Wrongful Death from Arizona Car Crashes
It is devastating to lose a loved one in a car crash. When you discover that the collision was the result of someone else’s negligent behavior, it can be even more difficult to process. Fortunately, our civil justice system provides a legal remedy for those who have been injured, or who have lost a loved…
Read MoreWhat Rights Are You Signing Away with an Arizona Skydiving Liability Waiver?
So you finally got up the nerve to try skydiving. You and your best friends have decided to just do it already, and now you’re experiencing feelings of excitement mixed with abject terror. Being the practical kind of person that you are (as opposed to the thrill-seeking, adventure loving type that your friends are), you…
Read MoreThe Surprising Impact of a Mild TBI Prognosis and Recovery
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a head injury caused by blunt trauma or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the brain’s normal functioning. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there were about 2.8 million TBI-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. in 2013 (the most recent year…
Read MoreWhistleblowers Saved the U.S. Government More than $4 Billion in 2016
Whistleblowers have a vital role to play in helping the federal government identify fraud and corruption, which costs taxpayers billions of dollars each year. At the end of last year (2016), the U.S. Department of Justice announced that about $4.7 billion had been recovered through False Claims Act cases, $2.9 billion of which came from…
Read MoreCriteria for Filing a Wrongful Death Suit in Arizona
When you’ve lost a loved one, no amount of restitution or validation will make the pain and grief heal faster. Nothing will help you heal except for time. Over time, you will find a “new normal” and learn how to adjust to life with your loved one gone. Dealing with the loss is difficult enough,…
Read MoreDefective Products Under Investigation in 2017
We are all consumers, and we all buy products that we assume are safe to use as directed. It stands to reason that we should feel assured the things we purchase have been tested for safety and held to rigorous standards by the companies that manufacture them. Unfortunately, however, that’s not always the case. The…
Read MoreNew Study Links Traumatic Brain Injury and Growth Hormone Deficiency
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most insidious forms of medical issues. While the severity and effects of TBI can vary widely, in many cases families and caregivers are left to financially, medically, and emotionally shoulder the burden of lifelong care for a TBI-affected individual. If your loved one has suffered a traumatic…
Read MoreWhistleblower Exposes UnitedHealth’s Massive Medicare Fraud
News broke recently of a huge scandal in the healthcare world: Benjamin Poehling of UnitedHealth Group asserts that his former employer, and likely many other big name insurance companies, are gaming the Medicare Advantage system. Poehling contends that UnitedHealth Group was manipulating a system to incentivize patients to be diagnosed as sicker than they were.…
Read MoreCongratulations, Richard Plattner, on Your Lifetime Advocate and Lawyer of the Year Awards!
All of us at Plattner Verderame, P.C., are proud to extend our hearty congratulations to our firm’s co-founder, Richard S. Plattner, for being recognized as the 2017 Lawyer of the Year for the American Board of Trial Advocates, Phoenix Chapter. Attorney Plattner was also given the Lifetime Advocate for Civil Justice Award from the Arizona…
Read MoreDangerous Games: Sports Most Likely to Cause Catastrophic Injuries
Whether played by children or adults, games and sporting activities are expected to offer a reasonable amount of safety from major bodily injury. Safety gear, such as helmets, or supervision from referees helps to maintain these standards. With all these protections in place, which sports remain dangerous, and which are safe? It turns out that…
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