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Phillips Law Group Attorney Joel Fugate Secures $1.2 Million Settlement in Defective Scooter Injury Case

Phillips Law Group is proud to announce that attorney Joel Fugate secured a $1.2 million defective scooter injury settlement for a client who suffered serious injuries after a leased electric scooter allegedly malfunctioned in Scottsdale, Arizona. According to the claim, the client was riding an electric scooter leased month to...

What Evidence Disappears Fast After a Truck Accident in Arizona

Truck accident cases are fundamentally different from car accident cases — not just in the severity of injuries, but in the way evidence works. When a passenger vehicle collides with an 80,000-pound commercial truck, the physical destruction is obvious. What is less obvious is that some of the most important...

How Arizona’s Comparative Fault Law Affects Your Car Accident Settlement

If you have been in a car accident in Arizona and someone tells you that you were "partly at fault," your first instinct might be to worry that you have no case. That instinct is wrong — and insurance companies are counting on it. Arizona has one of the most...

Arizona Motorcycle Accident Statistics: Why 2025 Was a Record Year for Fatalities

Arizona's open roads, year-round riding weather, and scenic highways make it one of the most popular states for motorcyclists in the country. They also make it one of the most dangerous. While motorcycle registrations have grown steadily over the past decade, the number of fatal crashes has not declined to...

The Uber and Lyft Insurance Gap Nobody Tells You About

You are standing at a Phoenix intersection when a car runs a red light and strikes another vehicle. The at-fault driver has the Uber app open on their phone — they are available for rides but have not accepted one yet. You might assume that because they are working for...

Who Is Liable When a Self-Driving Car Causes a Crash in Arizona?

Arizona made a deliberate choice to become a testing ground for autonomous vehicles. In 2015, Governor Doug Ducey signed an executive order welcoming self-driving car companies to test on public roads with minimal regulatory barriers. Waymo launched its commercial robotaxi service in the Phoenix area. Cruise operated in Scottsdale. Intel's...

Arizona Boating Accidents: BUI Laws, Lake Havasu Risks, and What Victims Can Recover

Arizona is not a state most people associate with boating accidents. But with over 130,000 registered watercraft and some of the most popular recreational lakes in the Southwest — Lake Havasu, Lake Powell, Lake Pleasant, Saguaro Lake, and Roosevelt Lake — Arizona's waterways see a significant volume of boat traffic,...

Arizona Small Plane Crashes: What Victims and Families Need to Know

Arizona's clear skies, low humidity, and year-round flying weather make it one of the busiest general aviation states in the country. The state is home to dozens of general aviation airports, a thriving flight training industry, and a large population of private pilots. It is also, by the nature of...

The Most Dangerous Roads for Cyclists in Arizona and What to Do If You’re Hit

Arizona has invested significantly in cycling infrastructure over the past decade — bike lanes, shared-use paths, and protected corridors have expanded in Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, and Tucson. Yet the state continues to record some of the highest bicycle fatality rates in the country. The gap between the cycling infrastructure that...

Arizona Crosswalk Laws: Who Is at Fault When a Driver Hits a Pedestrian?

Arizona is one of the most dangerous states in the country for pedestrians. Year after year, the state ranks near the top of national pedestrian fatality reports, with the Phoenix metro area consistently appearing on lists of the most dangerous urban areas for people on foot. When a pedestrian is...