Category: Car Accidents

Never take the first offer of a car accident settlement unless a lawyer reviews it first and advises you to do so. Insurance companies rarely start by putting their best offer on the table, even if they say they do. Instead, they typically make an offer that underpays you for your expenses, losses, and injuries….

There isn’t an average settlement for car accidents that result in neck and back injuries. How much you can recover is unique to your situation. The severity of your condition, your estimated recovery period, and other factors will play a role in your case’s value. You don’t have to play a guessing game when it…

The future is almost here. Driverless cars will soon allow you to commute to work, school, or the store without touching the wheel or pedal. At least, that’s what the multi-billion-dollar autonomous vehicles market wants you to think. Are driverless cars safe? Who is responsible if a driverless car causes an accident? These are challenging…

After a car accident, you could suffer from excruciating injuries. The pain you experience could last for a short time or the rest of your life. If someone else caused the accident that harmed you, you can recover compensation for your losses. The type of compensation you could recover for physical pain and emotional trauma…

In one recent year, over 90,000 children under the age of 12 suffered an injury in car accidents. Over 1,000 children suffered fatal injuries in these crashes. Of the children who died, 38 percent did not have proper safety buckles. Car seat and child booster seat laws exist to protect young children. Their smaller bodies…

Arizona parents have a legal obligation to keep a child in some form of restraint when traveling in the passenger car from birth through potentially the age of eight. Not only is it the law, but having the proper child restraint device can help protect against some of the more serious injuries in a car…

In every car accident case, each driver may have their own side of the story. Facing significant potential legal liability, a driver may hesitate to admit what they did. They may make up a story that changes reality and turns the blame around on you. In many cases, it is your word against the other…

Many people suffer head trauma in traffic crashes. Whether your collision involved a passenger vehicle, motorcycle, semi-truck, or another motor vehicle, chances are good you might have sustained a brain injury such as a concussion. Although some people might describe concussions as “mild brain injuries,” there is no such thing as a minor concussion. It…

The rideshare and delivery industries have expanded dramatically in the past decade. Rideshare companies have almost single-handedly displaced the taxi industry and delivery companies have changed the way we shop and order food. However, these new and expanded industries have different rules when you have suffered an injury from one of their drivers. While negligence…

After an accident, you may want to take to social media. You may want the support of your friends or want people to hear you because it weighs on your mind. Whatever your motivation for posting on social media, do not do it. Nothing good can come from putting your thoughts into the public realm,…

Many people wonder how much they will receive from their insurance company or lawsuit after an Arizona car accident. Until your Phoenix car accident lawyer examines the evidence, they cannot provide an estimate of your settlement for a car accident. There are certain factors, though, that can affect the amount you may receive. Schedule A…

Always click your seat belt into place as soon as you slide into the seat of a motor vehicle. This is an instinctual action for many of us. Others have reminders to buckle up from their car’s beeping seat belt signal. Why should we wear our seat belts? Why are seat belts so important in…

There will be times when every driver exceeds the speed limit. Speeding is a habit for many people. It becomes more difficult to control and stop a vehicle as its speed increases. Almost a third of car accidents are due to speeding or a driver’s failure to control their vehicle’s speed. The danger of speeding…

The slightest misjudgment can result in serious injuries or death. It may take weeks, months, or even years for a victim to recover. An innocent driver can even suffer for the rest of their life because of injuries inflicted by a reckless driver. There was an increase in traffic fatalities nationwide in recent years, prompting…

Accidents involving rear-end collisions can be stressful, and being rear-ended is particularly scary. There is often no way for the person who gets hit to avoid these accidents. There is a possibility that your car may be severely damaged or even totaled. Injuries like whiplash, persistent back pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, or concussions can result…