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Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers Achieves Prestigious 2025 Best Law Firms® Ranking
Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is thrilled to announce our inclusion in the 2025 Best Law Firms® rankings, recognizing the firm’s commitment to excellence in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. For another year, we have earned the distinguished Tier 1 status in Phoenix, a testament to the quality of our practice and the dedication of…
Read MoreCongratulations to Mia Nevarez, the 2022 Recipient of the Annual Civil Justice Scholarship!
The team at Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is proud to announce that Mia Nevarez is the 2022 recipient of the Plattner Verderame Civil Justice Scholarship! Mia is currently attending Notre Dame Law School, and is expected to graduate in 2025. At Notre Dame, she is a Victor Hedberg Presidential Law Fellowship Award Winner and…
Read MorePlattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® in 2023!
Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is proud to announce that our partners have once again been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for 2023. Nick Verderame has been recognized again as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2023. Each year, Best Lawyers® recognizes the achievements of attorneys across the country in a variety of practice…
Read MorePlattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Law Firms List
Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is proud to announce that we have been named to the 2022 Best Law Firms list for our work in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. We are also pleased that the Firm has retained its Tier 1 status in Phoenix for our work. Best Law Firms issues its rankings “based…
Read MorePlattner Verderame Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers for 2022
Plattner Verderame, PC, is honored to announce that the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for the work we performed last year on behalf of our clients throughout Arizona. Eligible attorneys are determined by peer review. Attorneys are not permitted to nominate themselves for these awards. Lawyers are not guaranteed to…
Read MoreCongratulations, Erickson Saye, on Being the 2021 Recipient of the Annual Civil Justice Scholarship!
Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is proud to announce that Erickson Saye is this year’s recipient of the Plattner Verderame Civil Justice Scholarship! Erickson will be attending Loyola University School of Law in Chicago this fall as a first-year law student and is expected to graduate in 2024. Erickson Saye earned his B.A. in Political…
Read MoreCar Accidents and Road Safety During the Holidays
It’s the holiday season, which typically means increased traffic as people travel to visit their loved ones. While travel may be reduced this year because of coronavirus precautions, drivers should still be on high alert for the potential dangers while they’re on the roads. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, about 91% of all…
Read MoreBrachial Plexus & Cerebral Palsy: Know the Risks during Childbirth
Having a baby should be a happy experience for expectant parents. Your biggest concerns are making sure your baby enters the world safe and healthy, and that you have a solid plan for making it to the hospital when the time comes. Unfortunately, even with the healthiest of new mothers and babies, an act of…
Read MoreRead This Before Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Personal injury law covers a pretty wide range of accidents and injuries in a variety of scenarios. Most people know that they might have a claim against the person or entity that caused them harm, but it’s important to take certain factors into consideration when making the decision to pursue legal action. The information below…
Read MorePurell Sued after Claiming Its Hand Sanitizers Prevent Illness
Health experts agree hand sanitizers are effective as a backup or in tandem to washing hands as part of a regimen for killing viruses, like the flu or MRSA. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also regulates these products, preventing manufacturers of these products from claiming they prevent any specific illness or disease.…
Read MoreHow Public Nuisance Claims Work
Public nuisance is one of the oldest actions of law in the country. In legal terms, public nuisance is defined as “an unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public.” It was traditionally used as a remedy relating to the use of land, usually brought by government entities. However, over time, public nuisance…
Read MoreWhere Do Most Truck Accidents Happen in Arizona?
Truck accidents can happen anywhere at any time but every state has known trouble spots where motor vehicle crashes seem to be a normal occurrence. Arizona is no different. We have many highways and backroads that lend themselves to causing injury and death on a regular basis. Some of these dangerous roadways are frequented by…
Read MoreRubbernecking Is a Serious Form of Driver Distraction
When there’s an accident on the road, most people want to see what happened. If a motorcycle rider is on the ground, a truck is turned over, a car has been pulled over by the police – the natural tendency is to look and stare. Unfortunately, this act of looking at an accident instead of…
Read MorePlattner Verderame, PC Named to the 2021 Best Lawyers List!
Plattner Verderame, PC is honored to announce that the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for our work on behalf of our clients in Arizona. Best Lawyers awards are based solely on peer review; attorneys cannot nominate themselves, and inclusion on the list one year does not guarantee inclusion the next.…
Read MoreNick Verderame Discusses Elder Care Rights & the Coronavirus Pandemic on ABC 15’s Town Hall
Last Thursday, Nick Verderame was among one of the featured guests on ABC 15’s ongoing series of virtual town halls. These town halls cover topics of interest to the community, and reporter Melissa Blasius brought some experts together to discuss the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our nursing home population. In addition to Nick,…
Read MoreChristopher J. Stephens Named 2020 Recipient of Plattner Verderame’s Annual Civil Justice Scholarship
Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is pleased to announce that Christopher Stephens is the 2020 recipient of the Annual Civil Justice Scholarship. Chris is an award-winning law student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, with an anticipated graduation date of May 2021. Chris Stephens earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science at the…
Read MorePlacenta Injuries Found in Study of Pregnant Women with COVID-19
A study conducted by Northwestern has found placental injuries in women who have tested positive for COVID-19. The placenta is the first organ to form when a woman is pregnant, and it is very important when it comes to the development of the fetus. The placenta helps give nutrients to the fetus and also removes…
Read MoreAmerican Honda Recalls Off-Road Vehicles Due to Injury Hazards
American Honda has announced a recall of its Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs) due to crash and injury hazards. The manufacturer said that the vehicle can move or roll when it has been placed in the park position, leading to crash and injury hazards. The recall was announced on June 18, 2020, and American Honda recommends…
Read MoreRichard Plattner Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers
Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is proud to announce that partner Richard S. Plattner has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). Founded in 1950, this prestigious organization accepts no more than 1% of all attorneys practicing in any given state or Canadian province, so being invited is a…
Read MoreFrank Verderame and Randy Hinsch Were Named 2019 Southwest Super Lawyers
Frank Verderame and Randy Hinsch, partners at Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers, were both been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Southwest Super Lawyers. Both attorneys were recognized for their work in the area of Personal Injury General – Plaintiff. Every year, Super Lawyers recognizes top attorneys throughout the country for their work,…
Read MoreHow a Section 1983 Claim Can Protect Your Civil Rights in Cases of Excessive Force and Police Brutality
Section 1983 is part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (42 U.S.C. § 1983), which gives victims a cause of action for filing a lawsuit for civil rights violations such as police misconduct and excessive force., Congress passed the Civil Rights Act to guard against the racial injustice and violence taking place after the…
Read MoreCars Have Been Designed to Keep Male Bodies Safe While Largely Ignoring Female Bodies in Crash Tests
From a road safety perspective, apparently, it is a man’s world. In an excerpt of a piece published in The Guardian, the author writes about how women are put at risk on the roads because cars are designed around a male body. From the vehicle’s safety features to how the seats are constructed and installed,…
Read MoreCongratulations Julieta Hernandez on Being Selected as the 2019 Civil Justice Scholarship Winner!
Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers is proud to announce that Julieta Hernandez, a student at UCLA School of Law, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of our annual Civil Justice Scholarship! Ms. Hernandez is expected to graduate in 2022. The Plattner Verderame Civil Justice Scholarship awards $2500 to a student who is interested in…
Read MorePlattner Verderame, PC Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
Plattner Verderame, PC is proud to announce that our founding partners, Richard Plattner and Frank Verderame, have both been named to Best Lawyers in America® for 2020. Both partners are Arizona State Bar Board Certified Specialists in Injury and Wrongful Death, and both have been recognized for their work in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation. The…
Read MoreCan I File a Car Accident Claim against a Deceased Driver?
In 2016, there were more than 34,000 fatalities due to car accidents nationwide, and 962 Arizonans died in car crashes that year, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In many of those accidents, the driver who was responsible for the accident died. Death does not absolve the driver from liability, but it does…
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