Year: 2022
Birth Defects Can Have Severe Impacts On Families
As a personal injury lawyer, I have seen firsthand the devastating impact that birth defects can have on families. These conditions, which can range from minor abnormalities to severe disabilities, can cause a lifetime of physical, emotional, and financial struggles for both the affected child and their loved ones. Birth defects are a type of…
Have You Used Your Sick or Vacation Time for a Work Injury?
In 2010, Cody Bell was an employee at the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office. Cody was injured in February of 2010, and she had to use her own sick time and vacation just to avoid losing income at work. After 17 months, she finally had surgery. Bell then requested a hearing from the ICA so…
What You Need To Know About Property Damage Accidents
In 2021, NVD reports that there was over 120,000 accidents in Arizona. 85,000 of those accidents were property damage only. What that means is most of you probably didn’t hire an attorney. So coming from an attorney, here’s what you should know when you have a property damage claim going forward. As most of you…
School Bus Tragedy Leaves One Teen Dead
Every day, we send our kids off to school. Most of our kids are going to ride a school bus. In fact, school buses make 9 million trips every single day carrying 24 million students. This is what makes the next story all the more heartbreaking. On August 28, 2022 at about 9:00 AM, students…
One Person Killed in UTV Rollover Crash in Peoria
Peoria, AZ — One person died Saturday night in a rollover accident in Peoria, AZ. Initial information states that it was a single-vehicle accident that took place around 9:00 p.m. near Boulder OHV area 10 miles west of Lake Pleasant. Early reports show that the UTV flipped for reason unknown at this time. One of the…
Motorcyclist Badly Hurt in Glendale Crash
GLENDALE, AZ — A motorcyclist was badly injured in Glendale on the night of March 30th after colliding with a car turning onto the freeway. The motorcyclist was headed eastbound on Union Hills Drive and reportedly hit a car that was turning left onto the southbound Loop 101 on-ramp. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital…
Woman Killed in Flagstaff Train Collision
FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Flagstaff police say a Phoenix woman has died following a pedestrian crash in northern Arizona. On March 28th, officials said the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on March 27th. The accident occurred around Beaver Street and Route 66 in Downtown Flagstaff. The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Larilynn Ben. Ben was attempting…
Elderly Couple Killed in High Speed Crash in Mesa
MESA, AZ — A 21-year-old man, identified as Gezane Izrael Cabanillas-Lape, is facing charges of allegedly speeding down Main Street in Mesa and causing a deadly crash. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22nd. Emergency crews arrived on scene to find the passenger of the minivan, 82-year-old Ronald Hettich, unconscious. He was pronounced…
Woman Killed on US-60/I-10 Ramp in Phoenix
PHOENIX, AZ — DPS is investigating a deadly hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on the US-60 freeway in Phoenix. The incident occurred in the early morning of March 22nd on the ramp from westbound US-60 to eastbound I-10. No details have been released about the victim other than being a female. The driver of the vehicle is…