Erb’s Palsy Leads to Birth Injury Lawsuit
A birth injury lawsuit has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court alleging that medical negligence caused a child to develop Erb’s Palsy. Christopher and Daniela Griffin filed the suit on behalf of...
View ArticleFather’s Occupation May Play a Role in Birth Defects
Researchers have discovered that the risk of birth defects may be increased by the type of work the father did before the baby was conceived. The study, by researchers at the University of North...
View ArticleChicago Man Alleges Medical Malpractice in Liver Transplant
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is the subject of a medical malpractice suit recently filed by a Cook County man who claims that the liver he received by transplant in May of 2011 had...
View ArticleExperimental Autism Therapy Costs Doctor His License in Illinois, Missouri
A doctor who has promoted a treatment for autistic children using a drug that suppresses testosterone has lost his license to practice medicine in Illinois and Missouri. Dr. Mark Geier’s therapy...
View ArticleMajor Brain Injury Study Yields Disappointing Results
A major scientific study of the effects of a nutritional supplement on brain injuries has yielded disappointing results. The U.S. military had hoped that the the supplement, citicoline, could be used...
View ArticleNursing Home Sued in Wrongful Death Case
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home on the South Side of Chicago after a patient, who was allegedly prescribed an overdose of medication, died. A representative of Sonya Eli...
View ArticleIllinois Legislature Passes Bill Increasing Attorney Fees in Medical...
The Illinois General Assembly has passed a measure that would increase the attorneys’ fees allowed in medical malpractice cases, but would also prevent attorneys from petitioning the court for higher...
View ArticleCook County May Settle Medical Malpractice Lawsuit for Almost Two Million...
Elected officials in Cook County, Illinois are deciding whether to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against the county by a man whose leg had to be amputated after he was treated at Cook...
View ArticleBirth Injuries on the Rise in United States
According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there has been a startling increase in birth injuries in the United States. The study reveals that from 2000 through 2009, there...
View ArticleITLA Bill Signed Into Law by Illinois Governor
Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that will standardize attorney’s fees in medical malpractice cases. While the new law will allow attorneys to charge up to one-third of the plaintiff’s award,...
View ArticleNew Study Debunks Claims of Tort Reformers
Proponents of “tort reform” claim that “frivolous lawsuits” are out of control, with the latest target being medical malpractice lawsuits. In pushing for a cap on damages, these advocates have relied...
View ArticleWhen Determining Prescription Dosages for Children, Many Doctors Simply Guess
A new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown that when children need certain prescription medicine, such as anesthetics, statins, morphine, or prednisone for...
View ArticleMost States Fail to Properly Discipline Negligent Physicians, According to...
Most states are not fulfilling their obligation to provide protection to patients from doctors who practice sub-standard medicine, partly because of cuts in state budgets, according to an annual...
View ArticleBirth Injury Lawsuit Claims Child’s Cerebral Palsy Due to Doctor’s Negligence
An Illinois birth injury case claims that a child’s cerebral palsy was caused by medical malpractice. Christian Ortega was born January 17, 2011 at the Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Although a fetal...
View ArticleMany Medical Malpractice Claims Litigated, Few Go to Trial
On average, a medical malpractice claim is likely to lead to litigation, but most of those will be dismissed, or decided in favor of the physician, according to a new study. The study was published by...
View ArticleRomney Plans Medical Malpractice Caps
With the Supreme Court upholding President Obama’s signature health care reform law, and some vowing that his successor will overturn it, it is important to examine what Mitt Romney has pledged to do...
View ArticleThe Value of a Personal Injury Case Depends on Many Factors
Personal injury lawsuits are commonly filed in cases regarding car accidents or injuries suffered on the premises of a place of business, an apartment building or someone’s home. If you are considering...
View ArticleIllinois Mother Sues Hospital for Negligence
An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit over a birth injury that her daughter suffered during delivery, which resulted in the death of the child. The suit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Bianca...
View ArticleSmart Car Will Turn Off Cell Phone When It Senses Stress
Ford is developing technology that will limit access to a driver’s cell phone but only when it senses that traffic is heavy and the driver is experiencing stress. The smart car will use sonar and radar...
View ArticleHospital Sued for Child’s Erb’s Palsy
A lawsuit has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court, claiming medical negligence in the case of a baby with Erb’s palsy. The parents are suing the doctors and the hospital where the baby was...
View ArticleUse of Electronic Records Results in Fewer Malpractice Claims
According to a new study, doctors who switch to using electronic records are less likely to be sued for medical malpractice than doctors who continue to use paper records. The findings were surprising...
View ArticleNorthwest Community Hospital’s Top Doctor Had No Medical License
The chief medical officer at the Chicago-area Northwest Community Hospital did not have a license to practice medicine during his entire eight-year tenure. Dr. Leighton Smith was chief medical officer...
View ArticleSpina Bifida Birth Defect Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
A lawsuit has been filed in Illinois against Abbott Laboratories, the maker of Depakote, an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug. The suit alleges that plaintiffs suffered from birth defects,...
View ArticleAIG to Pay Illinois $3.7 Million in Workers’ Comp Settlement
American International Group (AIG), the multinational insurance company, will pay state regulators millions of dollars in a settlement based on the corporation’s misreporting of workers’ compensation...
View ArticleJury Awards $78.5 Million in Birth Injury Case
A Pennsylvania jury awarded $78.5 million to a mother whose baby suffered a brain injury, finding that the child’s brain damage was the result of medical malpractice. The mother, Victoria Upsey, filed...
View ArticleJoyce Meyer Ministries Asks Judge to Dismiss Wrongful Death Suit
Joyce Meyer Ministries has asked an Illinois judge to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Sheri Coleman who, along with her two sons, were murdered in 2009 by her husband...
View ArticleIllinois Acts to Safeguard Illinois Judges
4SUH6ZBUUF4R Beginning on September 22, judges in Illinois will be able to have personal information removed from websites and public documents. Governor Pat Quinn has signed the Michael Lefkow and...
View ArticleMissouri Medical Malpractice Cap Ruled Unconstitutional
The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the state’s $350,000 limit on non-economic medical malpractice awards. The cap was a “tort reform” measure that the Missouri state legislature passed in 2005....
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