Paul Greenberg
A woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Chicago, Chicago police and a police officer after her son was killed in a car crash. Shawn Garrett, 25, was traveling east on Chicago’s 69th…
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An Illinois man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after a surgery to recharge his pacemaker allegedly led to an infection. The claim was filed on Sept. 30 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Charles Chessor sued…
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An Illinois appellate court recently ruled that a water meter reader’s husband should receive workers’ compensation death benefits for an accident in which the meter reader drowned in a puddle while suffering a seizure. In March…
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It is often the case that birth injuries could have been prevented if the treating physician had followed generally accepted medical practices. Such negligence on the part of doctors may lead some parents to file a…
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The family of an 18-year-old man was awarded $2.75 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Chicago. A Cook County, Illinois, jury awarded the damages on Nov. 20. Keith MacNiece was killed in a…
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More than 100 women from across the United States have filed a lawsuit against Qualitest Pharmaceuticals for an alleged birth control packaging error that resulted in unwanted pregnancies. The 113 women from 28 states are seeking…
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A judgment in the amount of $14.3 million was rendered in a medical malpractice lawsuit arising out of a case in which a baby suffered severe brain damage at birth. A jury in Cook County, Chicago,…
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A woman from Cook County, Chicago, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Chicago nursing home, claiming that its actions led to the death of an 87-year-old woman. The plaintiff is Patricia Williams, who is an…
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A couple from Cook County, Illinois, sued the University of Chicago Medical Center for alleged medical negligence that resulted in their daughter suffering permanent birth injuries. The lawsuit was filed against the medical center and two…
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A consumer protection lawsuit accusing Walgreens pharmacists in California of failing to comply with patient consultation rules was settled for $502,200. According to Bonnie Dumanis, the District Attorney for San Diego County, pharmacist consultations avert medication…
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