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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

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

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

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...

Insurance adjusters and defense lawyers sometimes lean on the difference between these scans to question how serious an injury is. A fast CT at the ER with "no acute findings"...

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

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

soft tissue injury

People often confuse a soft tissue injury with a bone fracture because both can cause pain, swelling, and limited movement after a crash or fall. A fracture involves a break in...

rotator cuff tear

Insurance adjusters and defense lawyers often treat shoulder complaints like a loophole: they may argue the damage was "degenerative," came from age or old work strain, or was...

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

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 hurting a year after my Glendale truck crash can I get another doctor?

Yes - and if you assume the insurance doctor's opinion is final, your claim can get closed while your pain is treated as "resolved." What should have happened early on: after a...

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...

fibromyalgia after trauma

People often confuse fibromyalgia with an ordinary soft-tissue injury or with chronic pain syndrome, but they are not the same. A soft-tissue injury usually involves a more...

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

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 never mentioned panic attacks after my Glendale crash, did I ruin my case?

Yes, waiting to report psychological symptoms is one of the easiest ways to lose money on an Arizona injury claim, because insurers argue the panic attacks came from something...

comminuted fracture

A fracture in which a bone is broken into three or more pieces is called a comminuted fracture, and it usually signals a more severe injury than a simple clean break. These...

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...

Scottsdale crash and shoulder feels weird will insurance pay if it gets worse later?

Yes - in Arizona, a claim can include future treatment and long-term losses, not just today's ER bill. That surprises people because adjusters often push the opposite story...