Hutzler Law, PLLC

More than likely yes, you have a duty to control your vehicle even when you have a blown tire. Additionally, you have a duty to maintain your vehicle and making sure your tires are in proper working condition. An exception could be if there was defect with the tire from the manufacturer.

You should not talk to the other insurance company, and contact an attorney to protect your interests. The other person’s insurance company has zero interest in protecting your interests. In fact they will most likely attempt what is called a first call settlement, where they will offer you a sum of money usually $500 to $2000 for you to settle your case. This might sound like a good deal, but you don’t know what if anything is wrong with you medically. Usually they will call you the same day as the accident, and before you even start to notice pain they will settle with you. That is the only bite at the apple you will get and if you have some medical issues you will not be compensated for them.

You should hire an attorney to represent you and determine if any of the bills have liens that attach to the settlement, and if you want to pay the bills that aren’t liens out of the settlement, an attorney can negotiate the best deal with those providers to ensure all the bills get taken care of and you get money in your pocket from the settlement. At Hutzler Law, we do our best to ensure the client gets more than the firm. *There are a few exceptions, child support liens, bankruptcy, pre-settlement loans.

Yes, in the vast majority of cases. However, there are some non-standard insurance companies have exclusions which do not extend coverage to rental cars. Non-standard insurance companies tend to market to lower income customer base or drivers with poor driving records, and low credit scores. If you think this may be you, you should consult with your agent before you rent a car.

You can be compensated for this, it is called an aggravation to a pre-existing condition, and depending on your pre-accident condition, it can be compensated highly.

You should contact an attorney right away, as only certain people are statutorily eligible to make a wrongful death claim.

You need to make a report to animal control. You will need to get the dog owners information. Once you have this, then you should hire an attorney to find out what insurance is available.

First thing is call the police and make a report of the incident. Then hire an attorney to investigate and find out what insurance is available.

Depending on what the circumstances are around the accident, there are couple scenarios, all are better when it involves a rideshare; than being in a collision with a normal vehicle. First, lets address if the rideshare vehicle has not accepted a ride, IE driving empty, the state requires 25/50/20 coverage which is comparable to the state minimum for a normal car, with $5,000 more for property damage. Let’s say that the rideshare vehicle has accepted a ride and causes the accident. Those limits go up to $250,000.00 per incident. One final scenario is you are riding in the rideshare vehicle, if the ride share is responsible you will have the same $250,000 per incident coverage. And if another vehicle causes and accident while you are in the rideshare but doesn’t have insurance, your rideshare will have $250,000 in uninsured motorist coverage. If you have your own car insurance coverage for underinsured, uninsured, and med pay it would be excess to the ride share coverages.

Your health insurance most definitely can and will cover you. However you will be subject to your health insurance deductible and co-payment requirements. However, your health insurance will not compensate you for pain and suffering.

There is a couple things to address here, if you are partially at fault, there will be a determination of what percentage you are at fault. Arizona is a pure comparative jurisdiction, meaning that if you are one or ninety-nine percent at fault you are entitled to get compensate the percentage you aren’t at fault. Now, if you don’t have collision, med pay, UIM, UM you may not be made whole from the collision.

Since car insurance isn’t like health insurance, you must incur the cost up front and submit your demand to the at fault driver and they use hindsight to see if you needed the treatment. If you have health insurance or med pay on your auto policy you can get some relief from this burden. Some medical providers will offer their services on a lien against the proceeds of the case. Typically, the lien rout means you pay more for the service because the provider held the risk that the insurance company my question the necessity of your treatment.

There is no such thing as “full coverage”, the term is made by insurance agents the law requires you to carry liability insurance which covers damages you cause to others. When you get “full coverage” you are getting collision and comprehensive, which cover your vehicle if it is in a collision or damaged another way IE stolen, a tree branch falls on it etc. However, insurance companies offer many other coverages beyond that including uninsured and underinsured motorist, uninsured property damage, med pay, towing, glass, personal property. Even if you have all these coverages there are somethings that still may not be covered.

You should contact a lawyer because a city bus may limit your time to present a claim to only 180 days.

You do if you care about yourself, your family or anyone who is an occupant in your car. These coverages protect you if the person that causes the accident either doesn’t have any insurance, or doesn’t have enough to compensate you for your injuries. In Arizona roughly 60% of the cars on the road have either no insurance or only has the state minimums.

Yes you can sue, but you might not have to as Arizona recognizes strict liability* in dog bite cases. Strict liability only applies if claims are made and filed upon in the first year.

You should contact a lawyer, so they can investigate to see if they can find applicable coverage. In some cases the driver of the vehicle doesn’t have insurance, but the owner does or vice versa.

You sure can, Sharice. This is true for personal injury lawyers in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Chandler, or anywhere in Arizona. However keep in mind that your current lawyer may assert a lien for the costs they expended on your case and lien for their time, or a percentage of your settlement offer.

Absolutely you can file a claim up to 2 years after an incident in most situations. However, under certain conditions, there are times where you are limited to as short as 180 days. Speak to a personal injury lawyer in Phoenix for a free consultation.