A Chicago-area mother and child have won a medical malpractice suit claiming the errors of hospital staff left the boy severely brain-damaged. The final award will amount to $50 million. Award of $101 million halved by agreement The Cook County jury awarded the family...
While heart disease and cancer cause the most deaths each year in the United States, medical mistakes, including surgical errors and misdiagnoses, are the third leading cause of death, claiming 250,000 lives each year, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University...
A 23-year-old Illinois firefighter has filed a lawsuit stemming from injuries he says he sustained from an emergency call. Most Americans would find nothing unusual about this, other than concern for the young man’s health. But some firefighters, police,...
Negligence is a fundamental legal topic and is often a major part of personal injury claims. While this post is intended to provide readers with a general understanding of what must be proven to prevail on a claim of negligence, it is important that readers understand...
According to recent studies, misdiagnosis remains the main reason patients file medical malpractice claims against their doctors. In one of these studies, in which those responsible for the study reviewed 1,800 closed malpractice claims over 5 years, determined that...
Drivers everywhere know the dangers of using your phone while driving. Distracted driving is a nationwide problem with 1-in-4 drivers found to have used a cell phone moments before a crash. Illinois lawmakers are pushing to increase penalties for drivers who...
While car accidents are often the result of driver error, manufacturing and design defects can also cause or greatly exacerbate crashes. And it seems as though these problems have become more frequent in the past decade or so. Most Americans are familiar with the...
