Valleywide Legal Blog

Let the Buyer Beware. Seriously?

Once again an American city is shocked by allegations that a trusted local doctor has been performing unnecessary medical procedures in order to line his pockets.  We saw this movie just a few months ago when a Detroit cancer doctor … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Fee for Service, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, Medicare |

Arizona’s Medical Malpractice Crisis

Arizona has a medical malpractice crisis but it is not the kind insurance companies, doctors and politicians complain about.  Although the population of the state has increased greatly over the last 15 years, the number of medical malpractice cases filed … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Health Care Costs, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical malpractice lawyers, Medical Negligence, tort reform |

At Last A Better Heart Attack Screening Tool

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons people to go to the emergency department.  Many of these patients are experiencing chest pain having a cardiac origin.  Many are not.  Unfortunately, up to now there has been no good … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Health Care Costs, heart attack, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Medical Malpractice, science news |