While a significant portion of the land incorporated within the city borders of Peoria is rural and sparsely populated along the southern rim of Lake Pleasant, the more developed regions of this area have several major state highways running through them. Unfortunately, not every driver who uses those highways does so as responsibly and lawfully as they should, and as you may have just learned, that can sometimes lead to traffic collisions with devastating repercussions.
Filing civil suit over a highway car accident in Peoria works similarly to most other auto accident claims in some ways, but very differently in others. By working with a dependable car crash lawyer from Phillips Law Group, you will be able to more efficiently navigate around potential stumbling blocks on your road to civil restitution, and give yourself the best chance possible of securing a favorable case result.
Compensable damages in this type of claim can include but are not strictly limited to:
Because traffic collisions on major highways and freeways typically occur at high speeds, they tend to cause comparatively more severe injuries than wrecks which occur on smaller local roads. Accordingly, it can be especially important when filing suit over a highway car crash in Peoria to think not just about recovering for the immediate negative effects of your injuries, but also about seeking compensation in advance for losses you can reasonably expect your injuries to cause you in the months, years, and even decades to come. A member of the Phillips Law Group can discuss how your unique claim should be structured during a private initial consultation.
Legal counsel can also help fight back against allegations that someone injured in a Peoria highway auto accident was partly to blame for causing that wreck through their own negligent driving. This can be crucial to maximizing available restitution, since Arizona Revised Statutes §12-2505 allows civil courts to assign percentages of “comparative fault” to plaintiffs along these lines and then reduce the value of their final damage award by that same percentage.
Another statute worth mentioning in this context is A.R.S. §12-542, which grants personal injury victims a maximum of two years to file suit after they initially have a “cause of action” to sue. Typically, the cause of action for a car accident lawsuit is the accident itself, but there are occasionally exceptions to that rule of thumb which a qualified lawyer can go into more detail about as needed.
Getting into a traffic accident on the highway can be intensely stressful under the best of circumstances, and potentially life-changing under less fortunate ones. Either way, you have support available to you from knowledgeable legal professionals with understanding and enforcing your right to civil recovery from the person—or people—at fault for your wreck.
We have more than 30 years of experience helping people much like you with cases like yours all over central Arizona. Call Phillips Law Group to discuss your potential claim over your recent highway car accident in Peoria.
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