A jury awarded a large verdict to a West Virginia couple whose son suffered birth injuries leading to cerebral palsy. After a two-week trial, the jury awarded $55 million to the parents, finding St. Luke’s University…
Continue ReadingUS Post Office branches in Illinois have been cited for safety violations. Plus we talk about the 3 most common birth injury causes on this month’s Chicago Injury Alert. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bbg-june-24-2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:…
Continue ReadingIn Illinois, legislation has been proposed that would limit employees’ ability to receive workers’ compensation for injuries sustained in accidents on the way to work. State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R, Lebanon) introduced Senate Bill 2622, which…
Continue ReadingDisciplinary actions hold physicians accountable for medical errors, improper diagnosis and other types of medical malpractice. They allow state medical boards to work with and examine doctors. However, a recent review of data by the Chicago…
Continue ReadingThe bankruptcy trustee for Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd said that a recent reorganization plan — filed by families of people who died when one of the company’s trains derailed and exploded — is “not…
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When a person is injured because of the carelessness of another, he or she has the right to seek redress for the harm they have suffered. Personal injury lawsuits, above all else, seek to help injured…
Continue ReadingHundreds of lawsuits have alleged that mothers taking Zoloft and other antidepressants during pregnancies suffer birth injuries to their children. Now, a bellwether trial has been scheduled in multidistrict litigation. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe is…
Continue ReadingNational Safety Council is concerned about consumer electronics in cars and a report shows texting and driving is still a big problem in Chicago and statewide on this month’s Chicago Injury Alert. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bbg-may-june-2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new…
Continue ReadingAfter a whistleblower investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the agency ordered two railroad companies to pay back wages to five injured, suspended workers. OSHA found that Union Pacific Railroad Co. and Grand…
Continue ReadingRepublicans have strongly criticized President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, but they have struggled to articulate a common alternative vision for health care. While House Republicans have voted to repeal Obamacare more than 40 times, there has…
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