Valleywide Legal Blog

Settlements For The Victims of Power Morcellators

I have written twice about the developing story of power morcellators.  You can find the links here and here.  The drama continues.  To refresh your recollection, the power morcellator is a tool used by gynecological surgeons mostly in laparoscopic myomectomies, … Read More

Posted in Cancer, Doctors, hysterectomy, Power Morcellators, Secrecy |

Choosing a Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Let’s suppose you are unfortunate enough to have a good medical malpractice case.  I say unfortunate because to have a good medical malpractice case you or a loved one must have been terribly and permanently injured.  I will save for … Read More

Posted in arizona certified medical malpractice lawyers, arizona certified medical negligence lawyers, arizona certified personal injury lawyers, Lawsuits, Malpractice costs, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical malpractice lawyers, Medical Negligence, medical negligence lawyers, plaintiff, trial |

Big Pharma Payments Affect Doctors’ Prescriptions

Last July I wrote about a tool which would allow patients to see whether their doctors had received money from pharmaceutical companies.  Here is a link to that post.  At the time, I cautioned that there was no evidence such … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Health Care Costs, Medical Costs, Medicare |

Frivolous Medical Malpractice Claims

“Frivolous medical malpractice claims.”  This is what the doctors, insurers and their fellow travelers would have you believe is the root cause of all evil in the medical profession.  It forces the poor doctors to unethically perform (and be paid … Read More

Posted in Defensive Medicine, Doctors, Health Care Costs, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, Malpractice costs, Medical Costs, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical malpractice lawyers, Medical Negligence, Medicare, tort reform |

Drug Manufacturers, Greedy? Whodathunk.

We write about the avarice of health care providers and institutions from time to time, but the touch of this deadly sin is certainly not limited to them. Take, for example, the pharmaceutical industry. Of course, drug manufacturers develop and … Read More

Posted in Health Care Costs, Uncategorized |