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Arizona Attorney Board Certified in Injury and Wrongful Death
Leighton Rockafellow Sr. is Board Certified in Injury and Wrongful Death by the State Bar of Arizona. He is also Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Specialist. Both of those certifications were obtained in 1991. Leighton was one of the first attorneys in the State of Arizona to […]
August 3, 2016 Posted in Firm News Leave a comment
Leighton Rockafellow Jr. Ends Treasurer Tenure for Young Lawyers Division
Leighton Rockafellow Jr. is proud to announce he recently wrapped up his two-year tenure as the treasurer of the Young Lawyers Division of the Pima County Bar Association, but will stay on the board for another year. Read more…
May 9, 2016 Posted in Firm News Comments Off on Leighton Rockafellow Jr. Ends Treasurer Tenure for Young Lawyers Division
Medical Malpractice Laws May Shield the Hospital
Hospital Investigations and Confidentiality By law, hospitals are required to conduct investigations when errors are committed. The purpose is to “reduce morbidity and mortality and for the improvement of the care of patients provided in the institutions.” (ARS section 36-445.) “Such review shall include the nature, quality and necessity of the care provided and the […]
May 5, 2016 Posted in Medical Malpractice Leave a comment
The Supreme Court: How a Case Can Make Its Way to the Highest Court in the Land
The Judiciary, headed up by the Supreme Court, is one of three branches of our government whose role is to put a check and balance on the powers of the Legislature (Congress) and the Executive (President) branches. A slew of highly politicized cases have brought this least glamorous of the branches into the limelight in […]
March 4, 2016 Posted in Civil Litigation Leave a comment
What is a Nonparty?
Arizona is a comparative fault state. Each defendant is liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to that defendant’s percentage of fault. A.R.S. § 12-2506. For example, if you slip on water that has accumulated on the floor in your local grocery store and fall to the ground […]
December 1, 2015 Posted in Civil Litigation Tagged comparative fault, damages, nonparty, nonparty at fault Leave a comment
Lawsuit Time Limits-Statute of Limitation
In the Civil realm of the law, most claims have a statute of limitation. This means that your right to file a lawsuit against a person or entity expires after a certain amount of time. The justification for these time limits is to allow businesses and people to go about their business without having to […]
November 11, 2015 Posted in Civil Litigation Tagged Civil Litigation, negligence, statute of limitations 2 Comments
Your Vehicle's Diminished Value
Here’s the scenario: You are driving along in your two-year old mint condition Chevrolet Suburban when suddenly a negligent driver decides to turn left and BAM! There’s a collision. This event triggers three separate and distinct claims against that negligent driver: 1) Personal Injury, 2) Property Damage, and 3) Diminished Value. Everyone knows about the […]
October 5, 2015 Posted in Auto Accidents, Personal Injury Tagged Arizona personal injury attorneys 1 Comment
Insurance Bad Faith and Your Stolen Vehicle Claim
We purchase insurance to protect us from many unforeseen and unwelcome possibilities, including vehicle theft. Lately, insurance companies seem to be investigating stolen car claims with additional scrutiny and increasing skepticism. This may very well be considered bad faith. In 1981 Arizona adopted the independent bad faith claim. In Noble v. National American Life Insurance Company, […]
September 1, 2015 Posted in Insurance Law Tagged Arizona personal injury attorneys, bad faith insurance, insurance claims, stolen vehicle 5 Comments
Settling a Personal Injury Claim for a Minor
A minor is legally incapable of making a determination of whether or not to settle a claim. Therefore, a judge of the Superior Court must approve any personal injury settlement on behalf of the minor if the amount is $10,000 or more. This adds time, cost, and complexity to a settlement. However, there is good […]
July 1, 2015 Posted in Personal Injury Tagged Arizona personal injury attorneys, personal injury Leave a comment
Social Media and Your Personal Injury Case: Your Warning
As social media platforms continue to multiply, I am compelled to once again warn of the potential pitfalls that instagram/facebook/twitter/pinterest/google+/tinder/snapchat/youtube/tumblr/reddit/myspace/etc… posts can create for a personal injury claim. Slate.com recently published an article titled Evidence of Life on Facebook that I will recommend for all of my future clients to read. This article references some […]
May 5, 2015 Posted in Personal Injury Tagged facebook, instagram, personal injury lawsuit, social media, twitter Leave a comment
