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Understanding Brain Injuries in Sports The transition between spring and summer in Arizona is a busy and exciting time for amateur and professional athletes. Athletes of different ages and skill [...]

Motorcycle Accidents in Arizona In March 2014, an off-duty police officer from Chandler was the victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on State Road 347. A few weeks earlier, a man in [...]

What are Some Relevant Statistics on Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in the United States? The United States recognizes acts of accidental or intentional negligence on the parts of healthcare [...]

The negligence of a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional may give rise to a medical malpractice case.  Medical negligence is when a healthcare provider fails to exercise that [...]

Jury Duty   Everyone hates jury duty, right?  When you receive the dreaded notice, the topic of conversation with family and friends for a week consists of how to get out of [...]

What is a Personal Injury Case? Personal injury cases are those in which a person suffers physical or emotional injuries due to the negligent conduct of another person or entity. For example, an [...]

Specialty Lawyers   Have you seen one of the old TV shows where the lawyers represent every type of client for any type of case? I am told that in the good old days lawyers had general [...]

Arizona voters adopted the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act in 2010, legalizing possession of medical marijuana under state law in some limited circumstances.  Under the Act, a registered [...]

Prior to 1974, judges in Arizona were elected by popular vote.  This election process applied to all judicial positions from the trial court level up to and including justices to the Arizona [...]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as HIPAA, require the confidentiality of personal protected health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human [...]