NEW Photo Radar in Phoenix

Enforcement Cameras

Did you know that DPS enforcement cameras do not work on typical radar but by sensors embedded in the roadway?

Watch out!!!!! There are new photo enforcement cameras placed at Southbound SR-101 at Bethany Home Road, southbound at Olive Avenue, southbound at Indian School Road, and McDowell Road.

Slow down!!!!!!!! Arizona Department of Public Safety will be placing new photo enforcement cameras; Westbound on I-10 at 40th Street and 24th Street as well as Eastbound on I-10 at16th Street and 15th Avenue.

FUN FACTS

FUN FACTS
135 million cars travel the nation's roads and interstates each day.

Nearly 20% of all vehicles stolen had the keys in them.

Baby rattlesnakes are born without rattles.

The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.

More than 300,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S.

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

During the Vietnam War, soldiers used Slinkies as radio antennas by stretching the coiled-up toys between two trees.

Mr. Potatohead was the first toy advertised on TV.

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Personal Investigator at Phillips and Lyon

My name is Paul Bryan Seaman, however I generally go by my middle name Bryan. I am a state licensed private investigat and have been the investigator for Phillips and Lyon for over 15 years. I enjoy my profession very much because it is always new and changing. My job as an investigator is to determine the who, what, where and why of an accident. My duties include obtaining accident reports, taking witness statements, photographing vehicles and accident scenes and many other things.
One of my favorite aspects of the job is the ability to spend time outdoors instead of being stuck behind a desk all day. I think I have the most interesting and enjoyable job in the entire firm....just don’t tell my boss I said that! By nature I am a very shy individual but I have had to overcome this to do my job correctly. In gathering the facts of an accident an investigator needs to be assertive and sometimes every “pushy”, but not so much that people don’t want to speak to you any more. This can be a fine line which is hard to determine sometimes.
I am one of the few people native to Arizona and I am very proud of our state. I live in Chandler with my wife and our temperamental cat, Powder. I have been married for over 26 years and I love doing everything with her! Our favorite things to do are hike and travel together! We often take day trips around the state enjoying it’s beauty and diversity. I am a big history buff so I like to travel to places and sites around the world so I can experience the past.
I also enjoy reading, working on my yard and sports, especially baseball...which of course makes me a HUGE Diamondbacks fan. Whatever happens during the season I know it will be a lot of fun to watch.
If you see me at the Diamondbacks game or at an intersection taking pictures say “hi” as I always enjoy meeting new people!

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Hospital Medication Errors

A recent report from the Institute of Medicine showed that 1.5 million Americans are injured or killed by medication errors annually. Studies indicate that approximately 400,000 PREVENTABLE drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals and another 800,000 occur in long-term care settings.

Is this necessary? Do health care professionals not realize they are dealing with another person's life? Most of these errors are made due to "human error", poor hand writing or carelessness. Health care facilities are trying to step things up a notch and use bar-code technology and other tracking/monitoring strategies which should help take away some of the errors but unfortunately it's not 100%.

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Large Verdict in Arizona Slip and Fall Case

Henry G. Hester, the litigation attorney for Phillips and Lyon, has been successful in many high profile Arizona slip and fall cases. Mr. Hester represented Mr. Underwood against the City of Phoenix. The carpet was split in a very high traffic area in the Sky Harbor International Airport gating area. The City of Phoenix chose to not fix the carpet and instead put duct tape over the split periodically until they decided who was responsible for paying for the repair. Thousands of airport passengers walked across the taped carpet every day and within a few days the duct tape would come apart and the loose carpet would be exposed again posing a trip hazard for patrons.

Mr. Underwood and his daughter were walking to their gate and Mr. Underwood caught his toe on the loose carpet and fell. He suffered from ruptured ligaments in his knee. The City of Phoenix denied responsibility so Mr. Hester had no choice but to take the case to trial and represent Mr. Underwood in front of a Maricopa County judge and jury.
The jury decided the City was negligent to put duct tape across the hazardous area when they knew this was a highly traveled area and a reasonable repair was necessary immediately. The jury rendered one of the largest verdicts seen in recent years in a trip and fall case and found the damages suffered by Mr. Underwood were worth $400,000.00.

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Meet Feather

My name is Feather Proctor and I am the marketing coordinator for Phillips and Lyon. I love my position because it is always changing and allows me to be creative! I help create and update the yellow page ads, bus ads, billboard ads, commercials, website, the newsletter, etc. I am directly involved in the production process of our commercials which is fun to see what happens “behind the scenes”! Another part of my job is to analyze data to make sure we are spending our money wisely and getting a good return on our investment.
I have worked for Phillips and Lyon for five years and have had a few different job descriptions! I started as a legal assistant and then transferred to the Serious Injury Group which handles the firm’s larger cases. About 18 months ago I became the marketing coordinator which is my favorite position at the firm.

When I am not working I am busy playing with my two boys who are three years old and 22 months old. My husband and I enjoy taking the boys camping, to the beach (our favorite) or a simple trip to the mall playground. I also enjoy scrapbooking, going to the movies and the Improv and swimming.

ARIZONA LEADS THE NATION IN JURY REFORM

Most personal injury and accident cases can be settled without the parties actually going to court. However, a number of cases, good and bad, are taken to trial before a jury of 8 "impartial" jurors. The Arizona courts have taken the lead in making that process as efficient as possible.
The most important change is that Arizona allows jurors to discuss the case as the case moves along so long as they are all together and the new rules also encourages the jurors to submit questions to witnesses as the case proceeds. The rule in Arizona previously was that jurors could not talk about the case until they were finished hearing all the witnesses and then they met in secret to discuss the case and make their final decision. Previously, most courts also followed the rule that jurors can only hear what the attorneys want them to hear and cannot ask any questions.


The judges and the jury members who have been in cases using these new rules have all been very much in favor of the changes and have reported that the new rules help the jury understand the case while at the same time not reaching a decision until the case is over.

Many states are now considering these and other changes made in Arizona with the idea of making jury service more rewarding for all participants.


Henry Hester Board Certified Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Specialist

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