Arizona Medical Malpractice Archives - Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Arizona Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Claim Based On When Medical Records Were Received

January 16, 2026

On October 17, 2021, Richard D’Ambrosia, Pelchat’s husband, brought Decedent to a Banner Health emergency department complaining of left-arm pain resulting from a fall at home a few days earlier. Without D’Ambrosia’s consent, Banner Health adjusted Decedent’s oxygen settings and ordered X-[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Rules COVID-19 Immunity Statute Unconstitutional

October 29, 2025

The Supreme Court of the State of Arizona stated in its September 12, 2025 Opinion: “This case requires us to determine whether A.R.S. § 12-516(A) violates the Arizona Constitution’s anti-abrogation clause by barring claimsfor ordinary negligence but allowing claims for wilful misconduct or[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard Of Proof Involving Emergency Department Malpractice Claims

October 27, 2025

Under A.R.S. § 12-563(2), a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action must prove that “the failure of a health care provider to follow the accepted standard of care . . . was a proximate cause of the injury.” This is a prima facie element of a medical malpractice claim. A separate statute, A.R.[...]

Did Patient’s Undocumented, Uninsured Status Lead To Failure To Provide Proper Medical Care?

December 30, 2024

An Arizona medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that the undocumented, uninsured status of a patient led to the failure to provide timely appropriate care, which led to his death. The Arizona medical malpractice lawsuit alleges violation of EMTALA (the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Ac[...]

Arizona Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Paralysis Due To Delayed Hospital Diagnosis Of Spinal Abscess

December 22, 2024

An Arizona medical malpractice lawsuit seeking $13 million in compensatory damages on behalf of a 40-year-old woman who became paralyzed due to the alleged delay in receiving diagnostic services for a spinal abscess in an Arizona hospital was filed against physicians, nurses, and other medical staff[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Expert Opinion Required In Prescription Drug Malpractice Claim

October 19, 2024

To prevail on a negligence claim concerning medical malpractice in Arizona, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant doctor failed to meet the standard of care required of a health care professional in the doctor’s field of practice. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-2603, a plaintiff is required to certi[...]

$5.29M Arizona Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman Who Required Arm Amputation After Shoulder Surgery

February 19, 2024

An Arizona medical malpractice jury awarded Plaintiff Sharon King $5.29 million in early December 2023. after a week-long trial, that her Arizona medical malpractice attorney described as “the largest medical malpractice verdict in Pima County [Arizona] in the last five years.” King[...]

$2.8M Arizona Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld For Esophagus Tear During Unnecessary Surgery

January 8, 2024

In its Memorandum Opinion filed on October 31, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Arizona Division I (“Arizona Appellate Court”) held: “Although hotly disputed, the trial evidence permitted a reasonable jury to conclude that Pitt’s conduct fell below the reasonable standard of care wh[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Discusses Requirements For Experts Regarding Prison Medical Malpractice Claims

December 18, 2023

Background Facts In December 2015, David Windhurst (“David”) was incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison in Florence. David was paraplegic and had various chronic medical issues, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, kidney disease, and injuries to his back and buttocks. Because o[...]

Arizona Appellate Court Finds COVID-19 Medical Malpractice Immunity Law Unconstitutional

December 4, 2023

In its opinion filed on September 19, 2023, the Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (“Arizona Appellate Court”) held in an Arizona medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged medical negligence in performing a medical procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic: “Because A[...]

$31.5 Million Arizona Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

November 29, 2023

On November 17, 2023, an Arizona medical malpractice jury in Maricopa County returned its verdict in excess of $31.5 million in a birth injury medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that University Medical Center, which is operated by Banner Health, repeatedly administered Pitocin to a woman in la[...]

Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendants In LASIK Surgery Malpractice Case

August 30, 2023

The Underlying Facts Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendants In LASIK Surgery Case: In September 2017, Jay L. Schwartz, D.O. (“Schwartz”) performed bilateral LASIK surgery on Melanie Phillips (“Phillips”) and implanted in her right eye a device known as a Rain[...]

1 2 3 4 5 »

Category: Arizona Medical Malpractice