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The elderly have already put the bulk of their lives behind them and deserve to gently enter their final years with kind treatment, skilled care, and respect for their human dignity. Unfortunately, an astonishing number of elderly Americans experience elder abuse, including in Arizona.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about one in…

Parents spend months planning for the joyous day they welcome a new baby into their family. When that joy is dampened by the trauma of a birth injury and an uncertain future for their baby, it’s devastating for the entire family. While some birth injuries are minor and fully recoverable, more serious birth injuries…

When a cherished elderly loved one can no longer live safely alone and develops medical needs that exceed the family’s care abilities, the senior citizen and their family search for the best possible nursing home within their budget.  Entering or placing a family member in an Arizona nursing home requires a leap of faith….

Discovering that the doctor, medical provider, or medical facility you trusted with your care betrayed your good faith and violated their duty can be nearly as devastating as the injury or worsened medical condition that resulted from the malpractice. When you’ve been harmed by a medical provider’s mistake, you deserve full and fair compensation. …

We trust our doctors and other medical providers with our very lives, expecting them to prioritize our safety, health, and well-being as much as we do. Unfortunately, studies indicate that medical malpractice occurs far more often than most people imagine. One of the most explosive research results within the medical community is a Johns…

When we put our lives in a doctor’s hands, we trust that they will do their absolute best while managing our care. Unfortunately, doctors sometimes fail to live up to our expectations. When a medical provider makes a medical mistake or acts negligently while treating a patient, the results can be life-threatening, causing a…

Bedsores, also called pressure ulcers or pressure sores, are an unfortunately common cause of injury and illness in elderly nursing home residents as well as in bedridden or wheelchair-bound patients. They are more common in the elderly due to the age-related degeneration of skin and muscle tissue. When an ill or bed-bound individual cannot…

We place a substantial amount of faith in the doctors we entrust with our medical care, including relying on them to treat illnesses and injuries that threaten one of our senses, our quality of life, or even our lives themselves. Unfortunately, doctors and other medical providers sometimes make errors or fail to adhere to…

Nursing homes in Arizona have a legal obligation to provide skilled medical care. They must appropriately administer prescribed medications, meet each resident’s needs for adequate nutrition and hydration, and treat residents with respect for their human dignity. Unfortunately, nursing homes in Arizona and elsewhere are often chronically understaffed with tired, overworked caregivers and high…

We trust our doctors to abide by their oath to “first, do no harm” when we place our lives in their hands. While it’s not unusual to have anxiety over surgery and major medical procedures, few people think twice about taking a simple medication prescribed by a doctor. Unfortunately, no medication is “simple,” and…