintiff’s chances to a successful recover of damages, including how evidences are to be […]
Personal injury lawyers must carefully follow the many rules that apply to pre-trial discovery. Failure to do so can have drastic consequences. Consider the following case, where a seemingly small mistake turned a judgment for the defendant in the amount of nearly $18,000 into a judgment against the defendant in the amount of over $24,000. […]
Car vs pedestrian accidents are not a rare instance in Tucson. Cases of drivers ignoring red lights or accelerating at the last moment when the orange light is about to turn red are all too numerous in the metro area. Granted, the Tucson traffic light system is badly managed. It is frustrating for any car driver to sit […]
As a personal injury attorney, I know that in accidental circumstances, drivers often lose their poise and may commit critical mistakes that they will later regret. This article is about 3 of these mistakes. Even the most cautious drivers are likely to end up in a car accident at some point in their lives. If another driver […]
Because car accident are so frequent, there is a very solid jurisprudence on such cases and the law provides clear guidelines on fault determination. Let’s review some of the legal aspects of fault determination. Car insurance in most States is fault-based, so the at-fault driver’s insurer typically helps pay for repairs, medical expenses, and other […]
