Lamber Goodnow Personal Injury Articles and Posts

If you are hurt in an accident, you are generally entitled to compensation for your injuries and other related costs. The exact types of compensation that you may be entitled to depend on the facts of the case as well as whether you were hurt at work or not. The...

Arizona law, like the laws of other states, allows the surviving family members of the victim of a wrongful death to file a lawsuit seeking damages (compensation) for their economic losses. In this post, we will look at a relatively common situation that can follow a...

In 2013, more than 67,500 car accidents occurred in constructions zones nationwide. These crashes caused more than 47,700 injuries. Several situations can lead to crashes in work zones. When lanes are closed off, the merging traffic can bottleneck. Some vehicles may...

While not as deadly as head-on collisions or rollovers, T-bone crashes caused about 17 percent of all auto accident fatalities in 2015, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. T-bone accidents occur when one vehicle smashes into the side of another...

In Arizona, the statute of limitations for filing an auto accident lawsuit – or any personal injury case – is two years. In the case of an auto accident resulting in injuries, that would be two years from the date of the accident. If someone died in the accident and...

The answer to that question depends on a number of factors: Who was at fault in the accident? Were you driving the company vehicle within the scope of your job or outside of your duties? What kind of insurance does your employer have? Let’s delve into the details of...

Just because you were a passenger in an auto accident doesn't mean you can't take the driver's seat in your insurance claims. If you are injured as a passenger when riding in a taxi or a privately owned car, you can file a personal injury claim. In fact, in most cases...

Unless it was a minor fender-bender with no discernible damage, you should inform your insurance company after an accident. Read on to find out what to do after an accident, how to make a claim with an insurance company, what happens after you contact the insurance...

Auto accidents are traumatic and stressful. When you’ve been injured, you’re in pain, and your vehicle was damaged, it may be tempting to reach for a simple solution. So if the at-fault driver offers you a check, it may seem like an easy and bureaucracy-free answer....

After an auto accident, you may incur numerous expenses such as medical bills, vehicle repair, and rental car costs. You may be experiencing severe pain. You may be unable to work temporarily or permanently and are losing wages. It can all add up to an enormous...

More than 51 million vehicles were recalled due to defective or dangerous parts in 2015. Vehicle failure or degradation is responsible for only about 2 percent of auto accidents. But given that millions of accidents occur every year in the U.S., that’s still tens of...

It’s very common that more than one person was at fault in an accident. And who gets injured in an accident doesn’t indicate who was to blame. Determining fault, degree of fault, and subsequent compensation in an auto collision is a complicated process and varies by...

Only about 3 to 5 percent of personal injury claims ever go to trial, according to Bureau of Justice statistics.  The vast majority are settled out of court between the parties involved, their attorneys, and the insurance companies. That’s a good thing, since going to...

Auto collisions, like most things in life, are often not black-and-white incidents in which one person is totally at fault. Determining the degree to which each driver is liable is a complicated process. But in most states, you are entitled to partial compensation if...

If you were involved in a traffic accident in which the other driver was partially or wholly at fault, you may be entitled to compensation for losses you've suffered as a result of the accident. The type and amount of compensation you receive depends on various...

If you’re a passenger involved in an auto collision, the good news is you won’t be held liable for the accident. You are entitled to be compensated for your medical bills, ambulance costs, lost wages, pain and suffering, and qualifying out-of-pocket expenses. (There...

More than 2 million people in the United States have lost a limb – 45 percent of those through trauma such as a vehicle collision or workplace accident. The immediate psychological and financial toll of having a leg, arm or finger(s) amputated – including ambulance...

Whiplash – perhaps the best-known injury associated with car accidents – is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people assume only high-speed crashes cause whiplash. In reality, numerous drivers and passengers sustain whiplash in low-speed rear-end collisions....

Tragically, more than 35,000 people are killed every year in motor vehicle collisions. Nothing is more devastating than suddenly losing a loved one. But the ordeal can become even harder to bear if the family is suffering through financial burdens. The average cost of...

Whether you’ve gotten into a car accident, been bitten by a dog, or were injured by a defective product, you may incur substantial costs. These could include medical expenses such as ambulance fees, hospital bills and long-term physical therapy. The financial toll...