Reporting & What You Can Do in Arizona
There is no single right way to respond to what happened, and whatever you did or did not do was okay. If it helps, here are some steps you can consider — entirely at your pace, with your safety and comfort first.
Your safety and support come first
Getting to a safe place and reaching out for support — a trusted person, a medical provider, or a confidential survivor hotline — comes before anything legal. Medical care is available to you regardless of whether you report, and it can also support your health and any future claim.
What can help a claim, if you choose
If and when you are ready, things like the ride record in the app, messages, and any details you remember can help — but you do not need to have preserved anything, and you do not need to have reported it. A claim can still be possible either way.
How we help
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Frequently asked questions
I did not save anything or report it. Is a claim still possible?
Often, yes. You do not need to have preserved evidence or reported it to explore a claim. Much can be reconstructed later, and we can explain what is possible in a private conversation, without pressure.
Arizona law — what people ask
How long do I have to file an injury claim in Arizona?
Generally two years. But if a public entity is involved you must serve a formal notice of claim within 180 days and file suit within one year — and Arizona runs a much shorter one-year clock on dog-bite strict-liability claims specifically.
Can I still recover if I was partly at fault in Arizona?
Yes. Arizona applies pure comparative negligence, so fault reduces your recovery rather than ending the claim, and there is no percentage at which it cuts off. Arizona also treats fault questions as belonging to the jury rather than being resolved beforehand.
Does Arizona cap what I can recover?
No — and this sets Arizona apart from most states. Its constitution prohibits laws limiting damages for injury or death, and that applies to medical-malpractice claims too, where most states impose a cap. If you have read that pain and suffering is capped, that is not Arizona law.
What if more than one party was responsible?
Arizona generally applies several liability, so each responsible party answers for its own share rather than the whole judgment. That makes identifying every responsible party early a practical question about what is actually collectible.
The driver who hit me had no insurance. What now?
Your own uninsured or underinsured coverage is the usual route. Arizona also requires insurers to offer that coverage in writing — so if you were told your policy carries none, the underwriting file is worth checking before that answer is accepted.
Will the jury hear that my health insurance paid my bills?
Usually not — Arizona generally follows the collateral source rule. Medical-negligence cases are the statutory exception, where that evidence has been made admissible, which changes how medical damages are presented in those claims specifically.
Injury law in Arizona
Arizona injury law has some features that set it apart from its neighbors.
- Filing deadline: Arizona generally gives you two years from the injury to file, but only 180 days to serve a notice of claim on a public entity.
- Fault: Arizona follows pure comparative negligence — being partly, or even mostly, at fault reduces your recovery but does not bar it.
- Damage caps: Arizona is unusual: its constitution prohibits caps on injury or death damages, so a statutory cap does not limit what you can recover.
- Multiple defendants: Arizona generally applies several (not joint) liability, so each responsible party is accountable for its own share.
Related topics
This is general information about Arizona injury law, not legal advice. Every case is different.
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