Since the 1970s, surgery centers have been opening around the country at a rapid pace. Surgery centers are health care facilities where patients can go for previously scheduled surgeries by his or her treating physician. The increase in surgery centers is largely attributable to Medicare, which approved payment for procedures beginning in 1982. Subsequently, in 1993, Congress exempted doctors from The Stark Law, which is a federal law preventing doctors from referring Medicare or... Read More

Most attorneys will tell you that the most difficult, time-consuming and expensive claims to litigate are medical malpractice cases. Differing medical treatments and diagnoses for each patient create difficulty establishing and proving fault. One area of medical malpractice claims that is not overwrought with confusion is when a surgical device or instrumentation is left inside a patient after surgery. This is referred to as retained surgical bodies (RSD). The action of leaving a... Read More

The Chiozza Law Firm believes that serving in the armed forces represents one of the greater things an individual can do for his or country. Unfortunately, our veterans are often treated unfairly and denied benefits or quality medical treatment and care following his or her discharge from the armed forces. As we have previously written, VA malpractice claims have been on the rise and require the assistance of a qualified attorney . On a similar note, VA disability claims have also... Read More