Recent Posts in Arizona Category
Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
The other day my receptionist asked if a person could be cited for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) while riding a bicycle. The answer is no. Arizona Revised Statutes 28-1381 make it unlawful for a ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
TO: 2012 LIEN SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS FROM: Scott I. Palumbo, Esq. SUBJECT: Balance Billing: Who Would Have Thought This Would Be The Easy Part of the Liens Seminar? DATE: January 27, 2012 I. THE LAW . ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN A CAR OR MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT 1) At the scene of the crash, cooperate with the police, but only tell the police what you saw or were able to observe. Do not guess ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2011 By Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
Palumbo, Wolfe & Palumbo Earns Best Lawyers in America Recognition Anthony J. Palumbo, Elliot G. Wolfe, and James J. Leonard are honored in the 2012 edition. This distinction adds to the ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Anthony J. Palumbo as the Phoenix Best Lawyers Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2011 By Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
We all love dogs. Unfortunately, many dogs bite for no apparent reason. When a dog biteswithout being provoked and the bite causes harm, the dog's owner is strictly responsible for the damages ...
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Posted on Jun 29, 2011 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
HBO recently aired a wonderful documentary by Susan Saladoff entitled Hot Coffee, which outlines the truth behind the infamous "McDonald's hot coffee case" and how insurance companies, ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2011 By Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
In order to maintain a negligence/tort action in Arizona, an injury victim must establish the four elements of a tort. Those four elements are duty, breach, causation and damages. In other words, the ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2011 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
In order to successfully maintain a negligence/tort lawsuit in Arizona, a plaintiff/victim must show that a defendant had a legal obligation to protect him from injury or harm - a “duty” ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By Anthony "Tony" Palumbo, Esq.
Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo, PC founding partner, Tony Palumbo, was recently asked to speak to the physicians at the Western Surgical Association about medical negligence lawsuits. Mr. Palumbo took ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2011 By Anthony J. Palumbo, Esq.
After almost 40 years of practicing law, Palumbo Wolfe founding partner, Tony Palumbo, explains why he is still proud to defend the rights of injury victims. STILL PROUD TO BE A PLAINTIFFS’ LAWYER… ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2011 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
Tourism is a major industry in Arizona. Hundreds of thousands of people flock from all over the world to experience Arizona's many attractions. While visiting, most visitors choose to stay at a hotel ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2011 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
A statute of limitations is an enactment in a common law legal system that sets forth the maximum time after an event that legal proceedings based on that event may be initiated. For Arizona personal ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2011 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
Medical negligence lawsuits are few and far between, hardly contributing to health care costs. However, 98,000 patients are killed annually by preventable medical errors . That's like two 737s ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2011 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
How often have you heard someone say that "medical malpractice claims are driving good doctors out of business, thus we need medical liability reform," or something to that effect. Well, the facts ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
Some medical providers or facilities refuse to provide the medical records of a deceased person until there is proof that the person requesting the medical records has been appointed as the executor ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
In some of our cases, we confront the situation where a doctor or hospital refuse to provide a patient with his or her medical records. When this situation arises, we write to the doctor or hospital ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo, PC is glad to announce that its seven year representation of a catastrophic injury victim has ended well. The case arose from a traffic collision that occurred on May 17, ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2010 By Scott Palumbo
COLLATERAL SOURCES – WHAT QUALIFIES AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM AT TRIAL WHAT IS THE COLLATERAL SOURCE RULE? In Michael v. Cole , the Arizona Supreme Court outlined the common law collateral source rule: ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2010 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
Everything You Need to Know About Affidavits of Merit BACKGROUND. In 2004, the Arizona Legislature added A.R.S. § 12-2602.01, entitled "preliminary expert opinion testimony against healthcare ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By Scott I. Palumbo, Esq.
A personal injury attorney's job is not complete after a settlement or verdict is reached. In fact, reaching a settlement or verdict is sometimes the easiest part of the case. Negotiating liens so ...
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