Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Personal Injury Blog

Everyone knows, or should know, that collisions between motorcycles and larger vehicles can have devastating effects. When such accidents are fatal, they can also have negative psychological and emotional effects on the victim's loved ones. However, the law offers protection to innocent parties by allowing them to seek compensation after a motorcycle accident.

An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter from the Tacna Volunteer Fire Department died following a collision between his motorcycle and a pickup truck. The accident took place at the intersection of Avenue 40E and County 3rd Street in Yuma County at around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 4. The victim was off-duty at the time of the accident.

A police officer's main responsibility is to protect the public. Most officers do that very well. But sometimes, officers use excessive force that results in a death. The loss of a loved one can cause the surviving family tremendous pain and suffering. Wrongful death litigation may follow. While such a move won't bring a loved one back, the financial compensation that may be realized could bring needed financial stability to the surviving family.

The family of an Arizona man who was killed in June 2009 when a police officer shocked him with a Taser has agreed to a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit over the incident. This is according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. The settlement was reached recently. Earlier a judge had cleared the case to go to trial.

Dog bites can cause serious injury. After victims are bitten, medical attention may be required, and authorities in Arizona may become involved to prevent the dogs from posing a bite threat to the public ever again. A biting situation can be serious for the dog owner as well. An owner can be held legally liable for all expenses related to such an incident.

For one 13-year-old boy and his family, such considerations of liability are important because of the treatment he required after two neighborhood dogs attacked him. The dog bite incident occurred on Dec. 24 as he was out enjoying a bike ride. The seventh-grader was stopped at an intersection when the dogs reportedly suddenly attacked and began biting him. Both dogs were Australian Shepherds that reportedly managed to leave their owner's home through a window.

Having a loved one die is traumatic, but finding out that the person died a wrongful death is even more upsetting. In some instances, family members of someone who died a wrongful death decide to take legal action. While this action won't bring back their loved one, the financial compensation that may result can help to provide crucial financial stability for the family of the deceased person. The family of a slain Border Patrol officer opted to pursue legal action in federal court, claiming his death was caused by the negligence of his superiors.

Arizona readers may have heard about the agent who was killed in December 2010 during a shootout between U.S. Border Patrol agents and five armed men who came into the country illegally to rob marijuana smugglers. Apparently weapons used in the killing had gotten into the hands of the illegal intruders as a result of the operation known as "Fast and Furious."

A hit-and-run accident is an irresponsible act that can cause serious injuries and losses. By leaving the scene of a car accident, a hit-and-run driver makes it more difficult for the victims to seek justice. Those who have sustained injuries and losses in a hit-and-run accident should do all they can to get the compensation to which they are entitled.

Police in Phoenix have now identified an alleged drunk driver who caused a series of auto accidents that resulted in the death of one man. The 20-year-old suspect reportedly rear-ended a car that was driven by a 66-year-old man at a red light on 19th Avenue on Dec. 8. According to police, as the older man walked to the 20-year-old's car after the crash, the younger driver pulled away. The older man reached into the car trying to stop the younger man. He ended up being dragged hundreds of feet before the car collided with another car carrying three people.

The loss of a loved one in a tragic circumstance can leave a family devastated. The measure of a family's grief can never be fully accounted for and properly addressed. Sometimes these cases of wrongful death are the result of a hit-and-run driver, which for some represents the epitome of negligence and indifference.

Arizona residents should know that there are provisions in state civil law that allow for the recovery of financial compensation in the event of a wrongful death. An experienced attorney is the best source to rely on to get the information that's required to explore all avenues of possible recovery.

Traffic around the Phoenix area can be horrendous at times. The presence of the many types of huge commercial vehicles can make them all the more dangerous. With big rigs, straight trucks or various kinds of buses plying our roads, truck accidents are not uncommon and often injuries and death are the result.

Authorities in Phoenix are likely still in the midst of investigating a particularly bad accident that happened recently on Interstate 10. According to the Department of Public Safety, a tour bus carrying a group of tourists collided with a pickup truck about 50 miles south of Phoenix. Officials say the pickup truck was traveling the wrong way on the freeway and the bus and truck collided head-on.

Two crashes on Interstate 10 eastbound near Buckeye ended up involving seven vehicles, injuring at least two, and killing one, according to authorities. Officials say the second accident was the result of the traffic back up from the first. The victims of these accidents, or any car accident, should be aware that they may be entitled to compensation for loss of life, property loss and medical expenses that resulted from the accident.

A story in The Arizona Republic says the first accident happened at around 11:30 p.m., Nov. 20, near Miller Road and I-10. It says people inside a car apparently got into an altercation. The driver stopped on the side of the road and some passengers got out of the vehicle.