Determining whether to report a minor car accident to your insurance company can be confusing. It can be especially challenging when the accident appears minor, with little to no visible damage or injuries. Minor accidents could include situations like a small fender...
Personal Injury
What factors often influence the risk of a pedestrian crash?
Pedestrian crashes are a major safety concern for Mesa area residents and people all over the United States. In the last few years, pedestrian fatalities have grown to the highest point recorded within the last four decades. Numerous factors contribute to a...
When is rehabilitation necessary to treat TBIs?
Injuries after an accident can be unpredictable, such as a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This condition happens when blunt force causes disruptions or damage to the brain, resulting in various symptoms. Mild cases of TBI tend to get better with little to no medical...
Don’t let amnesia affect your personal injury case
When you’ve suffered injuries as a result of a car crash or any other type of accident for which someone else was responsible, getting the compensation you need to cover medical costs and other expenses and damages can potentially be crucial to your healing and your...
Ways pedestrians can stay safe around trucks
When you're strolling or pedaling along Arizona's roads, it's good practice to maintain a safe distance from trucks and traffic. Unfortunately, huge trucks have blind spots that make pedestrians or smaller vehicles hard to see. While drivers should always be careful,...
Do insurance companies really follow injury victims?
As a whole, the insurance industry isn’t particularly trusting – and maybe that’s understandable. It’s estimated that insurance fraud, whether that involves padded claims or staged car accidents, costs insurance companies $80 billion in losses every year....
3 extra medical expenses that can affect a personal injury claim
Whether someone gets hurt because they slip and fall at the grocery store or they get rear-ended in heavy traffic, an injury victim may be able to secure reimbursement for their financial expenses from an insurance carrier. When the responsible party doesn't have...
What should you do if an injury law firm declines your case?
A violent collision caused by another driver left you with catastrophic injuries. When you sought aid from a legal representative, they declined to accept your case. Does that mean you have no place to turn to for help? It is safe to assume that most people never...
3 ways chronic pain can affect your career negatively
There is a saying that personal trainers love to use that pain is weakness leaving the body. That is true in one sense when what a person experiences is the adult muscular pain associated with isometric exercise. However, many forms of pain do not make a person...
How do you determine if someone else was negligent?
If you want to file an insurance claim or take someone to civil court in a personal injury lawsuit, you typically need either proof that they did something illegal or that they were negligent. Negligence plays an important role in a variety of personal injury claims,...