Arizona Personal Injury Laws

Cyclist Personal Injury Litigation

One of the great things about being from Arizona of course, is our weather. And the weather invites people from all over the country to come in on their bicycles, and share our highways and our roads. And one of the things that Friedl Richardson is concerned about, is educating the public as to the rights of those bicyclists.

Three Foot Law

One of the laws that are so important in Arizona governing bicyclists, is the three foot law. When you have an absence of bike lanes, and you have bicycles sharing the highway with motorist, it’s important for the motorists to realize, that he has to allow three feet from the bicyclists. And the bicyclists have rights available to them through Arizona laws, through municipality laws.

That really protects them on the streets, with or without a bike lane. One of the things that we see so often on the Phoenix streets, and in Maricopa County, are bicycle collisions. That’s a vehicle to bicycle collision. And generally these collisions happen, because the vehicle is inattentive. In most situations throughout our state, the bicycle has the right of way in any type of vehicle bicycle encounter. Whatever it takes to make these highways safer, that’s our goal.

By: Thomas M. Richardson

My name is Mark Raczkowski. I’m an attorney at Jones Rackzowski PC in Phoenix, Arizona. Cases resolve at different times depending on what type of case that they are. A case that has relatively uncomplicated issues with minor injuries might resolve within a few months, whereas a case that has complicated issues and very serious injuries might take more than a couple years to resolve. What’s important to know is that my office, my firm, will work as hard as we can to get your case resolved as soon as it can reasonably be done. if you have questions about how long it might take your case to resolve, reach me through my website at www.azpremesislaw.com.

By: Mark Raczkowski

Qualifications

Personal injury actions require, by their very nature, that someone be injured. The injury can be physical or in some cases, emotional. The general goal of a personal injury action is to place the blame for the injury on the party who caused it, and to require them to compensate the injured person for the losses they have sustained. So if you have been injured either intentionally or negligently, you may be able to bring a personal injury claim. If you have questions or would like to know more about personal injury, contact me at (602) 385-6818 or email me.

For more information about what qualifies as a personal injury case in Arizona, please fill out an attorney’s contact form.

By: Jess Lorona

Unsafe Premises

Well one of the main things we’re worried about at Friedl Richardson, are unsafe premises. And premises are generally unsafe, because the owner of those premises, be it a supermarket, a retail establishment, or any other commercial building, chooses to violate building codes, and make their premises dangerous for the people they’re inviting on-board to buy their product.

The most common ways that people are injured on premises are ways in which it would be so easy for the premises owner to have avoided. Quite often it’s just something that the premises owner puts up to look good. Something the premises owner puts up temporarily. Something the premises owner puts up that attracts people into their business, yet is unsafe. And those are the most common ways people can be injured when they’re in and out of commercial establishments.

By: Thomas Richardson

My name is Mack Jones. I’m a personal injury attorney emphasizing premises liability here in Phoenix, Arizona. Often times people want to get a copy of the incident report that may have been prepared by the store or the location where they fell. Typically, you’re not entitled to the copy of the incident report unless you signed it. If you signed it, or you were the one that completed it, you’re entitled to a copy. But if it was completed by store personnel, or people at the gas station or wherever, you’re not entitled to a copy of it until you get into litigation. Typically, the stores and other defendants do not want to share that with you because they view it as developing proof to assist them in defending a personal injury claim that you may bring against them. Therefore, if you’ve been injured on premises and sustained a significant personal injury, please contact us in terms of developing the proof necessary to establish your claim, at Jones Raczkowski, PC, (602) 840-8787.

By: Mack Jones

My name is Mark Raczkowski, and I’m an attorney at Jones Raczkowski PC in Phoenix, Arizona. Under most circumstances, if you slip and fall on somebody else’s property, they will not cover your medical expenses. Depends on what type of insurance coverage, if any, that they have as well as what assets they might have. But if you slip and fall and been seriously injured on someone’s property, the first thing you need to do is speak with an attorney that is familiar with the types of issues that come up in slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall cases. My office has focused on slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall cases for more than 25 years, and we know what to expect with regards to defendants that own property where people have been hurt. If you have questions about a serious injury that you’ve suffered as a result of a slip-and-fall on someone else’s property contact me through my website at www.azpremiseslaw.com.

By: Mark Raczkowski

Wrongful Death Claims in Phoenix

We at Wattel and York handle wrongful death claims. If you’ve lost a loved one we’re sorry. But, if it’s somebody else’s responsibility, we may be able to help you. If you’re a parent, or a spouse, or a child, you may have a claim under the law. Give us a call. We’ll see if we can help you out.

By: David Wattel

Medical Malpractice Claims in Phoenix

We handle medical malpractice claims. A lot of lawyers don’t. They’re very time consuming, they’re very expensive often times. We have an obligation to establish that your physician has breached the standard of care, fell below the standard of care, and that that breach has caused you injury. You may have been harmed by your physician, and you may have a viable malpractice claim, but it may not be economically worth pursuing.

Pursuing Malpractice Claims

Often times these days, medical malpractice claims take tens of thousands and we’ve had some, as much as hundreds of thousands of dollars in client costs to pursue them to conclusion. It’s gotta be a good injury, it’s gotta be significant, because otherwise, it may not be cost-effective to pursue it.

Wattel & York

If you’ve been injured, give us a call. We’ll tell you if we think we can help you out. Call is free, consultation is free. We represent you. We work on a contingency basis. That means no money up front. We get paid at the end of the case. And if we don’t collect money for you, there’s no fee.

By: David Wattel

Friedl Richardson is concerned about community safety. We have to live in this community and we want it to be safer for us, for our families, and for our community. What we’re trying to do is make the community safer. Whether a person harms another person intentionally or chooses to break the rules that govern every member of society, whether it’s traffic laws, whether it’s bicycle laws, whether it’s homeowner’s laws, by enforcing those rules, we make the community safer for everyone.

By: Thomas M. Richardson