Category: Premises Liability
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Hurt Hiking Sabino Canyon or Tucson Trails: Does Anyone Owe You?
A hiking accident claim Tucson trail users bring depends heavily on one fact most hikers never think about: who actually owns the trail. Sabino Canyon sits inside the Coronado National Forest, federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. A city-maintained wash trail or a Pima County natural area runs under an entirely different set…
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Heat Injury Liability in Tucson: When Extreme Heat Becomes a Claim
A heat injury claim Tucson courts see almost always starts the same way: someone assumes the desert heat itself is the defense, and the case gets dropped before it’s evaluated. That assumption is usually wrong. Arizona doesn’t excuse a property owner, employer, or event organizer from ordinary negligence duties just because the injury involved heat…
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Swimming Pool Accidents in Tucson: Barriers, Liability, and Claims
A pool accident lawyer Tucson families call after a drowning or near-drowning almost always starts with one question: did the pool have a compliant barrier? Arizona’s pool enclosure law, A.R.S. § 36-1681, sets specific physical requirements for any pool 18 inches or deeper and wider than 8 feet. Tucson’s desert climate keeps backyard and community…
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Injured on the University of Arizona Campus: The ABOR Claim Process
A campus injury claim Tucson students, staff, and visitors bring against the University of Arizona doesn’t work like an ordinary premises liability case against a private business. The University of Arizona is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, a state entity. That means an injury on campus is legally a claim against the State…
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Injured at a Phoenix Block Party or HOA Community Event: Organizer and Host Liability
A community event injury claim Phoenix neighbors bring turns on who organized the event, who poured the drinks, and whose ground you stood on.
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Injured at a Phoenix Convention Center Trade Show or Expo: Exhibitor and Venue Liability
A convention center injury claim Phoenix attendees bring splits between the city-owned building and the private companies running the show.
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Injured at a Phoenix Church, Mosque, or Religious Facility: Premises Liability for Community Spaces
A religious facility injury claim Phoenix congregants bring works like any premises case. Charitable status hasn’t shielded churches for decades.
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Injured on a Phoenix School Field Trip: District Liability and Notice of Claim Basics
A school field trip injury claim Phoenix parents bring faces a 180-day notice deadline against the district and a separate clock for the venue.
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Injured at a U-Pick Farm or Agritourism Event Near Phoenix
A u-pick farm injury claim Phoenix visitors bring treats paying guests as business invitees. The farm setting doesn’t lower the duty of care.
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Injured at a Phoenix Dog Park: Owner, City, and Off-Leash Liability Questions
A dog park injury claim Phoenix visitors bring can involve the dog’s owner, the city, and two different filing deadlines at once.