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Nov
Hurt by a Snowbird or Out-of-State Driver in Arizona? How Your Claim Works
Arizona's winters draw hundreds of thousands of visitors south every year, and a share of them cause crashes on roads they've never driven before. When that happens, injured Arizona residents often assume the case works differently because the other driver lives out of state. But...
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Nov
Bitten by a Dog in Arizona? Why Strict Liability Changes Everything
If a dog bites you in Arizona, the owner is almost always responsible for your injuries, even if that dog never showed a hint of aggression before. Arizona follows a strict liability rule, which means you generally do not have to prove the owner was careless or knew the dog had a...
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Oct
Can You Stack Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Arizona? What to Know Before You Settle
Before accepting any settlement from your own insurer, it is worth knowing whether Arizona law lets you combine, or "stack," more than one uninsured or underinsured motorist policy. Big Auto Accident Attorneys has built its practice around exactly this kind of insurer pushback, r...
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Oct
Can Dashcam or Black Box Data Prove Who Caused Your Car Accident?
When two drivers tell different stories about the same crash, Big Auto Accident Attorneys turns to the evidence that does not forget: dashcam footage and the event data recorder, commonly called a black box, built into most modern vehicles. This is where Big Auto's investigators ...
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Oct
Hurt in an E-Bike or Scooter Accident? Here's Who May Be Liable in Arizona
E-bikes and electric scooters have become a common sight on streets from Phoenix to Scottsdale, and a ride can turn into a serious injury faster than most people expect. Big Auto Accident Attorneys built its national reputation on cases just like these, pairing local Arizona atto...
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Sep
Accidents with City, County, or State Vehicles: What Arizona's Notice of Claim Deadline Means for You
Big Auto Accident Attorneys is a national team of injury lawyers that has recovered billions for clients, with a Phoenix office representing injured drivers across Arizona on a no-win, no-fee basis. One deadline catches more of those clients off guard than any other. If a city bu...
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Sep
Bad Faith Insurance Claims: When the Insurer Owes You More Than the Policy
Insurance bad faith occurs when an insurer breaches its duty of good faith and fair dealing to a policyholder, for example, by unreasonably denying a valid claim, delaying payment without cause, or making a lowball offer it can't justify. When that happens, the insurer can owe yo...
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Sep
Was Your Car Totaled? How Insurers Decide and How to Fight the Number
Insurers determine whether a car is totaled by comparing the cost to repair it to the vehicle's Actual Cash Value (ACV), and declaring it a total loss once that repair cost exceeds a state-set threshold. Some states use a fixed percentage, commonly between 60% and 100% of ACV, wh...
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Sep
Medical Liens: Why Your Injury Settlement Shrinks Before You See It
A medical lien is a legal claim that a hospital, health insurer, or government program places against your injury settlement to recover the cost of treatment it already paid for. It shrinks your settlement because those amounts get repaid before any money reaches you, sometimes t...
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Sep
Who Pays When a Waymo Hits You in Phoenix, AZ?
When a Waymo hits you, the company operating the self-driving vehicle is typically the party who pays, not a human driver you can point to at the scene. Arizona law treats autonomous vehicle (AV) crashes the same as any other motor vehicle collision for liability purposes: the at...
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