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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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Widower Intends To Sue Phoenix Fire Department For Failure To Transport Wife By Ambulance To Hospital

December 7, 2022

Widower Sues Fire Department For Failure To Transport Wife: The surviving husband of a 53-year-old woman who had been suffering from COVID-19 for weeks when she suddenly took a turn for the worse and was experiencing shortness of breath and a pounding heart, called 911 and asked the operator to send[...]

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[...]

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 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[...]

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