Personal Injury
What Is Tort Reform?
Tort reform is the attempt by the insurance industry and large corporations in this country to take away your rights. We have the good fortune to live in a nation where our Founding Fathers for our country and for the state of Arizona, where we live, put provisions in the Constitution that level the…
Read MoreMedicaid and Medical Liens in Arizona – Know Your Rights
Arizona’s Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), pays healthcare expenses for low-income or disabled patients. Under federal law, hospitals and providers must agree to accept the amounts the AHCCCS pays on behalf of those patients (plus any applicable copay, deductible, etc.) as payment in full. This is how it’s supposed to…
Read MoreWhat Are Mistakes a Lot of Clients Make?
Common mistakes that we see that injured people make include delaying treatment. Do not delay treatment. If you’re injured, please go see a doctor and be honest with that doctor. Don’t exaggerate whatever pain or problems that you have. And the flip side, don’t minimize it. We need documentation of exactly what’s going on…
Read MoreBalance Billing – What it is and How it Works
Have you ever made a trip to the emergency room, thought you were covered by insurance, and later received a bill that seemed way too high? Chances are you just got hit with “surprise billing,” otherwise known as balance billing. You’re not alone. Approximately one in five people who visit an ER within their healthcare…
Read MoreCan I Make an Auto Insurance Claim if I’m Hurt as a Pedestrian?
You can make a claim if you’re hurt as a pedestrian against the driver of the other vehicle and their insurance company. You may be surprised to learn that your own automobile insurance will cover you as a pedestrian even if you’re not in your own car. So long as a motor vehicle, an…
Read MoreFrank Verderame, Firm Partner
I’ve had the privilege of representing people who have suffered the most scary, catastrophic injuries that you can imagine. From brain injury, to paralysis, burn injuries, death of a family member: It’s always hard to do, especially when you grow to know and love your clients. And that’s been the biggest reward of my career.…
Read MoreRandall A. Hinsch, Firm Partner
If you’ve ever had, I hope you have had, a chance to help somebody out in a situation, it feels good. It really feels good to help somebody out when they’re being bullied. Insurance companies are multi-billion-dollar bullies. And in our civil justice system, it’s often the case where personal injury lawyers, trial lawyers…
Read MoreRichard S. Plattner, Firm Partner
Well, I’ve been practicing law; now I’m in my 41st year of doing it. What I love about being a personal injury lawyer for plaintiffs is I get to help people. I don’t represent corporations. I only represent people: fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters who’ve been knocked down and who need a hand to get pulled…
Read MoreNick Verderame, Associate
I like representing injured plaintiffs because it’s a lot of fun. It’s not just fun what we do every day, going to court and making arguments, but it’s fun helping people in a way that impacts their life. Before I was doing this kind of work, I was doing corporate mergers and acquisitions, and it…
Read MoreBike Safety
Bicycle safety can be a little bit complicated. Normally, bicycles are supposed to follow the same rules of the road that motor vehicles follow. But there are exceptions. In Arizona, for example, a bicycle in a cross walk is covered by the same rules as pedestrians, whether you’re riding your bike or walking your bike.…
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