We hope our readers had a great Thanksgiving with family and loved ones. Now that the turkey, stuffing and cranberry have been eaten, the focus is now on Black Friday; the annual day of shopping and consumption designed to keep (or get) retailers into the black....
Month: November 2015
Insurer’s bad-faith conduct spotlighted in malpractice lawsuit
And it is certainly notable -- especially for victims who must routinely square off against individuals and institutions making all efforts to shield themselves from liability -- that multiple defendants can be targeted in medical malpractice litigation. Doctors are...
Elderly pedestrian hit by car while walking his dog
While much of the country is bracing for the onset of winter weather, people in our region are unfazed. This allows many people to take walks in the morning. Unfortunately, one man's walk in Paradise Valley led to a tragic accident. According to a recent...
Rules for driverless cars are slow to come by
It is well known that driver-less cars will be coming. The only question is when. A number of automakers are working diligently on prototypes, including Audi, Toyota and Mercedes Benz. In fact, Silicon Valley tech giant Google is also in the running for an autonomous...
Pediatric medicine: yes, kids are different from adults
Kids -- that is, toddlers, children, young adolescents and even teens -- are starkly different from adults in virtually every realm of comparison or measurement. Our readers in Arizona know that, as do people across the rest of the country. Children are works in...
Before you head to the mountains, read this post
The ski season is going to start before we know it. People are going to start flocking to ski resorts in earnest after the Thanksgiving holiday. While winter driving safety tips don't apply for our readers in the Valley, they are important for those who love...
Crash leaves two dead, one facing criminal charges
The holiday driving season is weeks away, so Arizona drivers will likely begin seeing public service announcements bemoaning the practice of drunk driving. Of course, the dangers of driving while impaired by alcohol are obvious. Alcohol affects a person’s motor...
HHTSA head calls for seatbelts in school buses
When parents put their children on a bus each day, they don't expect them to be involved in an accident. However, the reality is that accidents happen, and buses can be involved. We have heard many stories this year about how drivers have been inattentive and not...
New study spotlights medication errors committed during surgery
We pose a simple question to our readers in Maricopa County and across Arizona today, namely this: How many times have you had surgery?According to a recent study, you can essentially divide that number by two to come up with the number of drug-related mistakes you...
How to preserve your rights after a car accident
No one actually plans to be in an accident. Sometimes it is obvious that the other driver was in the wrong. In other instances, liability could essentially be a coin flip.In either scenario, it is helpful to be able to preserve your right to recovery. As...