A personal injury lawsuit may take many forms. People mostly think of these suits in the context of car accidents or medical malpractice cases involving doctors and hospitals. But a PI (personal injury) case doesn’t need to involve broken bones or permanent physical injuries. It instead refers to any injury that occurs to a person...
Read More About When Can a Personal Injury Lawsuit be Filed for Sexual Abuse?Medical Malpractice Cases Happen Every Day Doctors, surgeons, and nurses aren’t perfect, although they often pretend to be. According to some reports, preventable medical errors account for between 200,00 and 400,000 deaths each year, making medical malpractice the 3rd leading cause of death in America. It’s true that doctors are usually highly educated and trained,...
Read More About Top 5 Things You Might Not Know About Medical Malpractice CasesSome people might think she has a face only a mother could love, but Martha the mastiff doesn’t care. She just won the 29th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest in 2017. Martha was awarded $1,500 and a trip to New York, but her handler said she’d probably just like a nap.
Read More About Neapolitan Mastiff Wins World's Ugliest Dog ContestWhen fetal monitoring is used (and diagnosed) properly, it can help doctors monitor how childbirth is proceeding. Nowadays, most hospitals in Chicago and throughout the U.S. use FHRM to confirm that babies are healthy during labor—that is, not in fetal distress and at risk of a birth complication. Below, we’ve tackled the answers to five...
Read More About 5 Questions About Fetal Heart Rate MonitoringChampaign County Nursing Home is currently being investigated in reference to the death of a 78-year-old woman. The woman, who was a long-time resident of the facility, was found dead outside of the facility on the ground, lying partially on the sidewalk. There was no apparent head trauma or injury. The coroner’s office has confirmed...
Read More About Memory Care Patient Found Dead Outside Illinois Nursing HomeWhile the idea of dogs barking at postal workers may seem cliché, it is, in fact, an indicator of a serious problem. Attacks by dogs against postal workers are unusually common. According to data from the U.S. Postal Service, Chicago ranked 5th in 2013 for dog attacks on mailmen, with a total of 47 for...
Read More About Chicago in Top 5 Cities for Postal Dog AttacksBecause of the high cost of living (comfortably) through retirement, a greater number of older workers are still on the job. As these baby boomers continue to age, more and more of them are rejecting the traditional retirement age of 65; and it’s projected that by the year 2024, the labor market will be comprised...
Read More About Death Rate Rises for Workers’ Comp Accidents Involving Older WorkersIn what is believed to be the largest jury verdict ever awarded in Cook County, Illinois, for a birth injury case, a Chicago jury awarded $53,000,000 to a 12-year-old Hickory Hills boy. The lawsuit alleged that the University of Chicago Medical Center committed medical malpractice when it failed to properly care for his pregnant mother,...
Read More About $53M Birth Injury Verdict Largest Ever in ChicagoOne recent study found that over 250,000 people die every year in America from avoidable medical mistakes. But the vast majority of these deaths never find their way into court or into the hands of an experienced attorney who can advocate on behalf of the victim’s family. They are simply swept under the rug by...
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