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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[...]

Arizona Lawsuit Against Costco For Disclosing Erectile Dysfunction Prescription To Patient’s Ex-Wife

March 27, 2021

In its opinion filed on March 8, 2021, the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona (“Arizona Supreme Court”) stated, “Section 12-2296 affords healthcare providers immunity from liability for damages if they acted in good faith when disclosing medical information pursuant to applicabl[...]

Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict For Unwitnessed Fall From Treadmill During Physical Therapy

December 20, 2020

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 evidently fell from a treadmill during p[...]

Arizona County Jail Alleges Contract Psychiatrist May Be Liable For Inmate’s Hanging Death

July 16, 2020

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 an independent contractor should be responsible to pay th[...]

Arizona Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dentist Falsified His Anesthesia Credentials

January 6, 2019

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 shor[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Statute Prohibiting Medical Marijuana On College Campuses Unconstitutional

June 16, 2018

The Supreme Court of the State of Arizona (“Arizona Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on May 23, 2018 that the 2012 Arizona statute that provides that “a person, including [a qualified AMMA cardholder], may not lawfully possess or use marijuana on the campus of any public u[...]

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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