Valleywide Legal Blog

Memo to Medical Malpractice Victims: The Legislature Hates You

  If you get into an accident due to the fault of a negligent driver in Arizona, you have certain rights.  If, however, you are injured due to the fault of a negligent doctor, many of those rights disappear. Article … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Health Insurers, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, Malpractice costs, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, tort reform |

Medical Malpractice Doesn’t Need to Lead to War.

When a doctor or a hospital injures a patient, the most common response is “deny and defend.”  As many studies conducted by the medical profession itself have shown, this is a terrible way to address the problem of patient injuries … Read More

Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, Malpractice costs, Medical Costs, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, plaintiff, Secrecy, tort reform |

Tips for Avoiding Medical Malpractice

Most doctors are well trained, ethical, and caring. However, a small minority are not, and it is up to you to make certain you don’t end up in the care of one of them. Almost every state has a medical … Read More

Posted in Arizona Medical Board, Board Certification, Doctors, Fee for Service, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Nurses, Surgical Errors |

Doctors Bite Back on Social Media

It is no secret that social media has brought many changes.  We are a connected nation and everybody seems to have an opinion on everything.  If you haven’t been in a coma for the last ten years, you are probably … Read More

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