Valleywide Legal Blog
Arizona Supreme Court Sides with Doctors – Again
Sadly, today the Arizona Supreme Court handed down a decision in Baker v. University Physicians Healthcare, et al. which makes it more difficult for plaintiffs who have been harmed by medical negligence to obtain justice. The decision can be found at … Read More
Very Few Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Are Actually Filed
Believe it or not, very few medical malpractice lawsuits are being filed in Arizona. That may come as a bit of a surprise since we have been conditioned to believe that medical malpractice litigation is solely responsible for physicians leaving the state, … Read More
Good Lawyers Keep Bad Doctors In Check
A fellow medical malpractice lawyer and friend of mine recently directed my attention to an article which discussed the large number doctors who worked with other physicians they thought were dangerous, yet did nothing. He noted that self-policing, which physicians are permitted to … Read More
Medical Malpractice Claims Hit New Low
Evidence that tort reform is unnecessary to preserve quality health care, reduce health care costs, and protect health care providers from frivolous claims continues to mount. A new study by Public Citizen, which examined information from the National Practitioner Data … Read More
Posted in Health Care Costs, Malpractice caps, Malpractice costs, Medical Costs, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, tort reform | Tagged doctors, health care costs, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice caps, medical negligence, tort reform | Rising Medicare Costs? Don’t Blame Lawyers
One of the fables about health care costs which have been foisted on the American people is that increasing costs are being driven by “frivolous” medical malpractice suits. Even though every study which has examined the claim has concluded that … Read More
Communicating With Your Doctor
How do you react to bad news? Do you want your doctor to tell you plainly if you have a terminal diagnosis or would you prefer some sugar coating? These questions were raised in a thoughtful piece in The New York … Read More
