Arizona medical malpractice attorneys Archives

$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 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[...]

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 Supreme Court Allows Medical Malpractice Claim Against Hospital To Continue After Surgeon Settles

September 2, 2018

The Supreme Court of the State of Arizona (“Arizona Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on July 9, 2018 that a stipulated dismissal with prejudice of an agent-surgeon does not preclude a party from asserting a claim against the surgeon’s principal for its own independent negligen[...]

Wisconsin Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

August 12, 2017

In its unpublished opinion dated July 27, 2017, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV (“Wisconsin Appellate Court”) affirmed the Wisconsin medical malpractice jury’s defense verdict in a birth injury medical malpractice case, finding that the trial court did not commit reversi[...]

Wrongful Birth Claims And Wrongful Life Claims

March 17, 2012

Wrongful birth claims and wrongful life claims are medical malpractice claims arising out of the allegation that the parents were negligently deprived of the opportunity to avoid a pregnancy or to terminate a pregnancy, usually involving a deformed fetus or a fetus with a severe medical conditio[...]

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