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Bernie Mac’s widow drops Illinois wrongful death lawsuit

April 21, 2015

An Illinois wrongful death lawsuit by Bernie Mac’s widow has been withdrawn, but her attorney has said that the case will be refiled later. Rhonda McCullough, the late comedian’s wife, filed the lawsuit in Cook County…

Illinois wrongful death lawsuit filed over police shooting

April 20, 2015

On November 3, 2014, Christopher Anderson died after police shot him in a suburban Chicago area hospital. Now, his mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Venus Anderson has filed the suit in federal court against…

Birth injury lawsuit filed for forty million USD

March 16, 2015

The family of a boy with cerebral palsy have filed a $40 million birth injury lawsuit, claiming that their son’s disorder was caused by medical malpractice. The parents of Maverick Ramseyer, now age six, filed the…

Appeals court affirms 20.6 million USD award in birth injury lawsuit

March 12, 2015

An appeals court upheld an award of $20.6 million to the family of a boy who now suffers from cerebral palsy due to a birth injury. The family had been awarded $21 million by a jury…

Illinois construction engineer, pinned under crane, suffers severe injuries

March 10, 2015

A construction engineer was severely injured working in Elgin, Illinois on a bridge over the Fox River. A component fell from a crane and injured Rudolf Das on Monday, December 1, 2014 underneath the Interstate 90…

Appellate court ruling allows cruise ship doctors to be sued for medical malpractice

March 6, 2015

When patients are injured by medical malpractice, they should always have the right to file a lawsuit to obtain compensation. But for decades, it has been nearly impossible for cruise ship passengers to sue when they…

Across the country, medical malpractice payments are dropping

March 5, 2015

A new study has found that the number of payments for medical malpractice claims has dropped sharply since 2002. The study also found that many doctors are seeing declining liability insurance costs and payment amounts. The…

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against Kmart after woman dies from infected cut

March 3, 2015

The family of a woman who died from an infection after suffering a cut to her leg from a shelf in an Illinois Kmart has filed a wrongful death claim against the retail corporation. The lawsuit…

Personal Injury Claim Cites FitBit Data

March 2, 2015

Wearable devices that track the movements of users to help them with personal fitness goals can also produce evidence that can be used in personal injury lawsuits. The first known case to use data from the…

Families of Newtown school shooting victims file wrongful death claim notices

March 2, 2015

Ten families affected by the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bushmaster, the company that made the Bushmaster AR-15 that Adam Lanza used to kill six adults and 20…