For every crime there is a corresponding tort — and therefore, a corresponding claim for civil justice. Most victims of crime are unaware of this fact. Passen & Powell has experience representing crime victims in civil actions — not just against the criminal defendant, but against other individuals or corporations that enabled the crime through their negligent or reckless… Read More
Stephen and Matthew Passen Present to Crime Victim Advocates on Civil Remedies
Passen & Powell regularly represents victims of crime, such as sexual abuse, in civil actions against the perpetrators or entities whose negligence made the crime possible. Often, crime victims are unaware that they may be able to pursue a civil cause of action against those individuals and corporations responsible. Therefore, in November Stephen Passen and… Read More
$1 Million Confidential Settlement – Woman Sexually Assaulted by Doctor
Matt Passen and Jordan Powell reached a $1,000,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who was sexually assaulted by her treating physician during a routine gynecological examination. The undisclosed physician touched her inappropriately and made other inappropriate comments of a sexual nature during the exam. The settlement was paid by a confidential healthcare facility.
Dangerous Doctor Data Ignored by Illinois Regulators
The National Practitioner Data Bank was established by federal law to aid the states in sharing information and preventing “problem physicians” from migrating from state to state in order to stay in practice. The Data Bank reports such problems as state license revocations, sexual misconduct, suspension of clinical privileges, and felony convictions. There is even… Read More
Medical Malpractice and the Failure to Diagnose Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian cysts are usually a low-risk problem which can resolve on its own. At times, however, cysts can turn cancerous or otherwise cause serious, permanent damage to a woman’s life, health, and reproductive system. As such, physicians often fail to diagnose ovarian cysts promptly, and often fail to treat the problem promptly even when diagnosed…. Read More
Civil Liability in the Penn State Scandal
There are no words to describe the terrible tragedy that has come to light at Penn State University of the course of the last few weeks. Countless lives have been ruined – indeed, we may never know the full scope of the abuse that occurred, or exactly how many young men were abused. For the… Read More
Patients’ Right to Know Act Takes Effect
The medical malpractice attorneys of Passen & Powell have frequently written about the legislative efforts to return physician profiles to the public domain after more than a decade of absence. We have lobbied for this important public access, and lent our support to the Patients’ Right to Know Act as it wound its way through… Read More
Elder Healthcare Abuse
Experts estimate that tens of thousands of elderly Americans suffer abuse each year – in their own homes, in the homes of relatives, and in nursing homes or other facilities designed to provide elder care. In fact there are over 500,000 reported cases of elder abuse each year in the U.S., and this figure does… Read More
Patients’ Right to Know Act Passes IL Legislature
In a major victory for Illinois patients and advocates for patients’ rights, such as the experienced Illinois medical malpractice lawyers of Passen & Powell, the Illinois Patients’ Right to Know Act has now passed both houses of the state legislature and is now on its way to the Governor’s desk. If, as expected, Governor Pat… Read More
Dangerous Doctors go Unreported, Undisciplined
The Chicago medical malpractice attorneys of Passen & Powell have often written on the failure of state regulators to adequately discipline and remove from practice doctors who have committed ethical violations or engaged in dangerous conduct towards their patients. Today, we examine another facet of this pervasive problem: government regulators have no chance of taking… Read More