It sounds like something out of a soap opera, but unfortunately, it’s happening in hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country: doctors find themselves abusing drugs, putting patients at risk of improper care or even injury. Dangerous Statistics Physicians are actually five times as likely to abuse prescription drugs when compared with members of the… Read More
Negligent Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders
Note: This article was authored by a colleague of ours who is a medical doctor for exclusive publication here, as the doctor felt that this was an important issue to be discussed in terms of medical liability and patient safety. Substance abuse and dependence are epidemic in the United States The federal government funds a… Read More
General Anesthesia Errors and Medical Malpractice
What is general anesthesia? General anesthesia is the administration of medication and anesthetic agents that put a patient undergoing a surgical procedure “to sleep” an unable to feel pain. Anesthesia is utilized during surgical procedures to reduce anxiety or to eliminate pain in otherwise painful procedures. It is widely used and generally considered safe. A combination… Read More
Defective Graco Car Seats Recalled
There is nothing more important to parents than the safety of their children. Many parents understand the importance of placing infants and young children in car seats while driving to reduce the chances of injury to their child. All car seats are not made equal. Even more troubling is that longtime car seat manufacturers —… Read More
CTA Train Crash Into O’Hare Leaves Unanswered Questions
Yesterday’s CTA train crash at O’Hare International Airport station calls serious question to the policies, procedures and safeguards in place to protect passengers and other members of the public from catastrophic injury or death. This extremely violent crash would likely have killed or seriously injured many more people had it not occurred in the middle… Read More
Elderly Abuse and Neglect in Illinois Nursing Homes
The elderly population in America is growing larger than ever before. According to the 2010 Census, the elderly in America comprise 13% of the total population with the number estimated at 40.3 million. With the “Boomer Generation” arriving at the age of 65 and older, this increase will continue. Unfortunately, with this trend also comes… Read More
Omaha Grain Plant Explosion Discussion
Most of us have heard by now about the explosion at an Omaha, Nebraska, animal feed plant that left 10 people seriously injured, 2 dead, and numerous others with minor injuries. Plant explosions occur too often and are extremely dangerous. For many, they have been deadly. Those who are lucky to escape with their lives… Read More
$655,000 – CTA Bus Accident Jury Verdict
Passen Powell Jenkins represented a man who was driving past a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus, when the bus abruptly pulled out and struck our driver’s car. By all accounts, it was a low-speed impact. Nevertheless, our client — who had pre-existing degeneration of his cervical spine — suffered a substantial injury to his cervical… Read More
Car Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers in Illinois
A Tragic Death Last winter, a 39 year-old male caused a motor vehicle accident when he crashed into a car containing two women and an 11 year-old boy in the back seat. The women were at a complete stop due to another accident up ahead of them. The driver of the SUV, who was found… Read More
New Rules To Protect Motorcoach Passengers
The National Highway Traffic Safety made its final ruling on November 25th, amending the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) on occupant crash protection. The amendment requires all passenger seats on the following motorcoach vehicles to possess lap/shoulder seat belts for each passenger seating position in the following vehicles: All new over-the-road buses and other… Read More
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