Recent Arizona News
August 2025 Newsletter
Court decision risks driving doctors out of Pennsylvania, leaders say A court ruling in Pennsylvania is sounding alarms among health and business leaders who warn it could deepen the state’s patient access to care crisis. The leaders of five statewide associations...
July 2025 Newsletter
HCLA urges lawmakers to protect volunteer doctors during disasters As Congress works to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the FEMA Act of 2025, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access is urging lawmakers to add a safeguard that is central to...
Litigation financing measure becomes law, delivering win for Ariz. legal system
Publication Source: Chamber Business News Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday signed legislation establishing new requirements around third-party litigation financing, marking a win for an Arizona business community concerned about the increasing prevalence of outside...
Current Medical Liability Laws
| Damage Caps | None – Constitution prohibits limiting recoverable damages |
| Joint Liability Reform | Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence, except where co- defendants act in concert or a person is an agent or servant of a party, or violations of duties created under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act. |
| Collateral Source Reform | Collateral Source Rule applies. Discretionary in cases of medical malpractice. Defendant may submit evidence of collateral sources of payment and claimant may submit evidence of amount paid to secure benefits. |
| Attorney Fees Limited | No. But at the request of any party the court shall review the reasonableness of each party’s attorney’s fees. |
| Periodic Payments Permitted | Found unconstitutional Smith v. Myers, 887 P.2d 541 (Ariz. 1994). |