Having recently resolved a significant medical negligence case involving the negligent delay in delivering baby, resulting in a fatal hypoxic injury to the baby, we thought it important to discuss an area in which we sometimes see medical negligence occur in labor and delivery: mothers with preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder and a known… Read More
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Undocumented Immigrants Can Pursue Personal Injury Claims in Illinois
As we enter this Presidential election season, there is perhaps no more controversial a topic than immigration. According to the Pew Research Center, the monthly encounters of migrants at our southern border has steadily increased since 2020, with approximately 250,000 migrants per month now crossing into the United States. Those migrants or undocumented immigrants end… Read More
Spinal Cord Stimulator for Traumatic Nerve Injury and Chronic Pain
Over the past several decades representing people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents, falls, explosions, or due to defective products or medical errors, many of our clients developed a chronic pain syndrome for which a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) was indicated. Indeed, spinal cord stimulation is a widely used therapy to treat… Read More
Pedestrians Killed in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Rise
We are currently drafting a mediation statement for a significant and tragic case in which our clients’ husband and father was crossing the street at a pedestrian crosswalk and struck by a careless driver, resulting in a traumatic brain injury, months of treatment, and ultimately his death. In this age of enhanced vehicle safety technology… Read More
$24.6 Million Settlement for Family Injured in Trucking Accident
The family of a teenage boy who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after being rear-ended by a tractor-trailer has settled their personal injury lawsuit against the negligent truck driver and trucking company for just under $24.6 million, the full extent of available insurance coverage. The family was represented by Matthew Passen, Stephen Passen, and Jordan… Read More
$19 Million Verdict to Brain Injured Boy
Child suffered traumatic brain injury in an unsupervised parochial school.
Result: $19 Million Jury Verdict
Burn Injuries Due to Negligence in Commercial Operations or Design Safety
Burn injuries are some of the most devastating types of injuries we see in our practice representing individuals and families of those injured or killed due to negligence — often in the context of worksite explosions, defective products, or related contexts. These injuries can be life-altering or deadly — especially in the context of second-and… Read More
Uber and Lyft to Become Common Carriers Under Proposed Illinois Law
Should rideshare companies, like Uber and Lift, be subject to a lower standard of care than taxis or other similar modes of for-hire transportation? Of course not — they provide the exact same service as taxicabs, limousines, buses, etc. — and should be subject to the same standard of care. That’s what new proposed legislation… Read More
$15 Million Trucking Settlement
Married couple struck by fatigued driver of tractor-trailer on Chicago highway.
Result: $15 Million Settlement
Lawsuits Involving Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Our attorneys represent people who have been seriously injured in a variety of settings, including motor vehicle crashes, construction site accidents, and other instances of severe physical trauma. We also regulalry represent victims of medical negligence. One of the most devastating conditions that can arise in those contexts is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) —… Read More
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