Phoenix Lawyers

Physician Insurance Companies Peddle False Narratives

Lobbyists for doctors and their insurers met to draft an overhaul of the nation’s medical malpractice laws. The legislation proposed strict limits on damages for the people most victimized by preventable medical errors.  

Personal Injury Lawyers

Oppose Hr 1215 Protect Victims Rights

The American Bar Association penned a letter to the House Judiciary Committee expressing opposition to HR 1215. They are working to protect victims’ rights to hold wrongdoers accountable.

Medical Error Lawyers

Medical Negligence

In Arizona, juries are instructed that medical negligence is the failure to comply with the applicable “standard of care.” Are doctors allowed to make mistakes?  Yes, sometimes.  Some mistakes are considered acceptable.

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Medical Malpractice Trials Are Not Easy

Reports on medical negligence cases ignore the most important thing, all the hard work and preparation that went into the trial. Good trial lawyers take their strategies and infuse them with simple, easy-to-follow themes.

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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Not the Problem

The problem with our health care system is careless doctors and the system that protects them. When plaintiffs with real injuries fail to receive adequate compensation from doctors who injured them, they are further victimized.

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Medical Malpractice Case Review Failure Follow

Understand medical malpractice cases by looking at the facts. This post looks at potential explanations for preventable errors. I say potential explanations because rarely, if ever, do we know why a doctor was negligent.

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Medical Malpractice Case Review Bad Assumptions

Operating on the wrong extremity. Leaving a piece of equipment inside a patient after surgery. Failing to diagnose an illness. These are among the most common types of medical negligence taking place today.

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Medical Malpractice Case Review – Multiple Biases

Often the PCP concentrates on the common symptoms to the exclusion of the unusual, but significant, complaint. This could be the result of several biases: confirmation bias, rush-to-solve bias, and overconfidence bias.

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Medical Malpractice Basics

Many victims of medical malpractice cannot find a lawyer to take their case because the recovery will barely cover litigation costs. Thus, the negligent health care provider is never held accountable for their malpractice.

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Birth Injury Verdict Further Screws Child

A jury awarded $13 million to the parents of a baby who was left with limited use of her arm following birth trauma. This verdict is that it will be significantly reduced since Michigan places a cap on damages.

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Update On The Firm

After joining Gage Mathers, Joseph D’Aguanno expanded the scope of his practice to focus on helping victims of various forms of negligence obtain justice and fair compensation for their injuries.

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Arizona Legislature And Insurance Companies

If someone in Arizona is the victim of an automobile crash, they will later be victimized by the health care providers that treated them. It does not matter if you have health insurance.

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5 Tools A Medical Malpractice Lawyer Should Use

Being a lawyer is tough. Being a medical malpractice lawyer can be daunting. You need to know the rules of civil procedure and the laws that govern torts, liens, insurance, evidence, privilege, and even bankruptcy.