Valleywide Legal Blog

Cancer and Medical Malpractice

I see lots of potential clients with cancer diagnoses who wonder if they have a malpractice case or not.  These are among the most difficult cases to win so the answer is not usually what the prospective client wants to … Read More

Posted in Cancer, Doctors, Lawsuits, Lung Cancer, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Case Value, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical malpractice lawyers, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Melanoma, Misdiagnosis, plaintiff |

Another Malpractice Death Ignored by the System

Here is a touching story of another death caused by medical malpractice that our current laws swept under the carpet. The author is a former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles.  His younger brother was morbidly obese and had many health … Read More

Posted in Autopsy, disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Finding a Medical Malpractice Lawyer, heart attack, Lawsuits, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice claims, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, tort reform |

Your Health Care Costs Too Much

If you live in the United States, chances are you pay more for your health care and medications than anyone else in the world.  This would be bad enough if we were getting the best health care in the world … Read More

Posted in Doctors, drug companies, Fee for Service, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Hospitals, Medical Costs |

The Sad State of Our Medical Malpractice Laws

The other day I spoke to another person who was devastated by the death of a loved one due to medical malpractice.  The woman to whom I spoke was a nurse herself and very knowledgeable about the medical care her … Read More

Posted in Arizona Supreme Court, Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, Malpractice costs, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice damages caps, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical malpractice lawyers, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, medical negligence lawyers, Nurses, plaintiff, tort reform, trial, Verdicts |