New 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…
Read MoreTony Stewart Wrongful Death Suit Moves to Civil Litigation
Tony Stewart’s long embroiled wrongful death suit has taken a new turn as the NASCAR driver’s lawyers have asked the judge to dismiss the claims. The accident in question took place August 9th, 2014 and took the life of fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr. at the Motorsports Park in Canandaigua, NY. It isn’t often that…
Read MoreArizona VA Wait-Time Scandal Revealed Thanks to Whistleblower
Wait-times in any medical situation can be more than simply frustrating; they can be life-threatening. Due the high number of veterans eligible for services in the Arizona VA system, a bonus was devised to incentivize faster appointment scheduling (14 days or under) and appearances. Although the vast majority of veterans receive services in less than…
Read MoreUber Self-Driving Car Crashes in Tempe
Plagued by recent criticisms, Uber had been pinning its economic hopes and dreams on their self-driving car systems in major cities. This plan came to a brief but crashing halt with the collision of a test car here in Arizona in late March 2016. A particularly graphic video of the accident, in which two other…
Read MoreHow to Protect Yourself From Government Ban on Lawsuits and Damages
Responsibility and accountability – even for the powerful – are rooted into the core of our legal system. This country’s founders knew that a democracy needs a court system that empowers people to protect themselves by holding the powerful to account. That’s why the Constitution guarantees each person the right to a trial by jury.…
Read MoreSamsung in the News
Samsung is making news for a couple reasons today. First, according to the Washington Post, Samsung is expected to present causes of the Galaxy Note 7 fires today. The Galaxy Note 7, as you likely know, is no longer allowed on airplanes or cruise ships because the phones have a tendency to explode or spontaneously…
Read MoreStudy Shows 2% of Doctors Are Responsible for 50% of Malpractice Settlements
A new study, published in December of 2016, reports that fewer than 2% of all physicians represent half of the malpractice settlements in the United States. This study concurs with findings in a previous study which found that 1% of doctors are responsible for 32% of paid malpractice claims. These studies suggest that steps need…
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