Posts tagged Medical Malpractice

• Walgreens Pharmacy Held Accountable for Prescription Error

  Staff Writer | October 16, 2007 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Coconino County jury awarded one of the largest wrongful death verdicts to the family of a high school coach who died after taking a lethal combination of medications which should never have been dispensed together. The jury found that Walgreens pharmacy should have warned the patient and his physician about the lethal and toxic effects that the pain medications Tramadol and Methadone have...

• How Would Tort Reform Affect the Quality of Emergency Healthcare?

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2007 7:00 AM | 2 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In 1975, the California State Legislature passed the California Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) which placed a cap on damages for medical malpractice claims. According to this Act, an injured plaintiff cannot recover non-economic losses in excess of $250,000. This tort reform statute has been in effect in California for thirty-two years. Because this California law has been in...

• How Much Time Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2006 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you have been injured in an accident and somebody else bears responsibility, one question likely to arise is whether you must file suit within a specified period of time. In Arizona, you must file suit within a specific time or you will forever lose your rights to sue. This time period can be as little as 180 days from the date you suffered harm (or should have known), as long as two...

• Pharmaceutical Company Threatened Legal Action Against Physician Who Questioned the Safety of Diabetes Medication Avandia

  Staff Writer | June 07, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  GlaxoSmithKline operates as the world's second largest pharmaceutical company behind Pfizer. It markets a vast assortment of medication to treat patients with health problems and, according to its annual report for 2006, the diabetes medication Avandia is one of the top six pharmaceutical products it markets throughout the world, At 30th September 2006, GSK held second position in the world...

• Medication Errors Cause Patient Harm

  Staff Writer | July 21, 2006 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Yesterday the Institute of Medicine issued a press-release concerning its report on medication errors. According to the Institute of Medicine, Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The extra medical costs of treating drug-related injuries occurring...

• World Health Organization Reports that Medical Errors Affect One in Ten Patients

  Staff Writer | May 02, 2007 7:30 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to the World Health Organization, healthcare errors affect one out of every ten patients worldwide. Based on this alarming trend, the World Health Organization prepared patient safety checklists to help professional healthcare providers avoid simple medical mistakes. By following the "Nine Patient Safety Solutions," the organization hopes to see substantial medical error rate...

• Lawyer Advertising

  Staff Writer | March 19, 2006 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Do you select your attorney on the basis of which animal mascot the lawfirm included in its advertising slogan? Are you comfortable hiring lawyers who choose a flying animal or a four legged creature as a mascot? Do you make a decision to hire a lawyer on the basis of advertising? Fees? Experience? What criteria do you use to evaluate who to hire for your legal needs? What resources do you...

• Child Cancer Patients and Medication Errors

  Staff Writer | May 27, 2007 9:00 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  As if struggling with and battling cancer is not enough, according to a researcher at Johns Hopkins Children Center, children often must also face the additional battle of having to overcome problems relating to medication errors. Children with cancer often get the wrong dose of chemotherapy or are given the drug at the wrong time, and many require treatment because of the errors, U.S....

• Using Technology to Reduce Medical Errors

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2006 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In the past, I have referred to a 1999 study by the Institute of Medicine which linked medical errors to the deaths of between 44,000 and 98,000 people annually. Recently, it has come to my attention that one error reduction strategy available to physicians involves the use of technology in doctors' medical practices. Unfortunately, according to an article in yesterday's Tucson Citizen, only...

• Arizona Punitive Damages Legislation

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2006 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Each year various members of the Arizona legislature introduce bills concerning all aspects of "tort reform." This year is no different. I recently learned that Arizona State Representative Jennifer Burns introduced a bill to prevent Plaintiffs from recovering punitive damges but not to outlaw puntive damages awards in their entirety. Rather than outlawing punitive damages, Representative...