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Most personal injury actions involve an injury to one person or a small group of people. However, occasionally, a single personal injury action will involve a large number of injured persons. When a large number of people are injured, the plaintiffs may be able to bring a lawsuit called a “class action”. There are multiple…

Karnas Law Firm has years of experience representing clients who are injured in crashes involving many types of vehicles. For example, Karnas Law has represented clients who have been injured in crashes involving cars, pickup trucks, tractor trailers, camper vans, RVs, light rail trains, bicycles and motorcycles, just to name a few. This blog post…

Claims for injuries often involve situations where the tortfeasor (person who causes the injury) is singularly at fault and is responsible for the full extent of the injured parson’s damages. However, situations also arise when multiple persons, including the injured party, are at fault. Does an injured person have a claim if he or she…

In Arizona, drivers are required to have insurance before they operate a motor vehicle. Unfortunately, many drivers in Arizona often operate vehicles without insurance. Some of the uninsured drivers are Arizona residents who fail to follow the law. Others may be visitors from other states or countries who simply do not have insurance when they…

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the most dangerous highways in Arizona are Interstate 10 (“I-10”), Interstate 40 (“I-40”), and Interstate 17 (“I-17”). Vehicle crashes regularly occur on these interstates and result in injuries to drivers and passengers. Shockingly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that approximately 100 people die in car…

Unfortunately, the attorneys at Karnas Law regularly encounter clients who were injured in a car crash that occurred at an intersection. One of the most common types of car crashes that occur at intersections involve a vehicle that made a premature left turn. This blog post discusses A.R.S. section 28-772 and the duty of left-turning…

The aftermath of a car accident can be beyond devastating, especially on the human body. The impact forces involved in a collision could cause mild to severe damage to your soft tissues, muscles, or ligaments. They could also fracture or break bones. In this article, we outline the top 5 most common bones broken in…

It is common rhetoric that dogs are “man’s best friend”. Despite this adage, dogs occasionally bite adults and children. What happens if you are bitten by a dog and injured? For example, what if the dog had never bitten anyone before? Is the owner still liable if he or she had no reason to believe…

Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that shields certain government officials and entities from liability for some tort actions. However, the doctrine of qualified immunity does not insulate government officials and entities from all liability. This has not always been the case. At one point in Arizona’s history, public entities and employees were protected…

In our last blog post, we discussed how drivers often impermissibly use Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes as express lanes and passing lanes. You can find that blog post here. However, A.R.S. 28-751 also dictates that when a Two-Way Left Turn Lane is present, drivers must use it in order to turn left. In part, A.R.S. 28-751…