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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Taxi Fatality Case

August 15, 2012

The brother of an elderly woman who was struck and killed by a taxi last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the taxi company. The collision occurred on August 22, 2011…

The Value of a Personal Injury Case Depends on Many Factors

August 1, 2012

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 this kind of lawsuit,…

Study Shows Safety Inspections Protect Workers and Do Not Hurt Businesses

July 31, 2012

Researchers have determined that random inspections of businesses in the United States have a measurable impact on the risk of workers being hurt on the job. Inspections lower the danger for workers, and have no negative…

Romney Plans Medical Malpractice Caps

July 26, 2012

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 as President. Romney…

Painkillers May Increase Cost of Work Injuries

July 19, 2012

Insurance companies that reimburse employees for workplace injuries, pay billions of dollars every year, mainly for major accidents. Recently, another cost has emerged: payments to workers with routine injuries, treated with strong painkillers. Insurance companies pay…

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Drowning at Geneva Dam

July 16, 2012

A man sacrificed his own life last August to save a child drowning near a dam on the Fox River near Geneva, Illinois. The man’s relatives have now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city,…

Many Medical Malpractice Claims Litigated, Few Go to Trial

July 13, 2012

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…

Fatal Workplace Injuries On the Rise in Illinois

July 2, 2012

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released its final data on fatal injuries in the workplace in the year 2010. While such on-the-job deaths have been decreasing nationwide for some time, they are on…

Birth Injury Lawsuit Claims Child’s Cerebral Palsy Due to Doctor’s Negligence

June 29, 2012

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 monitor showed the…

Illinois House Votes Unanimously to Outsource Workers Compensation

June 28, 2012

On May 30, the Illinois House passed legislation on a unanimous vote to outsource the state’s workers’ compensation system. The bill, HB 2958, would require the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) to contract with private…