InjuryBoard Phoenix Archives

• Identity Theft Resources

  Staff Writer | May 31, 2006 3:06 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  I have yet another comment on resources available for identity theft victims. As I have previously written, unfortunately Arizona is number one! I say unfortunately because this statistic concerns the number of identity theft victims in our state compared to the rest of the nation. Because these statistics are staggering, I will continue to provide information and resources to assist identity...

• Abusive Litigation Tactics

  Staff Writer | May 26, 2006 3:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  I must preface this entry and my remarks by saying that my source of information comes exclusively from a newspaper account and by briefly reviewing a judge's order known as a minute entry. However, the facts in the newspaper story and in the judge's discussion of the events have led me to point to this recent case as an example of conduct which gives our profession a bad name. A Maricopa...

• Employer Identity Theft Prevention Resources

  Staff Writer | May 25, 2006 4:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Kudos to Rite Aid Corp., publisher Reed Elsevier PLC, and Qwest Communications for taking some steps to protect employee identity theft victims by offering various resolution services as a workplace employment benefit. Clearly the best form of protection simply requires that companies lock down private and confidential information and prevent identity theft in the first place.Identity theft...

• Major Identity Theft Problems in the Military

  Staff Writer | May 22, 2006 4:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Well this surprising news story just came down today. Thieves have stolen sensitive personal identifying information on over twenty-six million five hundred thousand United States military veterans including social security numbers, dates of birth and other personal information. Thieves were able to steal this private data from one Veterans Affairs' employee who apparently took this...

• Unsafe Contact Lens Solution Removed from Market

  Staff Writer | May 18, 2006 5:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Well it looks like the company Bausch & Lomb did the right thing and removed the product ReNu from the market because it had the potential to cause a form of fungal outbreak leading to possible blindness. The company took the high road and suggested that by recalling its product:Bausch & Lomb's top priority is the safety of our customers, and we want them to have complete confidence in our...

• Example of a Frivolous Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | May 15, 2006 10:42 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In order to be fair and balanced with my entries on this site, I just found an example of what I would consider a frivolous lawsuit at least as reported by the media. Before explaining the details, I wanted to say that I still firmly believe that this example reflects but a small portion of the outstanding litigation in our country. In fact, more than anything, I believe that media reports...

• New Study Shows that Alleging too Many Frivolous Lawsuits are Political Tool and Not Reality

  Staff Writer | May 11, 2006 9:50 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Yesterday, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health released a study concerning an analysis of medical malpractice claims resolved by insurance carriers to determine what claims were supposedly frivolous and what claims had merit. The results are in and what a shock! The results showed that politicians make allegations about too many frivolous lawsuits without any factual support. ...

• Should Drag Racers share responsibility for the havoc they wreak?

  Andrew Defusco | May 10, 2006 11:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  How often have we seen this tragic plot unfold?Two motorists, for whatever dumb reason, are drag racing each other on a public road. One of the cars strikes another innocent motorist or pedestrian, who suffers catastrophic injury. Should both drag racers be responsible for all damages that the injured victim receives? Or should the "contact" vehicle be completely responsible? Or should the...

• Summer Driving

  Staff Writer | May 08, 2006 6:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  As we head into the hot summer months, I read an article about a tragic motor vehicle accident which started with a punctured tire. The article mentioned that a tire blowout caused a victim to lose control of his vehicle and veer into oncoming traffic. He later succumbed to his injuries. This article discussing such a tragedy led me to think about what we as drivers can do to protect...

• Emergency Medicine Reform

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2006 1:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Yesterday, Governor Napolitano vetoed a measure passed by the Arizona legislature that would have heightened the burden of proof required to assert a claim against physicians arising out of poor emergency medical care. If Governor Napolitano had not vetoed this legislation, a patient victim would have to present "clear and convincing" evidence of medical malpractice when submitting claims...

• Our Thoughts and Prayers Go Out to a Fallen Police Officer

  Staff Writer | May 02, 2006 9:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Yesterday our state remembered Gilbert Police Officer Rob Targosz who died while on duty this past Saturday working on a DUI enforcement detail. A suspected impaired driver ran a red light and collided with Officer Targosz's motorcycle. The driver and passenger then fled on foot without attempting to help the injured officer. In our line of work, we see lots of tragedy. We can only hope that...