With the holiday season in full swing, many of us will attend or even host a holiday party. Occasionally, a guest may become intoxicated at the party, and may cause a motor vehicle collision which injures an innocent motorist or passenger. Can the party host be held legally responsible for the driver or passenger’s injuries? […]
Many of us use the services of Uber or Lyft instead of a taxi (what the law refers to as “transportation network companies.”) Did you ever wonder what would happen if you were injured in a collision while a passenger in an Uber/Lyft vehicle? If the Uber or Lyft driver caused the collision, recent legislation […]
DeFusco Law is offering $300 stipends for classroom supplies to ten teachers in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) for the 2018-2019 academic year. Ten applicants will be selected: five were selected during the late summer and five will be selected during the upcoming holiday season. The next application period is Nov. 19 – Dec. […]
DeFusco Law is offering $300 stipends for classroom supplies to 10 teachers in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) for the 2018-2019 academic year. The application may be found on the homepage of www.defuscolaw.com and in the “Who We Are” section under “Giving Back.” Please share within the SUSD community! As products of public schools and with […]
I’ve often said that insurance is one of the few products folks purchase that they hope they’ll never need to use. It’s like death and taxes: nobody ever wants to talk about it, or plan for the possible rainy days ahead. While DeFusco Law represents individuals who have been harmed by others, we always review […]
When a client injured in a motor vehicle collision retains our firm, we always review their own automobile insurance policy. “But the other driver caused the collision, so why do we need to review my policy?” We’re often asked. Good question. Many times, folks have coverages available under their auto policy that provides benefits in addition to […]
Over the years many parents have entrusted me to represent their children on serious injury and wrongful death claims which have often resulted in significant physical and emotional harm to their children. The children have ranged from two to seventeen years of age on a variety of incidents. I’d like to share a few stories […]
In Arizona, twenty-two percent of motorists are uninsured, the fifth highest rate in the country (Insurance Research Council, Uninsured Motorists, 2006 ed.). Many more are “underinsured” and carry state-mandated minimum liability coverage of $15,000/$30,000. Most of us have liability insurance as part of our auto insurance policy. But liability insurance will not cover you and […]
Thank you for subscribing to the DeFusco Law Legal Blog. After over twenty years with my prior law firm, my wife Bryn and I are pleased to announce the opening of DeFusco Law, P.L.C. We will continue my practice of representing individuals on matters involving serious injury and accidents, wrongful death, crime victim assistance and […]
A victim of a crime often suffers economic loss. Such losses include costs of medical care for victims of vehicular and violent crimes (drunk driving, negligent homicide, manslaughter, assault and aggravated assault) and property losses for economic crimes (fraud, theft, embezzlement). The crime victim has the constitutional right to pursue restitution in the criminal prosecution […]
