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Court Discusses One-Expert Rule In Malpractice Cases

Arizona Supreme Court Discusses One-Expert Rule In Medical Malpractice Cases

October 2, 2022

Court Discusses One-Expert Rule In Malpractice Cases: One-Expert Rule Arizona’s One-Expert Rule in Arizona medical malpractice cases states: “Generally. Unless the parties agree or the court orders otherwise for good cause, each side is presumptively entitled to call only one retained or[...]

Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Dental Malpractice Case Because Plaintiff’s Expert Not Board-Certified In Same Specialty As Defendant

April 16, 2022

In Arizona medical malpractice cases, A.R.S. § 12-2604(A)(1) requires: “In an action alleging medical malpractice, a person shall not give expert testimony on the appropriate standard of practice or care unless the person is licensed as a health professional in this state or another state and[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Rules Order Dismissing Physician Defendants In Medical Malpractice Case Was Not An Appealable Final Judgment

February 16, 2022

The Supreme Court of the State of Arizona {“Arizona Supreme Court”) stated in its opinion dated January 20, 2022 in a medical malpractice case involving the vicarious liability of a hospital for the alleged negligent actions of its employees: “This case presents the issue of whethe[...]

Five Examples Of Serious Medical Malpractice In Arizona Prisons

December 20, 2021

An ongoing lawsuit filed in the United States District Court District of Arizona cites many examples of serious and deadly medical malpractice events that have occurred in Arizona prisons. Lung Cancer A 69-year-old man died from metastatic lung cancer that first went undetected and then was ignored [...]

Experts Say Arizona Prison Healthcare “Seriously Deficient”

December 19, 2021

The opinions of experts in an ongoing lawsuit filed in the United States District Court District of Arizona are damning in describing the health care (or lack of health care) provided to inmates in Arizona prisons: “I have worked as a physician in jails and prisons for 27 years. My opinions in[...]

Arizona CRNA Not Disciplined After Two Dental Deaths

December 12, 2021

Tory Richmond, an Arizona nurse anesthetist (CRNA), has been named in two Arizona wrongful death lawsuits involving two dental patients who died while under his care. We wrote about one of those cases in our blog entry yesterday. The other case involves a dental patient whose mouth erupted in fire d[...]

Arizona Lawsuit Alleges Dentist’s And CRNA’s Negligence During Dental Procedure Led To Patient’s Death

December 11, 2021

A dental malpractice lawsuit filed on October 22, 2021 in Arizona alleges, in part: “Defendants performed an outpatient medical and dental procedure on Sharlon Stemmons without warning her of the risks of doing so given her age and health conditions. Defendants did not inform Sharlon Stemmons [...]

Arizona Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Apology Law Is Constitutional

September 14, 2021

Arizona Apology Law A.R.S. § 12-2605, which was adopted in 2005, states as follows: “Any statement, affirmation, gesture or conduct expressing apology, responsibility, liability, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion or a general sense of benevolence that was made by a health care p[...]

Arizona Cardiologist Called An Idiot By Colleague Loses His Defamation Appeal

September 2, 2021

An Arizona cardiologist who was called “an idiot” by a colleague because he allegedly administered blood thinner to an obvious case of intracerebral hemorrhage lost his appeal to the Arizona Court of Appeals Division One. The Arizona Appeals Court held in its opinion dated August 10, 202[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Jury Cannot Infer Causation In Medical Malpractice Case

August 1, 2021

The Supreme Court of the State of Arizona (“Arizona Supreme Court”) held in its opinion dated July 30, 2021: “a jury in a medical malpractice case may not be left to “infer” causation without the guidance of expert testimony where the cause of death is disputed and not obvious [...]

Arizona Governor Signs Into Law Abortion Restrictions For Genetic Abnormalities

May 12, 2021

On April 27, 2021, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1457, which makes it a Class 6 felony to perform an abortion solely because of a genetic abnormality, use force or threat to intimidate a person to have an abortion because of a genetic abnormality of the child, or accep[...]

Arizona Court Of Appeals Affirms Plaintiff Failed To Prove Causation In Post-Surgical Medical Malpractice Case

April 12, 2021

Arizona Medical Malpractice Laws To prove medical negligence, a plaintiff must provide evidence that the defendant failed to meet the applicable professional standard of care and defendant’s failure proximately caused plaintiff’s injuries. A.R.S. § 12-563. To establish proximate cause, the plai[...]

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