Defective Medical Device Lawyer in Arizona
You trusted an implant or medical device to help you heal — not to cause new pain, revision surgery, or lasting harm. When a device fails, we help Arizona patients pursue the companies behind it.
When a device meant to heal causes harm
Hip and knee implants, surgical mesh, stents, and other hardware are supposed to improve your life, but a defective device can migrate, corrode, fail, or trigger serious complications. Patients are often left facing painful revision surgeries and long recoveries. These claims typically focus on whether the device was defectively designed or its risks were not properly disclosed.
Records and hardware tell the story
The details matter — the device brand, model, and lot number, along with your surgical and medical records, help establish what was implanted and how it failed. If a device is removed, it is important that the explanted hardware be preserved rather than discarded. We gather these records and evidence as part of a free, confidential review.
Personal Injury law in Arizona
Arizona injury law has some features that set it apart from its neighbors.
- Filing deadline: Arizona generally gives you two years from the injury to file, but only 180 days to serve a notice of claim on a public entity.
- Fault: Arizona follows pure comparative negligence — being partly, or even mostly, at fault reduces your recovery but does not bar it.
- Damage caps: Arizona is unusual: its constitution prohibits caps on injury or death damages, so a statutory cap does not limit what you can recover.
- Multiple defendants: Arizona generally applies several (not joint) liability, so each responsible party is accountable for its own share.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my medical device is defective in Arizona?
You may not know for certain on your own, especially if the harm developed over time — recalls, unusual complications, or a needed revision surgery can be signs. We can help you identify the device and evaluate what happened in a free review.
Arizona law — what people ask
How long do I have to file an injury claim in Arizona?
Generally two years. But if a public entity is involved you must serve a formal notice of claim within 180 days and file suit within one year — and Arizona runs a much shorter one-year clock on dog-bite strict-liability claims specifically.
Can I still recover if I was partly at fault in Arizona?
Yes. Arizona applies pure comparative negligence, so fault reduces your recovery rather than ending the claim, and there is no percentage at which it cuts off. Arizona also treats fault questions as belonging to the jury rather than being resolved beforehand.
Does Arizona cap what I can recover?
No — and this sets Arizona apart from most states. Its constitution prohibits laws limiting damages for injury or death, and that applies to medical-malpractice claims too, where most states impose a cap. If you have read that pain and suffering is capped, that is not Arizona law.
What if more than one party was responsible?
Arizona generally applies several liability, so each responsible party answers for its own share rather than the whole judgment. That makes identifying every responsible party early a practical question about what is actually collectible.
The driver who hit me had no insurance. What now?
Your own uninsured or underinsured coverage is the usual route. Arizona also requires insurers to offer that coverage in writing — so if you were told your policy carries none, the underwriting file is worth checking before that answer is accepted.
Will the jury hear that my health insurance paid my bills?
Usually not — Arizona generally follows the collateral source rule. Medical-negligence cases are the statutory exception, where that evidence has been made admissible, which changes how medical damages are presented in those claims specifically.
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