Outrageous cases of medical malpractice — an operating surgeon leaving a surgical instrument inside a patient’s body or amputating the wrong limb — naturally receive a lot of attention when they are exposed. But the most…
Continue ReadingThe family of an Illinois girl who was injured during birth was awarded $1 million by a jury in a medical malpractice case. The award came after a six-day trial and five hours of deliberation. Bailei…
Continue ReadingIllinois workers who are injured on the job have the right to workers’ compensation benefits for hours of work lost and for medical expenses. If the employer fails to pay the compensation owed, then the benefits…
Continue ReadingA bill to increase the speed limit for trucks on some non-urban Illinois highways, which was passed unanimously in both chambers of the Illinois state legislature, has been vetoed by Governor Pat Quinn. The trucking industry…
Continue ReadingErb’s palsy is an injury that can occur during birth. When such an injury is the result of medical malpractice, the child’s family may be entitled to compensation through a medical malpractice lawsuit. Erb’s palsy has…
Continue ReadingA patient has filed a lawsuit against Skokie Hospital for incinerating his amputated leg. The patient, an Orthodox Jew whose religious traditions indicate that the dead should be buried whole, claims that he informed a rabbi…
Continue ReadingThis month on Chicago Injury Alert, we talk about ways you protect your loved ones from nursing home abuse. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bbg-pod-nov-30-2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Continue ReadingChicago police have begun a series of traffic enforcement stings intended to help prevent accidents involving pedestrians in crosswalks. Many Chicago drivers are unaware that they are required to stop their cars when they encounter pedestrians…
Continue ReadingCerebral palsy is one of the most serious injuries that can be caused by medical malpractice during labor or delivery. The condition can be caused by a deficiency of oxygen to the child’s brain, and the…
Continue ReadingThe Chicago Park District must do more to publicize playground age restrictions if it wants them to be the basis of legal immunity, a state appeals panel has ruled. The First District Appellate Court, in an…
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