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Loss of a patient may have been foreseeable
Loss of a patient may have been foreseeable According to a recent news report, state inspectors and investigators are focusing their attention on the conditions in a well-known Tucson residential health clinic, and the possibility of medical malpractice there after...
Tucson Rollover Accident Injures 6 Teens
According to a recent Associated Press news article, six Arizona teenagers suffered personal injuries in a single-vehicle rollover accident after a high school commencement celebration. According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred in an...
Summer is the season for medical malpractice
Here in Tucson, and throughout Arizona and other states, summer is traditionally the worst season for medical malpractice incidents in hospitals and clinics. During the summertime, medication errors and surgical mistakes tend to increase in healthcare institutions for...
“Unseen” trench accident causes personal injury to Tucson woman
As reported in a local news story in late June, a Tucson woman suffered a moderately-serious personal injury when she fell into a trench at a construction location near Glenn Street and 1st Avenue. It’s unclear what the woman may have been doing at the site. According...
Tucson Bicyclist Killed By Alleged Drugged Driver
According to a recent news article, on June 18th a 25-year-old local man, Gerardo Cazares, killed a female Tucson cyclist. Authorities allege he was driving under the influence of drugs. The fatal bicycle injury accident occurred on Tucson’s west side during early...
Tucson Authorities Seeking Two Accused Of Medical Malpractice
As of May 22, 2014 Tucson authorities and the FBI are actively seeking two Mexican women who have been acting as unlicensed physicians. They are accused of medical malpractice by performing illegal cosmetic surgeries to enlarge the buttocks of women in Tucson and the...
Construction Accidents Frequently Result In Personal Injury
Construction accidents often result in personal injury to workers, and sometimes also to bystanders. As reported in a local news story, a Tucson man was recently injured while operating heavy equipment at the new Federal Prison construction site located on South...
A Bicycle Accident Can Happen To Anyone
As recounted in a recent local news article, a senior Pima County official has sued the County after suffering serious injuries in a bicycle accident while riding over a County-maintained roadway bridge last summer. At the time of the accident, the official was said...
Tucson Cyclists “Shot Down” On The Shootout Bike Ride
According to a recent article on the leading Tucson-area cycling web site, a group of about 40 bicycle riders were stopped by local Sheriff’s deputies while participating in the regularly-scheduled Saturday morning “Shootout” bicycle ride. Approximately 25 riders were...
What should you do after a bicycle accident?
Tucson bicycle accidents involving motor vehicles are thankfully rare, yet they do occur. In fact, solo Tucson bicycle crashes are more common. These often occur when the cyclist loses control on faulty pavement or debris in the roadway, or when the rider strikes a...