Posts by Plattner Verderame PC
Cars Have Been Designed to Keep Male Bodies Safe While Largely Ignoring Female Bodies in Crash Tests
From a road safety perspective, apparently, it is a man’s world. In an excerpt of a piece published in The Guardian, the author writes about how women are put at risk on the roads because cars are designed around a male body. From the vehicle’s safety features to how the seats are constructed and installed,…
Read MoreCongratulations Julieta Hernandez on Being Selected as the 2019 Civil Justice Scholarship Winner!
Plattner Verderame, P.C. is proud to announce that Julieta Hernandez, a student at UCLA School of Law, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of our annual Civil Justice Scholarship! Ms. Hernandez is expected to graduate in 2022. The Plattner Verderame Civil Justice Scholarship awards $2500 to a student who is interested in any aspect…
Read MorePlattner Verderame, PC Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
Plattner Verderame, PC is proud to announce that our founding partners, Richard Plattner and Frank Verderame, have both been named to Best Lawyers in America® for 2020. Both partners are Arizona State Bar Board Certified Specialists in Injury and Wrongful Death, and both have been recognized for their work in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation. The…
Read MoreCan I File a Car Accident Claim against a Deceased Driver?
In 2016, there were more than 34,000 fatalities due to car accidents nationwide, and 962 Arizonans died in car crashes that year, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In many of those accidents, the driver who was responsible for the accident died. Death does not absolve the driver from liability, but it does…
Read MoreBritax Drags Its Feet on Warnings for Dangerous BOB Stroller
Britax Child Safety, the leading manufacturer of child safety products, allegedly failed to meet is deadline to notify consumers and resellers of a dangerous defect in its BOB jogging stroller. According to The Washington Post, Britax reached an agreement with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to educate the public about a dangerous problem…
Read MoreHow the False Claims Act Helps Whistleblowers Disclose Medical Fraud
We have often talk about how the law protects those who blow the whistle on medical fraud, and how qui tam actions can help the government AND whistleblowers recover funds when physicians, hospitals, medical device makers, and others defraud the government. In 2018, whistleblowers helped the US government collect more than $2.1 billion in recoveries.…
Read MoreBlocking Mandatory Arbitration in Nursing Home Cases through the Power of Attorney
In America, we have a Constitutional right to a jury trial. But nowadays, many corporations are requiring that we give up our right to a jury trial in order to do business with them. They insert mandatory arbitration clauses in the fine print of their contracts. You’d be shocked to know how often you have…
Read MoreDoctors’ Group Sues the USDA Claiming Consumers are Buying Meat Contaminated with Fecal Matter
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to force new rules to prohibit the sale of raw poultry, pork and beef that contain traces of animal waste, which is allowed under current law, according to a story in the Washington Post. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine…
Read MoreArizona Court of Appeals Voids Financial Lien Section of Arizona Law
On March 13, 2019, that a three-judge appellate court ruled that the practice of allowing hospitals to file financial liens against people who, despite having AHCCCS, medical treaters claim owe money violated federal law. Per the Capitol Times: “In a precedent-setting ruling, the judges voided sections of state law that specifically allow hospitals to impose…
Read MoreDoes the Time of Delivery Increase the Risk of Complications for Your Newborn?
A recent story in the New York Times reported on a study that analyzed whether the “when” of your baby’s delivery could affect that delivery. Per the data, the paper reported, having a baby in the egosvening or on the weekend, in the month of July, or during the holidays may increase the possibility your…
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