The Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (“Arizona Appellate Court”), in its decision dated December 1, 2020, affirmed a defense verdict for a provider of physical therapy services arising out of the serious brain injury suffered by a patient who… Read More
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Arizona Appellate Court Affirms New Trial For Defendants In Medical Negligence Lawsuit
The Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (“Arizona Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Decision filed on July 14, 2020 that the trial court did not err in granting a new trial to an Arizona medical malpractice defendant because the… Read More
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Arizona Appellate Court Disallows Discovery Of Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Beneficiaries’ Medical Records
Charles Heaphy died in December 2017 while in the care of health care provider Willow Canyon. The decedent’s wife subsequently filed an Arizona wrongful death action, grounded in medical malpractice, against Willow Canyon and others. The statutory beneficiaries included the… Read More
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Arizona County Jail Alleges Contract Psychiatrist May Be Liable For Inmate’s Hanging Death
Cochise County, Arizona recently filed notice in a pending lawsuit involving the suicide hanging death of a county inmate, arguing that if it is found liable for the death, the psychiatrist who provided mental health services to the county as… Read More
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Arizona Bankruptcy Lawyer Agreed To Handle Arizona Medical Malpractice Case And Suffered The Consequences For His Inexperience And Wrongful Conduct
An Arizona lawyer whose speciality was bankruptcy got involved in representing six creditors in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case involving an Arizona doctor. Meanwhile, through separate counsel, two of the creditors filed an Arizona medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor…. Read More
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Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendant Surgeon In Res Ipsa Loquitur Medical Malpractice Claim
The Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (“Arizona Appellate Court”), in its Memorandum Decision filed on July 30, 2019, held that the Arizona medical malpractice plaintiff’s reliance on res ipsa loquitur in her claim against the defendant surgeon failed because… Read More
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Arizona Nursing Home Resident In Vegetative State For Over 14 Years Gives Birth At The Nursing Home
An Arizona nursing home resident who has been in a vegetative state for fourteen years since she experienced a near-drowning event, and who has been a resident of the Arizona nursing home for at least ten years, unexpectedly gave birth… Read More
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Arizona Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dentist Falsified His Anesthesia Credentials
An Arizona dental malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 7, 2018 against the plaintiff’s dentist, alleging that the defendant dentist falsified his credentials regarding his ability and authority to administer anesthesia during dental procedures, which the plaintiff first learned about… Read More
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Arizona Supreme Court Applies Federal Preemption To Preclude State Law Failure To Warn Claim Involving Pain Pump
The Supreme Court of the State of Arizona (“Arizona Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on December 18, 2018 that the plaintiff’s pain pump failure to warn state law claims were preempted under federal law (i.e., federal law preempts… Read More
