Personal Injury
Some proponents of self-driving cars have predicted that they would be available to consumers this decade. After all, Google already has a fleet of functional vehicles that can move through traffic without a human driver, and…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a rise in problems with a robotic surgery device, including errors that may constitute medical malpractice. The robot, called da Vinci, is manufactured by Intuitive Surgical Inc. and…
An analysis of car crash data by the National Safety Council shows that traffic fatalities where drivers were on the phone are seriously underreported. According to the NSC, a nonprofit advocacy organization, the underreporting makes distracted…
Cerebral palsy, which can be caused by complications during the labor and delivery process as well as by medical malpractice, is one of the most common birth injuries in the United States. Cerebral palsy includes several…
A bill to create a state fund for workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois has passed the House Committee on State Government Administration. House Bill 2919 would create a state insurance fund that would compete with private…
Despite the advances of modern medicine, an alarming number of people are harmed by medical malpractice. In one study of Medicare patients, researchers found that one in seven experienced some kind of harm as a result…
Under a bill that passed the Illinois House April 9, drivers age 18-20 would have to take online driving courses if they have not taken similar courses before. The proposed legislation is intended to eliminate a…
According to a new study, the most common cause of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against radiologists is the misdiagnosis of breast cancer. That error accounted for the majority of cases in a study that was published…
A federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a community health center failed to properly treat a pregnant mother’s diabetes, resulting in the stillbirth of her son, has been settled for $575,000. The mother, Ammee Price, filed…