InjuryBoard Phoenix Archives

• What Should You Do In Case of Identity Theft?

  Staff Writer | February 25, 2006 12:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Today I read an article in the Arizona Republic about the risk of identity theft and the possible compromise of bank account information by various Bank of America account holders. None of us hope to become a victim of identity theft. Unfortunately, according to the Republic: In 2004, metropolitan Phoenix had the highest per capita rate of identity theft in the nation. If you suspect that you...

• Aloha from Honolulu

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 5:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Aloha from the beautiful city of Honolulu, Hawaii. I have been to some very interesting seminars on a variety of issues and topics. I've met some very interesting people and have met several other colleagues who have shared their experiences on such timely topics as electronic discovery and using graphics in the courtroom to persuade. Listening to the presenters reiterated the importance of...

• Families Sue Bar in Wrong-Way Crash Case

  Andrew Defusco | February 17, 2006 9:11 AM | 0 Comments
  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 Comments
  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...

• Arizona Punitive Damages Legislation

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2006 10:36 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Each year various members of the Arizona legislature introduce bills concerning all aspects of "tort reform." This year is no different. I recently learned that Arizona State Representative Jennifer Burns introduced a bill to prevent Plaintiffs from recovering punitive damges but not to outlaw puntive damages awards in their entirety. Rather than outlawing punitive damages, Representative...

• Seminars on Injury Litigation in Hawaii

  Staff Writer | February 09, 2006 5:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  This year I will have the difficult task of having to attend a litigation-related conference in Honolulu, Hawaii of all places. We booked our tickets and I will soon participate in convention seminars at the Winter Convention of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. I hope the convention seminars will improve our firm's ability to represent our clients with care and passion. One of the...

• Enron and Corporate America

  Staff Writer | February 08, 2006 1:01 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The trial of Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling began this last week in a Houston, Texas courtroom. This corporate scandal and the beginning of the trial of its former executives has reinforced my opinion about why jurors rathern than government or corporate America should have the final say about what corporations should and should not do, and when corporations should be held...

• Insurance Coverage for Automobile Accidents

  Staff Writer | February 04, 2006 3:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Arizona's mandatory automobile insurance law requires that all drivers have at least a minimum amount of liability insurance in case of an accident. This means that drivers must have minimum liability coverage of at least $15,000 per person and $30,000 per accident. Due to the transient nature of our state, however, what the law requires often varies from what drivers actually have. When it...

• How Much Time Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2006 4:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  If you have been injured in an accident and somebody else bears responsibility, one question likely to arise is whether you must file suit within a specified period of time. In Arizona, you must file suit within a specific time or you will forever lose your rights to sue. This time period can be as little as 180 days from the date you suffered harm (or should have known), as long as two...