In the “good old days” surgeries were performed in hospitals and patients were kept for several days for observation. Now, all but the most major and complex of surgical procedures seem to be performed as “day surgeries” at out-patient surgery centers. Often, patients are released within hours of major surgery. I’ll have to tell a little story on myself. I
Summer is a time for BBQs, pool parties, and… personal injuries? Every year, homeowners are sued by their guests for injuries arising from things like faulty stairs, misplaced rugs, dilapidated porches, holes in yards and a variety of injuries resulting from interactions with pools. Homeowners have a duty to their social guests – legally described as a gratuitous licensee –
As attorneys, many of us have the opportunity and tremendous responsibility to help people in their time of suffering. For me, there are clients who came into my life after tragedy struck. Some of their stories will never leave me. I would like to tell you about Betty. She had just given birth to a healthy baby boy via a
Slips and falls are common ways that everyday folks get injured. People slip and fall in grocery stores, gyms, other people’s residences, and common areas. Sometimes we slip and fall where we live, such as an apartment building’s stairs, elevator, lobby or hallway. If you rent an apartment and have a slip and fall in a common area of your
Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) plays a major role in defining what constitutes acceptable medical care. As our population continues to age, and more Americans become Medicare eligible, the center’s influence will grow. The Centers for Medicare Services CMS (Medicare and Medicaid) currently pays over a trillion dollars a year for medical care, medication and medical devices and equipment. That
With all the hysteria leading up to the election and everything that has happened since, I am betting that some of you have stopped reading the newspaper and shut off the television. That is probably healthy. If you did, you missed some big legal news. A neurosurgeon was recently sentenced to life in prison in Dallas County. As many of
Rule 702 provides for the admission of expert opinion testimony if the expert is qualified based upon experience education and training, to give the opinion and the opinion will help the jury resolve an issue in the case. ARS § 12-2604 adds requirements for expert witnesses offering testimony in claims against health care providers. The statute applies to standard of
There is a lot of controversy concerning the treatment of minors following an auto collision injury. Insurance companies hold a strong position that minors don’t need medical care simply because they can’t communicate the injuries properly. Common symptoms such as headaches, neck pain and low back pain, are often overlooked after an auto accident, simply because the child does not
A military aviation claim is a tort claim – usually negligence – that arises out of an aviation mishap resulting in injury or death to military members or veterans. Defendants are commonly the government, aircraft manufacturers, component manufacturers, maintenance companies, and pilots or the companies who employ them. Claimants are commonly close family members or estates of deceased persons. Only
We cannot ignore the truth. Spoiler alert: preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease. It claims in excess of 611,000 lives each year and accounts for 25 percent of all deaths each year. There are billions of dollars devoted to research
In the “good old days” surgeries were performed in hospitals and patients were kept for several days for observation. Now, all but the most major and complex of surgical procedures seem to be performed as “day surgeries” at out-patient surgery centers. Often, patients are released within hours of major surgery. I’ll have to tell a little story on myself. I
Summer is a time for BBQs, pool parties, and… personal injuries? Every year, homeowners are sued by their guests for injuries arising from things like faulty stairs, misplaced rugs, dilapidated porches, holes in yards and a variety of injuries resulting from interactions with pools. Homeowners have a duty to their social guests – legally described as a gratuitous licensee –
As attorneys, many of us have the opportunity and tremendous responsibility to help people in their time of suffering. For me, there are clients who came into my life after tragedy struck. Some of their stories will never leave me. I would like to tell you about Betty. She had just given birth to a healthy baby boy via a
Slips and falls are common ways that everyday folks get injured. People slip and fall in grocery stores, gyms, other people’s residences, and common areas. Sometimes we slip and fall where we live, such as an apartment building’s stairs, elevator, lobby or hallway. If you rent an apartment and have a slip and fall in a common area of your
Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) plays a major role in defining what constitutes acceptable medical care. As our population continues to age, and more Americans become Medicare eligible, the center’s influence will grow. The Centers for Medicare Services CMS (Medicare and Medicaid) currently pays over a trillion dollars a year for medical care, medication and medical devices and equipment. That
With all the hysteria leading up to the election and everything that has happened since, I am betting that some of you have stopped reading the newspaper and shut off the television. That is probably healthy. If you did, you missed some big legal news. A neurosurgeon was recently sentenced to life in prison in Dallas County. As many of
Rule 702 provides for the admission of expert opinion testimony if the expert is qualified based upon experience education and training, to give the opinion and the opinion will help the jury resolve an issue in the case. ARS § 12-2604 adds requirements for expert witnesses offering testimony in claims against health care providers. The statute applies to standard of
There is a lot of controversy concerning the treatment of minors following an auto collision injury. Insurance companies hold a strong position that minors don’t need medical care simply because they can’t communicate the injuries properly. Common symptoms such as headaches, neck pain and low back pain, are often overlooked after an auto accident, simply because the child does not
A military aviation claim is a tort claim – usually negligence – that arises out of an aviation mishap resulting in injury or death to military members or veterans. Defendants are commonly the government, aircraft manufacturers, component manufacturers, maintenance companies, and pilots or the companies who employ them. Claimants are commonly close family members or estates of deceased persons. Only
We cannot ignore the truth. Spoiler alert: preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease. It claims in excess of 611,000 lives each year and accounts for 25 percent of all deaths each year. There are billions of dollars devoted to research
