Posts tagged accident

• Cell Phone use and Automobile Safety

  Staff Writer | September 01, 2006 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a prior entry onto this forum, I cited research from the National Highway Safety Administration concerning inattentiveness as a major cause of motor vehicle collisions. According to this organization, driver inattentiveness while talking on a cellphone can be one characteristic of inattentiveness.As cellphone use rises each year, one question which comes to mind is whether hands free devices...

• Automobile Safety

  Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 11:07 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As I traveled into work today, I was reminded about how vigilant we need to be when we drive. I saw a car veering in and out of traffic at speeds of about ninety miles per hour. The driver had both hands on a cell phone rather than the steering wheel. Unfortunately, shortly after zipping by me and further up the roadway, this motorist had to be extricated from his car by the city fire...

• Motorcycle Accidents Run Rampant

  Staff Writer | August 03, 2006 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Could one of the costs of gas price hikes be more motorcycle accidents? According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, many fed-up auto owners are taking to riding motorcycles to save on fuel. We may see more and more motorcycles on the road, as well as more motorcycle accidents. Arizona is a beautiful state to enjoy the open road from a motorcycle, but riding a motorcycle can also be...

• Our Thoughts and Prayers Go Out to a Fallen Police Officer

  Staff Writer | May 02, 2006 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Yesterday our state remembered Gilbert Police Officer Rob Targosz who died while on duty this past Saturday working on a DUI enforcement detail. A suspected impaired driver ran a red light and collided with Officer Targosz's motorcycle. The driver and passenger then fled on foot without attempting to help the injured officer. In our line of work, we see lots of tragedy. We can only hope that...

• What can you recover in a personal injury lawsuit?

  Staff Writer | March 30, 2006 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  My clients often ask me what they can recover in a lawsuit? The answer to this quesiton like so many other legal questions is not simple. It depends on a whole host of factors. Some of our clients have tragically lost a loved one due to the wrongful conduct of somebody else. The type of recovery in a wrongful death action varies from the type of recovery for an action when somebody suffers...

• Lawyer Advertising

  Staff Writer | March 19, 2006 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Do you select your attorney on the basis of which animal mascot the lawfirm included in its advertising slogan? Are you comfortable hiring lawyers who choose a flying animal or a four legged creature as a mascot? Do you make a decision to hire a lawyer on the basis of advertising? Fees? Experience? What criteria do you use to evaluate who to hire for your legal needs? What resources do you...

• I Was in a Car Accident -- Now What?

  Andrew Defusco | March 10, 2006 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Eventually, it is likely to happen to each of us: we're involved in an automobile accident. Now what?Your health comes first. Check around you to see if you or anybody else suffered injuries. If someone suffered injury, render aid where appropriate (by contacting the police or 911 immediately). Do so as quickly as possible. Emergency medical personnel who arrive at the accident scene...

• Dangerous Conditions on Construction Sites

  Andrew Defusco | March 01, 2006 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  This is one record, like Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak and Wilt Chamberlain's single game scoring record, that we could all hope would never be broken.Unfortunately we were wrong.Last year, 13 workers died and one was critically injured in construction accidents in Southern Arizona, according to a recent article in the Arizona Daily Star. This broke the old record for 13 deaths/catastrophic...

• Families Sue Bar in Wrong-Way Crash Case

  Andrew Defusco | February 17, 2006 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Wrongful Death
  

  In early February, the families of three teenagers sued a bar in a Texas court, claiming that the bar should be held responsible for causing the motor vehicle accident and the teens' deaths. The accident was caused by a drunk driver who drove the wrong way and crashed into the teens' vehicle. In Arizona, bars can be held responsible for causing injuries and deaths when they overserve alcohol...

• Why Buy Uninsured Motorist Coverage?

  Andrew Defusco | February 16, 2006 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I read an article in the Tucson Weekly recently in which Lanny Hair, executive vice president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Arizona, estimated that fewer than 20 percent of Arizona motorists are uninsured. If that statistic is accurate, then we should all save money by not purchasing uninsured motorist coverage in our automobile insurance policies, right? WRONG! ! ! Here's...