At the end of October, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) levied a record-breaking $87.4 million fine against British Petroleum (BP) for failure to correct safety violations after a 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas refinery. Fifteen people were killed in the explosion, and 170 others were injured. To contact a top explosion… Read More
Illinois Supreme Court to Rule on Medical Malpractice Damage Caps
This Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court will release its highly-anticipated opinion in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, a case arising out of the constitutionality of caps on “non-economic” or “non-liquidated” damages in medical malpractice actions. Top Illinois medical malpractice lawyers, who represent individuals and families of those who were permanently injured or killed by preventable… Read More
NFL Issues New Concussion (TBI) Guidelines
In our law practice, our Chicago brain injury lawyers have developed an understanding of the subtleties and potentially devastating consequences of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Until recently, the National Football League (NFL) has taken an alarmingly lax approach to concussions and other traumatic brain injuries to its players. Fortunately, the National Football League has recently… Read More
The Need for Stringent Pilot Fatigue Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has come under fire for continuing to delay issuing new pilot fatigue rules. Pilot fatigue is a serious safety hazard and a known cause of catastrophic airplane crashes. Indeed, federal data links pilot fatigue to 20 airplane accidents that resulted in 273 fatalities between 1989 and 2008. Fatigue or exhaustion… Read More
Study Finds No Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Cancer
Some activists, researchers and brain injury attorneys have raised concerns about a possible link between cell phone usage and brain tumors. However, according to a new study published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which encompassed 30 years of research from 1974 to 2003 among 16 million adults, there was no link between… Read More
Illinois Launches Hospital Consumer Guide Website
There is a wide disparity in the quality of health care at hospitals and medical providers across Illinois. Statistics show that medical negligence injury or death occurs more frequently at certain hospitals. Illinois residents should feel confident in the hospitals they rely on to treat them and their families. Now, they can research the quality… Read More
2.1 Million Cribs Recalled – Govt. Promotes Toy Safety
Our Chicago personal injury lawyers have become all to familiar with the dangers posed by unsafe or defective children products. This week, Stork Craft announced the recall of over 2.1 million drop-side cribs due to the safety hazard posed to infants — four babies have allegedly suffocated due to the defective cribs. Last week, the… Read More
Wrong-Site Surgery: Hospital Ordered to Install Video Cameras in OR
Video cameras are becoming commonplace in our society inside and outside businesses and homes. Many intersections throughout Chicago are now equipped with red light cameras that take snap shots of motor vehicles running lights. And at Rhode Island Hospital, video cameras are now required in the operating room, in an effort to curb wrong-site surgery… Read More
Sports-Related Concussions and TBI Injuries
As people become more aware of the potentially devastating impact of children sustaining a traumatic brain injury during organized sports activities, many states are considering legislation and guidelines to reduce concussion injuries. This issue made national headlines recently, when University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow suffered a concussion last in a game against Kentucky, and… Read More
Contaminated Tap Water Public Health Danger
The New York Times has been running articles for a project called Toxic Waters, a series about “the worsening pollution in American waters and regulators’ response.” The lead story discusses a family in West Virginia, whose children have suffered serious injuries from drinking tap water. According to tests, their tap water contains arsenic, barium, lead,… Read More
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