Miscellaneous

• Liability for Negligent Creation of a Dangerous Condition

  Geoff Trachtenberg | March 21, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  When someone gets hurt on property or on a roadway, the issue that is litigated is typically whether there was sufficient "notice" to the property owner or entity responsible for the roadway. Often, however, proving such notice is not required where the defendant is responsible for creating the dangerous condition. As the Arizona Supreme Court recognized in Isbell v. Maricopa County, 198 Ariz....

• Business Installment Agreements & Statutes of Limitation

  Geoff Trachtenberg | March 21, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  Say someone owes you $100 and agrees to pay you in $10 monthly installments. What if they pay the first two installments, miss the third one, pay the fourth installment and miss the fifth installment. When does the statute of limitations begin to run?The answer is that there is a new accrual date for each missed installment, unless there is an acceleration clause in the agreement. In...

• Negligence of an Independent Contractor

  Geoff Trachtenberg | March 21, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  Most attorneys hire outside companies to handle filing and serving lawsuits. What happens when these process servers mess up and, as a result, you cannot pursue your lawsuit?We have a case like that right now. About one week before the statute of limitations ran, our client's former attorney prepared a lawsuit and sent it to be filed with the Court. Although the attorney's staff followed up...

• Negligent Injury or Death of a Pet

  Geoff Trachtenberg | March 20, 2007 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  For many pet-owners, pets are more like family members than simple property, so what happens when a pet is negligently injured or worse? Historically, those pets were treated just like property and the owners were simply entitled to the "market value" or "replacement value" of the pets. While the law varies from state to state, in Arizona the courts have suggested that pet owners may have a...

• Department of Justice in Dispute with MedCath

  Christina Cole | March 18, 2007 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  The Department of Justice is seeking $8.5 from MedCath Corp to settle an investigation surrounding a clinical trial that was conducted by one of MedCath's hospitals.The business dispute alleges fraudulent billings were made to federal health care programs for devices that were implanted into patients during a clinical study.MedCath says the hospital complied with internal policies and federal...

• UL Graduate Amends Lawsuit to Include Legal Malpractice

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 12:15 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  A University of Louisiana-Lafayette graduate who sued her political science professor for sexual harassment last year has added UL's interim athletic director to the suit.In an amendment to the original lawsuit, she is now accusing Walker, an attorney, of legal malpractice. The suit states she met with university officials and Walker in a meeting the last week in September to discuss her...

• Vioxx Jury Selection to Begin

  Christina Cole | February 21, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  It has been three years since a 52-year-old woman died of a heart attack. Now the widower and pharmaceutical company are getting ready to fight out whether the painkiller Vioxx was the cause of her death. This is one of many personal injury lawsuits filed against the makers of Vioxx.The jury selection has begun in the first Midwest trial over Vioxx, the arthritis medication that Merck & Co.,...

• Geoffrey M. Trachtenberg

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 7:35 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  Areas of Practice: Construction Defects Employment Discrimination / Sexual Harassment Intellectual Property Legal Malpractice Personal Injury Product Liability Wrongful Death Bar Admissions:California State Bar, 1997Arizona State Bar, 2000U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1998U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1998U.S. District Court, District of Arizona,...

• Levenbaum & Cohen, Attorneys and Counselors at Law

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2007 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  Personal injury laws cover a wide range of physical and emotional injuries suffered by a person as a result of the wrongful conduct of another. We will develop your case so that we can convincingly prove that the wrongdoer is legally responsible for your injuries. We will also work with you to establish the full extent of your damages--including pain and suffering, disfigurement, medical bills...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 7:29 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...