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Arizona’s legislature created a cause of action against people who abuse or harm vulnerable adults. The statute appears in the Adult Protective Services Act or APSA, under which a Plaintiff must establish the following: a) the patient was a vulnerable adult; b) the medical facility was an enterprise that was hired to provide care; c) […]
Painful though it may be, imagine going through your mail one morning and finding a letter from the Arizona Medical Board. You open the letter and your eyes become fixated on the first paragraph that reads: Pursuant to A.R.S. §32-1451(A), you are being notified that the Arizona Medical Board received a complaint and an investigation has […]
For years, healthcare facilities were cell phone free zones because of concerns about interference with pacemakers and other devices. Several studies refuted those assumptions, however, and many facilities changed their policies. Today, there is a new concern: patient privacy. Healthcare facilities have a duty under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) […]
Richard Davis is a shareholder in the Litigation Section at Mesch Clark Rothschild. His practice areas include healthcare and cases that involve products liability, condemnation matters and medical malpractice. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an elite trial organization in the United States. Richard joined the Air Force after high […]
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