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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 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 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 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 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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