Medicaid and Medical Liens in Arizona – Know Your Rights
Arizona’s Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), pays healthcare expenses for low-income or disabled patients. Under federal law, hospitals and providers must agree to accept the amounts the AHCCCS pays on behalf of those patients (plus any applicable copay, deductible, etc.) as payment in full. This is how it’s supposed to…
Read MoreWhat Are Mistakes a Lot of Clients Make?
Common mistakes that we see that injured people make include delaying treatment. Do not delay treatment. If you’re injured, please go see a doctor and be honest with that doctor. Don’t exaggerate whatever pain or problems that you have. And the flip side, don’t minimize it. We need documentation of exactly what’s going on…
Read MoreFeds Join Whistleblower Suit Against Concrete Company
The Justice Department and the Virginia attorney general are joining a whistleblower’s lawsuit that alleges a subcontractor knowingly and deliberately used defective concrete on a multi-million-dollar project for the D.C. region’s Metrorail system’s expansion. The whistleblower in this case, Nathan Davidheiser of Pennsylvania, was a lab tech at Universal Concrete Products Corp. Davidheiser filed a…
Read MoreWhat Is a Nuisance Case?
Nuisance claims are defined by statute under Arizona law. They are generally things that are offensive to the senses of a number of people. This is the type of case where a big company comes in and pollutes your water or pollutes your air, and entire communities are affected this. What a nuisance case is…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Loses Another Asbestos Talcum Powder Trial — Plaintiff Awarded $25.7 Million Verdict
Johnson & Johnson has been slapped with a $25.7 million verdict for its negligence in failing to warn consumers of the potential health risks of using their baby powder. An Oregon woman who developed mesothelioma claimed that she developed the rare form of lung cancer from repeated exposure to Johnson & Johnson baby powder and…
Read MoreCatastrophic Injuries
When there’s been a catastrophic injury, you need to call a lawyer, even if you don’t know that somebody else may have been at fault for it. Maybe the road was defective, maybe there was something that went wrong with the vehicle. There can be all kinds of things that are not obvious at…
Read MoreJury Awards Injured Cyclist Almost $3 Million for Geico’s Bad Faith
When you sign a contract with your insurance company, you do so in good faith. Basically, that means when something goes wrong, you’ll tell the truth; in return, the insurance company will be honest and fair in its assessment – or, so the theory goes. When your insurance company doesn’t treat you fairly within the…
Read MoreBalance Billing – What it is and How it Works
Have you ever made a trip to the emergency room, thought you were covered by insurance, and later received a bill that seemed way too high? Chances are you just got hit with “surprise billing,” otherwise known as balance billing. You’re not alone. Approximately one in five people who visit an ER within their healthcare…
Read MoreCan I Make an Auto Insurance Claim if I’m Hurt as a Pedestrian?
You can make a claim if you’re hurt as a pedestrian against the driver of the other vehicle and their insurance company. You may be surprised to learn that your own automobile insurance will cover you as a pedestrian even if you’re not in your own car. So long as a motor vehicle, an…
Read MoreDefective Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Devices – What You Need to Know
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator device, or ICD, is a miracle device. It’s a little box, powered by a battery, that attaches to your heart and records your heart’s rhythm. If it detects an arrythmia – a change in rhythm – it will send an electrical current to the heart. ICDs are a bit different from…
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