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ADOT Releases 2015 Auto Accident Statistics
ADOT Releases 2015 Auto Accident Statistics, and Arizona is still a dangerous place to drive. You can read the detailed report by here. In total there were 116,609 auto related accidents in 2015. Of those accidents 45% involved injuries, while less than 1% (895) involved fatalities. Speed was the the most common factor in most…
Read MoreDid The Insurance Adjuster Tell You The Accident Did Not Cause Your Injuries?
Did The Insurance Adjuster Tell You The Accident Did Not Cause Your Injuries? This happens allot in accidents in which insurance companies call “low velocity impacts.” Typically this occurs in accidents were the damages to your vehicle are less than an arbitrary amount determined by the adjuster (typically $1,500.00 or less). Often the Insurance…
Read MoreI Was In An Auto Accident Do I Have To Sue?
I Was In An I Was In An Auto Accident Do I Have To Sue? Do I Have To Sue? This is a question I often hear when talking to potential accident injury clients. The answer is no. This is because the goal is to provide the at fault person’s insurance company with enough and sufficient…
Read MoreArizona Tops List of Red Light Fatalities
Recently the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, released a report regarding red light fatalities, and Arizona topped the list. The study examined rate of red light fatalities per 100,000 residents. According to the study Arizona was at the top with 7.1 deaths per 100,000. Phoenix was higher than the State average at 10.8, Tucson and…
Read MoreInjured By An Elevator?
An odd question you may not hear often is were you injured by an elevator? Believe it or not it does happen, and in some cases proving the that the owner of the building is at fault may not be as difficult as one may believe. There is a concept in law known as Res…
Read MoreFiveTips When You Are In An Auto Accident
Should I call the Police? If you are in an auto accident and it occurred on a public roadway, you should call 911, especially if someone is injured or another party fled the scene. If the accident occurred in a parking lot, it is private property and absent injuries the policy usually will not show.…
Read MoreHot Coffee Strikes Again
Everyone probably recalls Stella Liebeck and her lawsuit against McDonald’s for severe third degree burns resulting from split coffee. If you are unfamiliar with the true side of the story watch this short video: [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkL9UlmCOE[/embedyt] Turn the page more than twenty years later, and another incident of a fast food restaurant and hot coffee is…
Read MoreHelmets Useless in Bicycle Accidents?
Helmets and bike accidents?Helmet Useless in Bicycle Accidents? That is what a London neurosurgeon . Dr. Marsh states that current helmets are not designed to offer adequate protection, and that helmets did not have any effect on many car/bicycle accident patients he has treated. Another study by of conducted a study which indicates (in Great…
Read MoreCity of Oakland To Pay $3.25 Million to Injured Cyclist
As with many cities across America, the City of Oakland has to deal with potholes developing on city roadways. However, the City of Oakland is incurring an additional cost related to its potholes. Dulcey Bower, like many cyclist was riding her bicycle on the city roads. However, Mrs. Bower severely injured herself when she crashed her bicycle…
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