Illinois Wrongful Death Act
A federal judge decided that the defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit were too broad in their request to view the Facebook archives of the victim of an accident and her family. The defendants asked for…
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If you have recently reached a settlement of a wrongful death claim, you may be wondering if the decedent’s Medicare lien is required to be paid from the proceeds. That depends on whether you were seeking…
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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…
Continue ReadingA $3 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice case that alleged failure to diagnose ovarian cancer in a 49-year-old woman. The plaintiff alleged that a Chicago-area hospital failed to identify a complex cyst…
Continue ReadingA 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…
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