Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard Scottsdale

Recently the Arizona Legislature enacted a new and shorter statute of limitations for UM/UIM claims. The applicable section is ARS 12-555.For uninsured motorist (UM) claims such claims, such claims must be made in writing within three years after the earliest of (i) the date you knew that the tortfeasor was uninsured; or (ii) the date you knows or should have known that coverage was denied by...

Let me make this clear: there is no such thing as full coverage. It's really that simple.What types of coverage is there? There's first-party coverages, such as comprehensive, collision, medical payments, and underinsured and uninsured motorist. Then there's third-party coverages such as property damage and bodily injury. And then there are other coverages, such as rental and towing.But...

As of September 21, 2006, the statute of limitations was amended in Arizona for UM/UIM claims. Pursuant to ARS 12-555, as amended, insureds are now required to provide "written notice" to insurers that they are making a claim, and they must request arbitration or file suit within three years of such written notice.

"What do you mean they don't have insurance?!" is something every injury attorney hears at some stage.Whether the issue is no coverage or limited coverage, with healthcare costs being what they are today, odds are that the person who injures you will not have sufficient insurance coverage. That is one reason why uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage (called "UM" and "UIM,"...

A fatal early morning car accident left one man dead and forced Eastbound 202 to close down for hours.Witnesses say a driver traveling the wrong way was the cause of the accident that occurred at 3:30am. Officials say a driver got onto the Scottsdale Road exit ramp and was traveling west in the eastbound lane when his car collided with a Suburban causing it to spin into a third car. The driver...