Car accidents can leave victims facing painful injuries, medical expenses, lost income, and a difficult insurance process. If another driver caused your collision, our Phoenix personal injury lawyers can investigate what happened, gather evidence of fault, and identify every potentially responsible party.
The Mercaldo Law Firm has represented injured people throughout Arizona for more than 40 years. Call (480) 227-8081 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with a Phoenix car accident lawyer.
Why Choose Us for a Phoenix Car Accident Case?
With The Mercaldo Law Firm representing your Phoenix car accident case, you have the following advantages:
- Over 40 years of experience, skills, and resources to put a powerful voice behind your claim
- An in-depth understanding of Arizona’s car accident laws, insurance system, and civil courts
- Representation that achieves exceptional results with over $400 million recovered for our clients
- A commitment to compassion and professional excellence through a hands-on approach with every client
We use contingency-based payment, so you pay nothing until after we’ve recovered compensation for you in your Phoenix car accident claim.
What Are the Most Common Causes of Car Accidents In Phoenix?
Even a careful, experienced driver can suffer injuries in a car accident when someone else behaves negligently or recklessly behind the wheel. The most common causes of car accidents in Phoenix and throughout Arizona include the following:
- Speeding
- Driving too fast for poor weather or road conditions
- Distracted driving
- Aggressive driving
- Fatigued driving
- Impaired driving
- Failing to yield the right of way
- Unsafe lane changes
- Improper merging
- Illegal passing
- Tailgating
- Speeding around curves
- Ignoring traffic signs and signal lights
In some cases, other entities may cause or contribute to a car accident, such as a negligent road maintenance agency, a road construction contractor, a road-planning agency, or the manufacturer of a defective car part. Under Arizona 12-2505, the state’s pure comparative negligence law, an injury victim has the right to recover compensation from all parties that cause or contribute to an accident.
What Types of Car Accidents Happen In Phoenix?
When one or more parties fail to take reasonable care, accidents such as the following can cause serious or catastrophic injuries to motorists:
- Rear-end collisions
- Head-on collisions
- T-bone accidents or angle collisions
- Sideswipes
- Vehicle rollovers
- Roadway departures
- Collisions with obstacles
- Tire blowout accidents
- Multi-vehicle pileups
If your collision involved a commercial vehicle, our Phoenix truck accident lawyers can investigate the driver, trucking company, and any other parties that may share responsibility.
The worst Phoenix car accident cases end in fatalities. If you lost a loved one in a fatal car accident, a wrongful death attorney in Phoenix can help your family achieve a sense of justice through financial accountability.
Understanding Car Accident Injuries In Phoenix
The crash force of an accident propels a motorist forward at the speed the car was traveling before the accident. Then, the seatbelt snaps them back against the seat, causing tremendous strain on the body’s structural support system, all while suffering blunt force trauma as the vehicle’s structure collapses inward at collision points. Common injuries include:
- Lacerations, contusions, and abrasions
- Soft-tissue injuries like sprains and torn ligaments in knees, wrists, ankles, and shoulders
- Back injuries
- Whiplash and other neck injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Single or multiple broken bones
- Internal organ injuries
- Burns
- Facial and dental trauma
- Spinal cord injuries
- Traumatic amputations
Medical experts describe three types of collisions in car accidents: the initial collision between vehicles or between a vehicle and an obstacle; the collision of the body with the seatbelt or interior; and the collision of organs within the body cavities.
What Types of Damages Are Available In a Phoenix Car Accident Claim?
Car accident injuries like those described above interfere with all aspects of life, either temporarily or permanently, depending on the severity of the injuries. These adverse economic and physical consequences are the damages in a car accident claim. Common damages recovered in successful Phoenix car accident claims include the following:
- Medical expenses
- Future medical expenses
- Out-of-pocket injury costs
- Lost wages
- Future income loss/reduced future earning ability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Catastrophic injury compensation for permanent harm, such as scarring, loss of limb, hearing or vision loss, disfigurement, organ loss, or diminished quality of life
Wrongful death damages are available to the spouse, child, or parent of a fatally injured car accident victim.
What Does a Phoenix Car Accident Lawyer Do For Me?
After an accident, the involved drivers’ insurance companies investigate the accident with the goal of determining the compensation amount to pay on the claim. Unfortunately, the insurer’s goal to protect company profits directly conflicts with your objective to obtain the full amount of compensation available for your losses. A car accident lawyer defends your best interests by doing the following:
- Conducting an independent investigation into the accident to determine the cause, the negligence that occurred, and the liable party or parties
- Documenting compelling evidence of liability
- Carefully calculating the injury victim’s economic damages and determining an amount for their pain, suffering, and other non-economic damages
- Sending their findings to the appropriate insurance company
- Negotiating with the insurer to obtain an ample settlement for your damages
With an experienced car accident lawyer behind your claim, your case is likely to end with a settlement for your damages; however, a trial-ready attorney always prepares for court throughout the case. If the insurance company fails to offer an ample settlement, your attorney will take your case to court. Only about 4% of injury claims require a trial to obtain a jury award for damages when an insurance company fails to offer an acceptable settlement.
Contact The Mercaldo Law Firm for Representation In Your Phoenix Car Accident Case
Insurance companies often try to shift a greater portion of liability to a car accident victim than they deserve, particularly when an injury victim has extensive damages. Call The Mercaldo Law Firm at (480) 227-8081 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with our Phoenix car accident attorneys. We can review the collision, explain your options, and discuss how we may be able to help.