Tag: damages
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Loss of Consortium Claims in Arizona: When a Spouse’s Injury Affects You Too
A loss of consortium claim in Arizona lets a spouse, parent, or child seek damages for a severely injured family member’s loss of companionship.
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Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable? What the IRS Actually Taxes
Are personal injury settlements taxable? Only in specific pieces, not the whole check. What the IRS actually taxes, and what it leaves alone.
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Medical Liens in Arizona: How Letters of Protection Pay Your Bills Before Settlement
Medical liens in Arizona let providers treat you now and collect from the settlement later. How liens and letters of protection actually work.
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Structured Settlements Explained: When Payments Over Time Beat a Lump Sum
A structured settlement spreads a personal injury recovery over time instead of a lump sum. How it works, the tax advantage, and when it makes sense.
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Amputation Injury Claims: Prosthetics, Replacement Cycles and Your Claim
An amputation injury claim must treat prosthetics as a lifetime, recurring cost — replacement cycles, rehab and the proof that captures it all.
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Future Medical Expenses Claims: Proving Costs That Haven’t Happened Yet
A future medical expenses claim must prove care you haven’t received yet. The reasonable-certainty standard and the experts who make it stick.
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Hit by a Drunk Driver in Arizona: Your Rights as a Victim
Hit by a drunk driver in Arizona? How the criminal DUI case and your civil claim differ, what restitution covers, and where victims can find support.
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Wrongful Death Damages in Arizona: Documenting a Household’s Losses
Wrongful death damages in Arizona: lost income, household services, companionship and the survivors’ own grief — the categories, explained with care.
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Burn Injury Claims: Degrees, Scarring and Long-Term Recovery
A burn injury claim turns on degree, scarring and long-term care. How burns are classified, why disfigurement matters, and the records that prove it all.
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Economic vs Non-Economic Damages: The Two Halves of Every Claim
Economic vs non-economic damages, explained with everyday examples — plus Arizona’s constitutional rule that neither half can be capped by law.