Tempe Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal Injury Attorneys Serving Tempe, AZ

Tempe injury claims are usually heard in the Maricopa County Superior Court, most often at Maricopa County Superior Court - Central Court Building, 201 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85003. That venue is a fact of the crash location, not a slogan.

Arizona Personal Injury Law

The filing window and fault rule are statewide, not unique to Tempe:

• Statute of Limitations: 2 years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit
• Fault System: Pure comparative fault
• No Damage Caps: Arizona does not cap personal injury damages
• Joint and Several Liability: Multiple defendants can be held fully liable
• Vicarious Liability: Vehicle owners may be liable for permissive use accidents

Arizona's pure comparative fault system allows you to recover damages even if you were mostly at fault for your accident. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.

Tempe Corridors and Trauma Care

The corridors that show up in Tempe injury files are specific: I-10 corridor (Maricopa Freeway), Loop 202 corridor, Loop 101 corridor, US-60 corridor, and Mill Ave corridor.

Serious trauma from those roads often starts at Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix - Level I.

Tempe Injury Claims: I-10, US-60, Mill Avenue and the Streetcar

Tempe is where the Valley's freeways meet. ADOT finished the I-10 Broadway Curve project in May 2025 after four years of construction, adding lanes and rebuilding the I-10 and SR-143 interchange; US-60, Loop 101 and Loop 202 all pass through the city as well. Downtown, the Tempe Streetcar shares Mill and Ash Avenues with cars between Rio Salado Parkway and Apache Boulevard, and light rail runs through on its way between Phoenix and Mesa.

• Crash reports: Tempe Police Department reports from November 2021 on are on BuyCrash with the GO number and date. DUI and fatal reports come through the city's records portal. Freeway crashes are handled by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
• Medical care: HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center on South Mill Avenue has a 24-hour emergency room. Level I trauma centers nearby include Banner Desert in Mesa, Valleywise Health in Phoenix, HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn and Chandler Regional.
• Court: Maricopa County Superior Court, where civil cases are heard at the downtown Phoenix court buildings on West Jefferson Street.

Streetcar, scooter, bicycle and pedestrian injuries are common around downtown and the university, and they can involve a transit agency, a rental company or a driver, sometimes all three. If a public transit vehicle is involved, remember that Arizona requires a written notice of claim within 180 days before you can sue a city, county or the state.

Contact Our Tempe Personal Injury Lawyers

Arizona's 2 years statute of limitations means time is limited. If those facts match what happened, we can look at the file. If they don't, say so on the call.