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When a preventable birth injury happens to your child, it’s devastating. Your child and your family have the right to compensation and a sense of justice. But first, it’s crucial to identify the liable party. Who can you sue for your child’s birth injury? Under Arizona 12-542, the law allows an injury victim, or…

Receiving a diagnosis of cerebral palsy for your child leaves your child and your family facing an uncertain future. Defining the condition as mild, moderate, or severe helps give families the guidance they need to obtain the care their child requires to live the best possible quality of life. A classification as mild, moderate,…

When your child suffers a birth injury during the labor and delivery process, it changes far more than just the birth plan you and your child’s other parent carefully laid out. A serious birth injury also changes your expectations for your child’s life. Depending on the type and severity of the injury, it could…

A birth injury does more than just derail the joyous expectations you have for your child’s birth; it may also change the course of your child’s life and your family’s daily routines going forward for months, years, or even permanently, depending on the severity of the injury.  During the early days, weeks, and even…

A correct and timely diagnosis is the key to effective medical treatment. Unfortunately, missed diagnoses are among the most common forms of negligence in medical malpractice claims. Sometimes a provider misses the correct diagnosis due to overlooked or misinterpreted lab results. In the worst cases, the lack of timely, appropriate treatment due to missed…

The only thing worse than suffering harm from medical malpractice yourself is when it happens to your child. Parents must place their trust in their child’s doctor under the expectation that the medical provider will treat their child with the level of care and attention they’d apply to their own family. Unfortunately, doctors sometimes…

All patients put themselves into the hands of their doctors with the expectation that the doctor will treat them at the highest possible standard of care, but never is a patient more vulnerable than during the labor and delivery process, when two lives are at stake. In many Arizona birth injury cases involving failure…

Few unexpected outcomes are as devastating as having the joyous expectancy of welcoming a new child into the world, crushed by a catastrophic birth injury. While not as common as in the past, tragically, birth injuries still occur, despite the advancements in maternal and fetal medicine in the 21st century.  Some birth injuries are…

Welcoming a new baby into the family is an event that parents happily plan with the expectation of a lifetime of joy ahead. Tragically, in a small but significant number of cases, joyous expectation turns to distress and an uncertain future for a child who suffered brain damage during delivery.  Knowing the signs of…

Anesthesia dosing is a complex but critical aspect of any surgical procedure. An anesthesiologist must carefully consider a patient’s entire medical history, as well as their size, weight, and other relevant factors, when choosing the correct dosage of an anesthesia medication. They must also obtain the patient’s informed consent. During surgery, patients are at…