Cases involving persons who die or are seriously injured after drowning in a body of water are amongst the most tragic category of personal injury cases. Many times, people will blame themselves or the swimmer for the drowning. This is… Read More
Motorcycle collisions are a subset of motor vehicle accidents. They are unique. As such, attorneys with experience in these matters generally obtain better outcomes for their clients as compared to “general” personal injury attorneys. Mesch Clark Rothschild has handled many… Read More
AUTO ACCIDENT: Call 911 for immediate help for anyone who is injured and call the police.The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person “shall immediately, by the quickest means of… Read More
The American Rule controls assessment of attorney fees arising out of litigation. Under this rule, each party is responsible for paying its own attorney fees, unless specific authority granted by statute or contract allows the assessment of those fees against… Read More
Bench trials are common but rarely discussed in this column. These cases often involve complex, technical issues in which it becomes obvious as the case develops at trial that the judge needs to be better informed on an essential topic… Read More
"Let’s just get the verdict we want, and worry about the appeal later.” This statement – supposedly from legendary Arizona trial lawyer and politician Mo Udall – has been repeatedly made by “trial lawyers”. This approach makes “appellate lawyers” shudder.… Read More
Doctor Ken Kizer, the former CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), coined the term "Never Event" in 2001 to categorize reference to particularly shocking medical errors that should never occur. The seminal example would be performing an unnecessary surgery on… Read More
Recent statistics show that just over one-third of households in the United States (36.5%) own a dog. Arizona, however, has the highest percentage of dog owners with almost half (47.9%) of homeowners in this state owning a dog. Most of… Read More
Debates, rallies, and town halls are taking place all across the United States as we near our country’s 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election on November 8. These presentations provide a great opportunity to identify and learn effective persuasion techniques that… Read More