Effective July 1, 2020, the minimum amounts of coverage required are increased to $25,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, from $15,000, to $50,000 for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, from $30,000, and to $15,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident, from $10,000. This change does not apply to a policy issued to a person with a valid certificate of self-insurance or partial self-insurance. Also, an offer of liability limits on an automobile liability insurance policy is required to be made at the time of application for insurance.
Requesting records from Gilbert Hospital and/or Florence Hospital
If you ever were treated at Gilbert Hospital or Florence Hospital at Anthem, you have until June 23 to request your medical records before they may be destroyed.
Here is what you need to do:
Don't neglect collecting this evidence after a truck accident
Building a claim after a traffic accident is often a complicated, lengthy process. For many victims, it is difficult to know where to start, or how to build a personal injury claim. Additionally, if the accident resulted in serious injuries, an individual needs to focus their time and energy on recovery.
If you or someone close to you needs to build an injury claim after a truck accident, it is important to understand how truck accidents differ from other traffic accidents. Not only do truck accidents often involve more than two parties, they also feature unique forms of evidence victims should gather as they reconstruct how their accident occurred.
Hand Held Phone Use While Driving Outlawed in Arizona
On April 22nd, a new law was passed outlawing holding a phone when behind the wheel driving in Arizona. Warnings will start immediately and tickets will be issued beginning in 2021. Tickets will range from $75 - $250. Please be aware that many cities in Arizona already have restrictions on the use of cell phones when driving so now is the time to start using hands-free devices or waiting to respond until you are stopped in a safe place. Now, the only states that do not have a texting while driving ban are Montana and Missouri, although Missouri has some restriction on younger drivers.
A second bill has been proposed regarding distracted drivers, which would allow law enforcement officers to stop drivers for any unrelated to driving action they believe creates a hazard. (Examples could include the driver eating while driving, putting on makeup, shaving, or watching a TV screen)
Preventing surgical errors requires safety guidelines
Patients who go into surgery, whether in a hospital or an outpatient center, count on the staff to ensure they are safe throughout the procedure. While many surgeries are successful and the patients don't suffer any harm, there are instances in which patients have to deal with life-threatening issues because of errors.
While people might assume that the surgical staff members are the only ones who would be liable in these cases, the hospital or surgical center can also be responsible. These entities should have protocols, policies and standards that govern the safety of patients and the actions of staff members from the initial intake through the discharge of the patient.
Frank Powers and Shawn Cunningham Selected To the 2019 Super Lawyers® List
Frank I. Powers and Shawn M. Cunningham have been selected to the 2019 Super Lawyers® list under the Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Plaintiff category. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.
Shattered bones: What to expect
In collisions, one of the most common injuries is a broken bone. Depending on the severity of the collision, the bone may be broken in one or two places, or it could be shattered.
Shattered bones are particularly dangerous. A severely broken bone often requires surgery and implants to hold the pieces in place as they heal. Even with this assistance, the healing process can take many months or years, and the person's bone may never really be the same again.
Yes, your back injury can have a delayed onset
You were involved in a serious collision, and, days later, the pain started to catch up to you. Your lower back was so stiff that you could barely move to get to your vehicle and drive to the emergency room. Getting there was nearly impossible, causing you pain with every movement.
Once there, you told the medical providers that you'd been involved in a car crash days before. They were not surprised that your back was starting to hurt now, since many symptoms can be delayed after crashes. They took an X-ray, and you quickly learned that you had a fracture that could be extremely dangerous to your health if it's not set. You've been living with a broken back for two days, which could have left you paralyzed.
Was your or your baby's birth injury due to medical negligence?
It's a reality that some children will be born with injuries that are not the fault of medical providers. However, others are injured before, during or after birth as a result of mistakes or negligence, and each of those children deserve justice for what they've gone through.
Medical errors can happen for a few reasons. One cause is trouble with communication. For example, a child may be healthy, but delivery could be taking too long. This could put a child into distress, and it could also threaten a mother's life.
Serious Neck Injuries After A Vehicle Collision
Due to its treatment in the media and common-sounding name, whiplash is often considered a minor injury by those outside the medical profession. In truth, whiplash refers to a severe soft tissue injury that can lead to chronic pain and a host of other debilitating symptoms.
Whiplash is most commonly suffered in front-end and rear-end vehicle collisions. In this type of accident, the body is violently thrown forward and backward against the interior of the vehicle and the seat belt. This jarring movement can put a significant strain on muscles, tendons and ligaments throughout the body. The neck, however, often bears the brunt of this motion. A cervical strain, commonly referred to as whiplash, might take hours or days to show symptoms.
