Arizona has earned a national reputation, and it's not a good one. In the past week, there have been ten pedestrian traffic fatalities in the Phoenix area as reported by The Arizona Republic. The fatalities continued a deadly Arizona trend noted in a national safety report released on March 1,…
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The Leader Law Firm is saddened to hear that a Federal law enforcement agent, Walterio Nuñez, died in a median crossover crash on I-19 on Friday, March 9, 2018. The crash occurred on I-19 between Pima Mine and Papago roads. A crossover accident occurs when a vehicle traveling on a divided…
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The Arizona Legislature is working on a variety of potential new laws that if passed, will affect Arizona drivers. Wrong-way driving Wrong way driving accidents are catastrophic and often fatal. Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, has proposed House Bill 2243 to reduce the number of wrong-way drivers. If the bill becomes…
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The short answer is "it depends." Some personal injury cases settle quickly and easily. For example, if you suffered only damage to your car and you were not injured, you can probably wrap up the claim in a few months. Overall, the length of time it takes to settle a…
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The State of Texas, like it's neighbor, Arizona, was one of the last states to balk at passing a law against texting and driving. Texas' elected officials hesitated for years to join 46 other states in banning drivers from texting, reading emails or using the internet behind the wheel. Last…
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It's been (another) difficult week on Tucson streets. Four people have died in road-related crashes this week; a pedestrian, a bicyclist and two people were killed in accidents on I-19. The pedestrian fatality occurred this morning when a woman was hit by a TUSD school bus near Ft. Lowell and…
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