The Chicago medical malpractice attorneys of Passen Powell Jenkins 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
The Nursing Home Care Act Part II: Living Conditions
As part of our ongoing series on the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act, the Chicago personal injury attorneys of Passen Powell Jenkins today look at the living conditions which the Act requires covered facilities to maintain. These requirements cover a variety of topics, but all share a common goal: to ensure that these most vulnerable… Read More
Competing Bills on Physician Sexual Abuse
Our top Chicago medical malpractice attorneys have recently written on the problem of physician sexual abuse in Illinois. As the law presently stands, physicians in our state who are convicted of sexual abuse of patients are not subject to any automatic discipline by the state government – indeed, they do not even automatically have their… Read More
Chicago Tribune Softens Stance on Medical Malpractice and “Tort Reform”
As the leading journalistic and editorial voice of the people of Illinois, the Chicago Tribune has tremendous influence over the attitudes, laws, and policies of our state. As such, the Chicago medical malpractice attorneys of Passen Powell Jenkins have long been concerned with the Tribune’s editorial position on issues of medical malpractice and tort reform. … Read More
Public Denied Access to Physician Malpractice History, Criminal Background
The Chicago medical malpractice attorneys of Passen Powell Jenkins believe that one way to reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim of physician misconduct or medical malpractice is to have access to a doctor’s malpractice history. In Illinois, until recently patients could access, at a minimum, some of the necessary information about potential physicians directly… 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
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
