Hit-and-run accidents can result in catastrophic, sometimes deadly, injuries. Such accidents often involve pedestrians in a crosswalk or crossing the street, and motorists who fail to yield or who are not paying attention. If you have been seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident, regardless of the circumstances, it is important to contact a top… Read More
State Enforcement of Medical Misconduct: The Illinois Medical Practice Act
A previous post discussed state medical boards generally, which are charged with enforcing the practice of medicine within each state. In Illinois, that law is known as the Illinois Medical Practice Act of 1987 (225 ILCS 60/1 et seq), not to be confused with the Illinois statutes governing medical malpractice lawsuits (735 ILCS 5/2-1701… Read More
State Licensing Boards No Substitue For Malpractice Liability
In the hotly debated issue of tort reform and health care reform, the role of state medical boards often gets overlooked. As a recently article in the Dallas Morning News, highlights, state medical boards are not always the best solution for disciplining physician misconduct. Furthermore, medical licensing boards do not even attempt to compensate those… Read More
Police Officers Not Immune in Taser Gun Injury
In a case dealing with the right to file a lawsuit based on a serious injury caused by a police officer, an Illinois federal district court judge held on Wednesday that police officers who used a Taser gun on a woman are not immune from liability even though the woman was resisting arrest. Therefore, the… Read More
School Officials Liable For Cover-Up Of Sexual Abuse Of Students
Personal injury lawyers typically deal with statutory law, typically derived from common law. Occasionally, however, injury attorneys are confronted with Constitutional law issues, such as the following premises liability case dealing with the sexual abuse of students at a public school. A recent United States District Court opinion held that a school official who covers… Read More
