When a doctor, hospital, or other health care provider fails to provide care that meets the accepted standard, and a patient is harmed as a result, the situation may involve medical negligence. Common examples include misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, surgical mistakes, medication errors, birth injuries, failure to obtain informed consent, and inadequate follow-up care. However, not… Read more
When you or a loved one has been harmed by a medical error, one of the first questions you may have is, “How long does a medical malpractice lawsuit take?” In Arizona, many medical malpractice cases can take several months to several years to resolve depending on the complexity of the claim, the amount of… Read more
SOUTH PHOENIX, AZ – Officials were dispatched to the scene of a bicycle collision in South Phoenix on Tuesday. Authorities were summoned to the intersection of South 24th Street and East Southern Avenue and arrived at the scene before 2:30 p.m., according to the AZ511 map. Law enforcement did not confirm any injuries or report… Read more
PEORIA, AZ – Authorities closed Loop 101 South on Tuesday due to three separate vehicle crashes. 12News said the collisions happened around 4 a.m. along Bell Road and resulted in several-hour-long closures that lasted until 8 a.m. Officials have not specified the events leading up to the collisions, but confirmed no one was injured in… Read more
WEST PHOENIX, AZ – A 44-year-old man died after he was struck by a car in West Phoenix on Saturday, 12News reports. The pedestrian-vehicle collision happened after 11:30 p.m. in the area of North 48th Avenue and West Van Buren Street. Police believe Sharmarke Ismail was walking across midblock when he was hit. Police and… Read more
PHOENIX, AZ – One woman and two men were brought to the emergency room after a two-car crash along Encanto Park on Monday. The collision happened before 11:15 a.m. off 19th Avenue and Thomas Road, and the impact entrapped two men inside their vehicle, according to AZFamily. Fire crews extricated the two men and transported… Read more
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ – Two people were sent to the hospital following a traffic collision in Apache Junction on Sunday, 12News reports. Local police said a car and a truck collided off Meridian Road and Superstition Boulevard and injured two people. EMS crews took the two people to an emergency room for treatment of unspecified… Read more
PHOENIX, AZ – Phoenix police cited a driver in connection with their role in a pedestrian crash that critically injured a teenage boy on Saturday. The incident occurred when the 14-year-old boy, using a crosswalk, was struck by a southbound vehicle on 35th Avenue, near Dunlap Avenue, Fox10Phoenix said. Police and EMS responded to the… Read more
PHOENIX, AZ – At least one person was injured in a traffic collision that happened in the Arizona Homes neighborhood on Friday. According to the AZ511 map, the crash occurred before 4 p.m. at the intersection of North 83rd Avenue and West Osborn Road. Police did not specify the events leading to the crash or… Read more
NORTH PHOENIX, AZ – A 30-year-old man was killed, and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in North Phoenix on Thursday. The two-vehicle crash happened around 7:15 p.m. off Cave Creek and Beardsley Roads, according to AZFamily. Police believe the 30-year-old man, Sean McArthur, drove into oncoming traffic and collided with a woman’s… Read more