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i can't afford a lawyer after a Flagstaff city truck hit me - am i just stuck with this claim mess?

A crash with a city-owned truck in Flagstaff is not a normal insurance claim, and the deadline that matters comes fast.

ARTICLE by Patricia Begay

Still wrecked months after a Mesa parking lot hit? That early payout can cost you everything

A Mesa bartender gets clipped in a parking lot, shrugs it off, then the symptoms blow up later while the insurer tries to buy the claim cheap before treatment is even done.

ARTICLE by Miguel Renteria

Missed the first few weeks after a Scottsdale truck crash? The data may be vanishing

A work driver in Scottsdale can still have a case after a wide-turn box truck crash, but the black box evidence may disappear long before Arizona's lawsuit deadline.

ARTICLE by Sandra Ochoa

Evaluating a Phoenix Hit-and-Run UM Settlement During Pregnancy

If the driver disappeared or had basically no insurance, the number on the table usually has more to do with your own UM coverage limits than what your pregnancy scare, ER visit, and follow-up fetal monitoring are actually worth.

ARTICLE by Kevin Sharpe

I said I was fine after a Yuma crash am I screwed now?

Two years is Arizona's deadline to file most injury claims under A.R.S. § 12-542. The insurance company will tell you that your own words - "I'm fine" - mean you were not hurt,...

Second rear-end in Tucson, and the city truck insurer says surgery can wait

A Tucson caretaker hit from behind by a city-owned truck is getting pushed toward a cheap settlement while trying to decide whether delaying surgery will wreck the claim.

ARTICLE by Brenda Yazzie

nominal damages

Failing to recognize this issue can lead someone to abandon a valid claim simply because the measurable financial harm is small or hard to prove. Nominal damages are a very...

The police report says I caused the hit-and-run, and now everything's upside down

A bad Phoenix crash report can wreck a hit-and-run claim fast, but it is not the final word if you move early and pin down the evidence.

ARTICLE by Brenda Yazzie

You just got a letter that says the insurer is offering the "policy limits," or that the at-fault driver has "low policy limits." That means the maximum amount an insurance...

Undocumented after a Phoenix semi crash? That treatment gap can wreck the claim

A Phoenix mechanic got hit by a drifting semi, paused medical care out of fear, and now the trucking company is using both the treatment gap and the "off the clock" excuse to slash the claim.

ARTICLE by Rick Dallman

special damages

Not the same as a pain-and-suffering payout, and not a bonus number a lawyer pulls out of the air. These are the specific, measurable financial losses tied to an injury or...

I cleaned up after my wife's Mesa hotel fall, did I ruin her case?

Probably not - and the hotel is hoping you never find out that Arizona law does not require a perfect accident scene to have a valid claim. What matters most is whether the...

umbrella policy

Why does the other driver's insurance suddenly have "more coverage" after everyone said the policy limits were too low? An umbrella policy is extra liability insurance that...

Should I go to the ER or wait for my OB after a Yuma crash?

Now that Arizona's distracted-driving ban is fully enforceable statewide, insurers are picking apart the first 24 to 48 hours after a crash even more closely. If you're...

The adjuster just said your immigration status matters after that Tucson parking lot crash

A Tucson carpenter got hit in a grocery store parking lot and is scared to make a claim because he's undocumented, but Arizona law does not let the insurance company wipe out an injury case over that.

ARTICLE by Miguel Renteria

How much is a Phoenix dump truck rear-end case worth?

A rear-end crash with a loaded dump truck can be a six-figure case in Phoenix, but the insurer will slash the value fast if its IME doctor gets away with calling your MRI meaningless.

ARTICLE by Tom Purcell

My boss says light duty or no paycheck after that rear-end crash

A Phoenix plumber got rear-ended by a tailgating pickup on a two-lane road, and now the real fight is over a bogus light-duty job his doctor says he cannot do.

ARTICLE by Carlos Murrieta

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that it may be perfectly happy to settle your injury claim while a hospital still has a legal right to part of that...

post-concussion syndrome

Persistent headaches, dizziness, memory problems, light sensitivity, sleep disruption, and slowed thinking can sharply increase the value and complexity of an injury claim...

chronic pain syndrome

People often confuse chronic pain syndrome with ordinary chronic pain. Chronic pain generally means pain that lasts longer than expected healing time, often for months. Chronic...