If you were hurt in a wrongful death in Tucson, Sher Law Group is ready to help. We represent injured Tucson residents across Arizona, and you pay nothing unless we win.
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A serious wrongful death in Tucson can leave you facing medical bills, lost income, and an insurance company working to pay you as little as possible. You don’t have to face any of it alone.
Sher Law Group represents Tucson residents injured through no fault of their own. From your first call, you work directly with your attorney, never a rotating case manager, and we handle the insurance company so you can focus on healing. We’re available around the clock, and there’s no fee unless we win your case.
If you or a loved one was hurt in a wrongful death in Tucson, contact Sher Law Group for a free, no-obligation case review. You owe nothing unless we win.
Arizona’s wrongful death statute (A.R.S. §§ 12-611 to 12-613) lets a surviving spouse, children, or parents, in that priority, bring a single claim for a Tucson family’s loss. A separate survival action (A.R.S. § 14-3110) recovers the deceased’s own pre-death losses. The deadline is generally two years from the date of death (A.R.S. § 12-542). Most Arizona injury claims must be filed within two years of the incident (A.R.S. § 12-542), and a claim involving a city, county or the state requires a formal notice of claim within 180 days (A.R.S. § 12-821.01). Because Arizona applies pure comparative negligence, an insurer assigning you part of the blame reduces what you recover rather than ending the claim, which is why adjusters raise it early. Consultations are free and there is no fee unless we win.
Arizona wrongful death statute: who can file →
Arizona sets a priority: surviving spouse first, then children, then parents; if none, the estate’s personal representative files (A.R.S. § 12-612).
Generally two years from the date of death (A.R.S. § 12-542); a government-entity claim requires a Notice of Claim within 180 days.
Tucson’s wide, high-speed arterials such as Speedway and Broadway, combined with the I-10/I-19 interchange, are common crash locations.
High-traffic corridors where we frequently see wrongful deaths in Tucson include I-10, I-19, Speedway Boulevard, and Broadway Boulevard. Serious wrongful death injury claims arising in Tucson are generally litigated in the Pima County Superior Court.
Tucson sits in Pima County, so cases here are filed in Pima County Superior Court rather than Maricopa, and a claim against the City of Tucson or Pima County requires a notice of claim within 180 days under A.R.S. § 12-821.01. The street grid is dominated by long east-west arterials, Speedway, Broadway, and 22nd, that carry high volumes at 40 mph and above through residential stretches. The University of Arizona campus concentrates pedestrian, bicycle, and scooter traffic, and Tucson’s extensive bike network means cyclist collisions make up a larger share of claims here than in most Arizona cities. Winter visitors add unfamiliar drivers between November and March.
Injuries do not stop at the city line. We also handle wrongful death claims in Vail and wrongful death claims in Phoenix.