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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Illinois nursing home

October 23, 2015

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against a Crestwood, Illinois, nursing home. Robert Hudson, a Chicago resident, filed the lawsuit against Symphony of Crestwood, alleging that the nursing home was responsible for his wife, Catherine Hudson,…

Illinois lawsuit seeks 4.35 million dollars from pharmaceutical manufacturer

September 29, 2015

An Illinois pharmaceutical negligence lawsuit seeking $4.35 million has been removed to a multidistrict litigation (MDL) court. The lawsuit, filed against the makers of Xarelto, alleges that the medication, which is designed to prevent strokes, instead…

Birth injury lawsuit filed alleging prenatal negligence

September 25, 2015

A $5 million birth injury lawsuit has been filed by a mother claiming that negligent prenatal care on the part of medical personnel caused her daughter to suffer a severe neurologic injury. According to the lawsuit,…

Illinois Appellate Court rules employer must pay workers’ compensation benefits to estate of deceased coal miner

September 22, 2015

The Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that an employer could not avoid a judgment for payment of the full workers’ compensation benefits owed to the estate of a deceased coal miner, in spite of the employer…

Illinois Appellate Court adopts rule on statute of limitations in wrongful death suit

September 17, 2015

UPDATE: In 2016, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Appellate Court in Moon V. Rhode Like all personal injury cases, wrongful death claims must be filed within a certain period of time. The…

Mother files birth injury lawsuit claiming negligence caused child’s brachial plexus injury

September 14, 2015

A birth injury lawsuit has been filed by a mother who claims that negligence on the part of a certified nurse midwife caused her baby to experience a brachial plexus injury. The lawsuit was filed against…

Medication errors cause more than 1.3 million injuries per year

September 10, 2015

Medication errors are one of the most common causes of medical malpractice, resulting in 1.3 million injuries per year, according to estimates from the FDA. A study of 50 pharmacies nationwide found a 1.7 percent error…

Illinois workers’ compensation report shows benefit payments have dropped

September 7, 2015

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has said that the state legislature must make business-friendly changes to the state’s workers’ compensation laws, or he will not sign off on a tax increase meant to avoid severe budget cuts.…

Judge dismisses Illinois wrongful death lawsuit

September 3, 2015

An Illinois judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a 21-year-old woman whose body was found in the apartment of a man she had dated. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed by Molly…

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against medical scope manufacturer over deadly superbug infection

August 31, 2015

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a woman who died, allegedly from a drug-resistant superbug infection after being examined with a medical scope. The lawsuit was filed by the family of…