What happens to a claim if the Claimant/Plaintiff dies before it is resolved?
- posted: Jun. 07, 2022
- Personal Injury
Do Personal Injury Claims Survive the Death of the Claimant? Damages in a Personal Injury Claim are broken down into tangible and intangible losses. The tangible losses are called “Special Damages.” Read More
What is Full Coverage Insurance?
- posted: May 04, 2022
- Personal Injury
Defining "Full Coverage" insurance: a term that means different things to different people. Here at the Rockafellow Law Firm, we encounter the term “full coverage,” with regards to insurance policies, frequently. Read More
Settlement Agreements and Releases: Some Common Features
- posted: Feb. 08, 2022
- Personal Injury
A vast majority of personal injury claims conclude by settlement. As opposed to a trial or arbitration, a settlement is a mutual agreement between both parties to settle a claim Read More
Personal Injury Settlements for Minors: There's More To It!
- posted: Aug. 06, 2021
- Personal Injury
Minor children frequently have personal injury claims but they are legally incapable of agreeing to a settlement and unable to receive the funds. Therefore, under Rule 53 of the Arizona Read More
Duty in Torts
- posted: May 04, 2021
- Personal Injury
Before there is negligence, there must be a duty. Personal injury lawyers frequently work within the realm of negligence-based tort laws. Torts can be defined as: “… an act or omission Read More
Is My Personal Injury Settlement Taxable or Not Taxable?
- posted: Apr. 07, 2021
- Personal Injury
It is tax time once again. The Rockafellow Law Firm is not in the business of giving tax advice, but there is one area of tax law that we are Read More
Devices That Help Determine Fault in a Car Crash: GPS, Dash Cameras and Black Boxes
- posted: Feb. 02, 2021
- Personal Injury,  Auto Accidents
GPS (Global Positioning Systems), dash cameras, and “Black Boxes” (Electronic Data Recorders) have become important tools in deciding fault for auto collisions Most commercial vehicles now have GPS to track the Read More
COVID-19 Personal Injury Claims Against an Arizona School District
- posted: Aug. 05, 2020
- Personal Injury,  COVID-19
Will the new school year bring a new class of personal injury claims against the schools? Not likely. As Arizona prepares to send its students back to school, parents and school Read More
Can You Bring an Emotional Distress Claim Related to COVID-19?
- posted: Apr. 20, 2020
- Personal Injury
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is not only potentially deadly, but can be transmitted by individuals who are not showing any symptoms, so people might fear that they’ve contracted Read More
Arizona's Top Personal Injury Verdicts in 2018
- posted: Jun. 05, 2019
- Personal Injury,  Arizona News
A summary of the highest awards Arizona juries handed out to personal injury plaintiffs in 2018 Each year, The State Bar’s magazine Arizona Attorney publishes a list of the top civil Read More