December - 2016

SEAT BELTS – When the accident isn’t your fault, but the injury might be!

As a personal injury attorney in the Phoenix metropolitan area, I’m often asked, “If I’m in a car accident and the other driver is 100% at fault, will I recover less because I wasn’t wearing a seat belt?” My response is always the same, “It depends.” Arizona has a statute that deals specifically with seat belt requirements. A.R.S. § 28-909(A) requires the following: Each front seat occupant of a motor vehicle that is designed for carrying ten or fewer passengers, manufactured

What to avoid when dealing with insurance companies...

Each year insurance companies report earnings in the billions. Unfortunately, much of this profit is derived from the various tricks and tactics used by their employees on the insurance company’s behalf to minimize the full compensation you might be entitled to. These multibillion-dollar profits are not the result of insurers eagerly, fairly and promptly settling claims but rather avoiding liability, minimizing their own exposure and making low-ball settlement offers. Belo

Are you leaving money on the table?

Diminishment in Value Having been an insurance claims adjuster for nearly two decades before becoming an attorney, I often wondered why more claimants didn’t make claims for the diminishment in value suffered by their vehicles following auto collisions. The answer is simple, most people have no idea what this claim is and what may be required in order to pursue such a claim. Mark my words, the insurance company of the at-fault driver is not going to tip you off to this potent