Phillips Law Group Blog - Learn Your Rights

A one-vehicle rollover accident claimed the lives of two Arizona residents early yesterday morning in the Phoenix suburb of El Mirage. Local law enforcement officials have determined the victims were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash. While the outcome of the crime scene investigation is...

Continental Airbag Recall Affects 5 Million Autos

In the wake of the recent Takata airbag scandal, a new airbag recall is underway that could impact more than five million vehicles. The German manufacturing company, Continental Automotive Systems, has stated that millions of its airbags are defective and prone to malfunctioning. If moisture enters the airbags' computerized control...

Phoenix Driver Charged with 2nd Degree Murder

A 33-year-old woman has been charged with second degree murder after causing a fatal motorcycle wreck on I-17 near Happy Valley Road Tuesday, Feb. 16. The victim, a 57-year-old man from Phoenix, was hit by Leith Monroe's Dodge Stratus just after midnight. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety,...

Pedestrian Struck by Car Wants Help Finding Driver

An Arizona woman is asking residents to come forward if they have any information about the car-versus-pedestrian accident that nearly claimed her life in October of last year. While enjoying a "trunk-or-treat" Halloween event with her nieces, a 33-year-old local woman attempted to cross the street at the intersection of...

GM Recalling 473k Trucks and SUVs for Brake Pedal Issue

General Motors has announced that it will be recalling more than 473,000 trucks and SUVs for an issue that could cause the brake pedal to come loose and possibly fail to work. According to GM, a nut on the brake pedal pivot mechanism can come loose, causing the pedal to...

U.S. Traffic Fatalities on the Rise

For almost fifteen years, the estimated number of fatal car accidents on our nation's highways has been in a slow-but-steady decline. However, an announcement made last week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that deadly traffic accidents are on the rise once again. The latest estimates for...

Arizona Needs More Highway Safety Policies

According to a recent report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Arizona ranks as one of the worst states for highway safety policies. The Vice President of governmental affairs for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety confirmed that seven of the 15 best highway safety laws were missing...

DUI Wrong-Way Crashes Increase in Arizona

For over a decade, law officials from Arizona have been focused on reducing the number of fatal car accidents caused by drunk drivers traveling the wrong direction on the states' freeways. In Arizona, impaired drivers continue to pose a particularly deadly threat, as the number of fatalities associated with drunk...

Johnson & Johnson Pays $120 Million for Mesh Cases

Several medical manufacturing companies””Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and C.R. Bard””have come under fire recently for producing and selling transvaginal mesh implants that can cause internal injuries, debilitating pain and a plethora of long-lasting health complications. One such company, Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to pay over $120 million to...

Negligent Hospital Doctor Sends Dying Girl Home

In an alleged case of severe medical malpractice, a neurosurgeon at the Barrow Neurological Institute of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix sent a critically ill child home because her mother “had a tendency to overreact” and “was not going to like what [he] did next.” The child's...