The heroics of commercial truck drivers often go unreported, but it appears likely that the quick response of a big-rig operator prevented a bad accident near Phoenix from turning drastically worse. A charter bus carrying 15 passengers collided head-on with a pickup truck on Interstate 10 in Casa Grande on Tuesday, Nov. 20, about 50 […]
Arizona truck accidents
Why Connecting with Jury Members is Crucial during Closing Arguments
As a litigator, sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the legal minutiae that can dominate a trial. It’s important to remember that, in the end, every case is about people. Cases are about the people who have been injured or killed, the people who are left to suffer as a result, and the people […]
Two Killed when Semi Crashes with Motorcycle near Littlefield, AZ
Two people riding a motorcycle on Interstate 15 in northwest Arizona were killed when their bike reportedly struck a tractor trailer on Saturday, April 21. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, both vehicles were traveling south on I-15 when the collision occurred. Both people on the motorcycle were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver […]
Arizona Jury Returns $13.2M Verdict for Consortium Claim
Dwarfing a trucking company’s pretrial offer of $625,000, an Arizona jury returned a combined verdict of over $13.2 million to the parents of a man killed in a 2008 accident in Ahwatukee, AZ. (Bachrach v. Covenant Transportation, U.S. District Court, Arizona) The verdict, which came down on March 13, 2012, is one of the largest […]
Two Students Killed in Truck Accident Near Phoenix
An accident involving a passenger car and a semi tractor trailer near Phoenix left two students dead on Monday, March 12. According to ABC15.com, Arizona Department of Public Safety officials are still investigating the cause of the accident at the intersection of Loop 303 and Olive Avenue that killed two 16-year-old students. The driver of […]
