Scottsdale, Arizona Auto and Car Accident Lawyers

Knapp & Roberts - Car Accident

8777 North Gainey Center Drive
Suite 181
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
USA

(480) 991-7677 or (800) 541-4477

www.krattorneysautoaccident.com

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Law Firm Overview

Knapp & Roberts is an experienced Scottsdale, Arizona law firm representing victims and survivors of serious motor vehicle accidents fight for the money damages they need and deserve for their injuries and financial losses. We are proud of the difference we make in people's lives every day. With your help, we can change the system by taking steps to make sure this tragedy does not happen to someone else. Since your case involves a serious auto or trucking accident, you can take legal action against the negligent driver for various civil remedies.

Our Scottsdale firm is highly regarded throughout the legal community. We are among the top performing plaintiffs’ law firms in Arizona. Our reputation for aggressive pursuit of our clients’ rights precedes us. You need a firm that has the breadth of legal knowledge, litigation experience, trial skills and financial resources to bring about a successful resolution of your case. Knapp & Roberts is that firm.

We build the team that knows how to tell your story--clearly and completely--to ensure you receive maximum compensation so you and your family can start putting your lives back together.

Our personal injury law firm has formed professional connections with an extensive network of investigators, medical experts, accident reconstruction experts, authoritative research, trial presentation specialists, and trial and jury consultants. Our trial lawyers can build the team necessary to tell your story and present it effectively to a jury. It is important to tell your story so that others understand how the injury or wrongful death occurred and how it has permanently changed your life.
The personal injury attorneys at Knapp & Roberts have the expertise to evaluate your case and help you make a sound and informed decision about whether to pursue your case in court.

If necessary, we will not hesitate to take your case to trial. Our techniques are scholarly, but our strategies are grounded in core human values. Health, safety, economic security, quality of life—these are fundamentals that all human beings understand and desire.

You need a Scottsdale persona injury law firm that cares about helping you and your family. That's what makes us different. Knapp & Roberts works as a team to ensure that you receive the highest levels of client service and representation.

You will work directly with your attorney from the moment you step into our office until your case is fully resolved.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Drunk Driving Accidents; Rear End Collisions & T-Bone Accidents; Head-On Collisions; Dangerous Roadways; Construction Zone Accidents; Car Accident Fire Injuries; Roof Crush Accidents; Defective Tires; Dram Shop Liability; Commercial Vehicle Accidents; Tires, Blowouts & Treads; Out-of-State Injuries; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist.

Practice Areas Description

Knapp & Roberts provides legal representation and services in the following areas of practice:

- Car Accidents

Let us make sure the jury hears exactly how your family has suffered because of the other driver's negligence. If you have been in a car accident, you know what happens next. There are questions to answer, forms to fill out, and an insurance company that may be pushing you to make a decision while you are dealing with a life-changing injury. Despite what they said when you bought the policy, you won't always find the insurance adjustor on your side. You don't have to do this alone. Since 1991, we have helped thousands of clients recover their lives.

- Semi-Truck Accidents

If a member of your family has been seriously injured in a truck accident, or if a loved one has been killed in a fatal accident, Knapp & Roberts has the experience and resources to help your family recover the money you need and deserve. Our attorneys know the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA) and the safety regulations that must be followed.

- Truck Driver Fatigue

The trucking industry is heavily regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA). Federal regulations mandate the number of consecutive hours that truck drivers are permitted to drive and the frequency and length of rest time that truck drivers must take before returning to the road. While these strict regulations were established to minimize the number of traffic accidents caused by truck driver fatigue, many trucking companies place profit before safety and continue to encourage their drivers to break the law.

- Truck Driver Negligence

At the law office of Knapp & Roberts, we understand the impact a serious trucking accident can have on the catastrophically injured and the family of fatal truck accident victims. Our personal injury attorneys put forth the experience and resources necessary to identify negligence that contributed to the truck accident and to our client's suffering. Then, we prepare a compelling case that not only tells our client's story, but that also demonstrates the recklessness of those at fault for the accident.

- Bus Accidents

If you have been injured in an accident involving a bus, you should be aware that filing a lawsuit may be your only way to ensure that bus safety laws will be taken seriously. At Knapp & Roberts, we know that personal injury and wrongful death claims aren't just about getting you money. Your case is about making the negligence stop.

- Rental Car Accidents

If you rented a car, truck, or motorcycle, and were involved in an accident in Arizona, we can help. Likewise, if you were hit by a tourist in a rental car, we can help. Our car accident lawyers have the experience and determination you need to achieve results.

- Rear End Collisions & T-Bone Accidents

If you were hit from behind or suffered a catastrophic injury in a side impact crash, it often means the other driver was distracted or negligent in some way. Now that your future has changed forever, what matters most is how you are going to fight to protect your rights. Knapp & Roberts is the personal injury litigation firm that victims and their surviving family members turn to when they need aggressive, effective legal representation. Our trial lawyers understand that your personal injury claim isn't just about getting money. It's about helping you put your life back together.

- Taxi Accidents

Our attorneys have the experience and financial resources to thoroughly investigate taxi accidents, identify negligence, and pursue full accountability and financial responsibility. We handle taxi accidents involving:

• Negligent driving: Taxi cab drivers are notorious for driving negligently in order to maximize the number of transports and number of fares collected. We represent clients who have been injured in taxi accidents arising from the driver's careless or reckless driving, including speeding, failing to yield to the right of way, making unsafe lane changes, distracted/inattentive driving and other negligent driving.
• Negligent maintenance: We utilize a network of experts to investigate car accidents. In investigating taxi cab injuries, we thoroughly review maintenance records to determine if negligent maintenance or improper negligence led to an unsafe taxi cab on the road. We pursue full accountability for negligent maintenance that contributed to brake problems, under-inflated tires, or other auto defects.
• Equipment defects: Whether defective auto parts were installed when the cab was repaired or defective equipment originated from a manufacturing, engineering, or design defect, we identify the source and pursue full accountability for equipment defects that cause or contribute to taxi injuries.

- Truck Accidents

A traffic accident involving a large commercial truck, such as an 18-wheeler or semi truck, can have disastrous consequences. A typical fully loaded large commercial truck can weigh over 80,000 pounds, while an average passenger automobile weighs approximately 3,000 pounds. Because of the sheer size of trucks, any collision between a commercial truck and another vehicle is likely to result in serious, even fatal, injuries. If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident with a commercial truck, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your injuries by bringing a legal claim against the responsible parties. An experienced attorney can help determine whether you have a claim.

- Commercial Vehicle Accidents

Did a construction vehicle back into your car? Was your car T-boned by a delivery van? Commercial vehicle drivers are often in a hurry or distracted. When that results in an accident with serious injuries, you need a commercial vehicle accident lawyer who will make sure you receive the compensation you need and deserve. At Knapp & Roberts, we have been helping seriously injured people and the families of wrongful death victims since 1991. We know that when you have been hit by a commercial vehicle, the owner and the insurance company will have lawyers on their side. You need an attorney, too.

- Motorcycle Accidents

Riding motorcycles is a popular activity and total motorcycle registrations increased 51% between 2000 and 2005. In 2006, Americans bought over 1.1 million motorcycles.2 Despite their popularity, the inherent nature of motorcycles makes riding them a potentially dangerous undertaking. Unlike cars and other vehicles, motorcycles offer drivers and passengers no protection. There is nothing between the rider and the open road other than the clothes the rider is wearing and possibly a helmet. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, an experienced personal injury attorney at Knapp & Roberts in Scottsdale, Arizona can explain your legal options.

- Head-On Collisions

In a second, a head-on collision can change your family forever. It's everyone's worst nightmare — receiving a phone call telling you that your spouse or teenager has been involved in a head-on collision. A head-on collision happens for only one reason: Someone was seriously negligent, driving directly at traffic. It nearly always means a catastrophic injury or fatal accident. If you have received that call, you know how devastating it is to your entire family. Our attorneys care and we're ready to help.

- Dangerous Roadways

If you or a family member has been in an accident on an Arizona road or highway, you won't know if a dangerous roadway caused the crash unless you talk to an experienced personal injury lawyer. Contact our offices and talk to one of our attorneys about the circumstances of the accident.

- Construction Zone Accidents

If you have been seriously injured in a construction zone accident, there may be circumstances that allow you to seek significant money damages from all the parties who are held legally liable for compensation. That may include the large road construction contractors, the State of Arizona and the other driver at fault.

- Car Accident Fire Injuries

If you or a loved one has been injured because of a car fire, there may be a defective automotive product that is at fault. Manufacturers and after-market parts makers and installers can be held legally responsible for compensating you and your family for the traumatic changes a serious accident will have on your future.

- Roof Crush Accidents

Knapp & Roberts has taken a leading role in litigation cases involving automotive safety failure, including cases involving serious roof crush injuries and fatal accidents. Our attorneys work with a network of independent car manufacturing specialists, accident reconstruction experts and medical consultants to determine the exact cause and results of the roof crush.

- Rollover Accidents

When you bought your car, pickup truck or SUV, you had every right and reason to trust that the manufacturer obeyed vehicle safety regulations. But every year, thousands of drivers and passengers are injured or killed in vehicle rollover accidents. Who is holding the auto manufacturers accountable? Vans and SUVs are especially prone to rollovers, often because of design flaws. In addition to property damage and personal injury, a rollover accident may include a product liability claim against the car, truck or SUV manufacturer. Our firm has been helping victims and their families recover money for injuries or death caused by unsafe motor vehicles for more than 17 years.

- Tires, Blowouts & Treads

Knapp & Roberts provides aggressive, skilled representation for people seeking compensation for defective tire injuries. Our attorneys do more than simply prepare your case for an easy settlement. We work to understand you and your family, to learn how the accident affected your life and to tell your story. We care, and we want to help you recover the money damages you need for a lifetime of medical care and treatment.

- Drunk Driving Accidents

Life-changing accident injuries are never easy to deal with, but drunk driving accidents are especially hard. The drunk driver chose to drink and drive, making injuries and wrongful death seem especially senseless. If you have been seriously injured in a drunk driving accident or if a loved one was killed by a drunk driver, contact the drunk driving accident attorneys at the Knapp & Roberts law firm.

- Dram Shop Liability

While tougher DUI laws and increased enforcement have reduced drunk driving in the United States, someone still dies in an alcohol-related car accident approximately every 30 minutes (NHTSA 2006). The lawyers at Knapp & Roberts are committed to pursuing justice under our dram shop laws in Arizona for innocent people who are injured by drunk drivers, as well as the families of those who are killed in alcohol related collisions.

- Catastrophic Injuries

We help people recover money damages for catastrophic injuries such as:

• Traumatic brain injury, closed head injury
• Neck injuries and back injuries
• Spinal cord injuries, herniated disc
• Amputations, loss of limbs
• Multiple fractures, internal organ damage
• Severe burns and scarring

- Out-of-State Injuries

Car accidents are never anticipated. They can occur when you least expect it — including when you are driving through another state or when you are in another state for a business trip or vacation. If injuries occur, your challenges are amplified. If you or a loved one has suffered out-of-state injuries in Arizona, you can count on the attorneys of Knapp & Roberts, in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona. Compassion, experience, and integrity are the hallmarks of our personal injury practice.

- Bicycle Accidents

The negligence that causes a bicyclist to be hit by a car or truck is inexcusable. Drivers have a responsibility to drive with caution. When poor judgment, careless mistakes, or inattentive driving results in a crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle or pedestrian, the attorneys of Knapp & Roberts vigorously pursue justice and compensation on behalf of the bike crash victim and his or her family.

- Pedestrian Accidents

The Law Offices of Knapp & Roberts provides effective, aggressive legal representation for innocent victims of pedestrian accidents and family members of pedestrians killed by cars and trucks. Since 1991, we have helped injury victims and surviving family members of fatal accidents fight for the full and fair money damages they need when their lives are destroyed by the negligence of others.

- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

What happens when you are hit by an uninsured driver? How can you ensure your medical expenses are covered when the driver responsible for the car crash carried inadequate insurance coverage? What are your rights when you are injured in a hit-and-run accident and the responsible driver cannot be located? Pursuing a claim for your car accident injuries can be confusing, especially when there is insufficient insurance coverage or no insurance coverage. Our personal injury attorneys at Knapp & Roberts are here to answer your questions, address your concerns, and help you through this difficult time.