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Airplane Crash
- Study Finds Brain Imaging Can Predict Pain Intensity
- New Airplane Passenger Protection Regulations
- Unexplained Plane Crash Puts the Focus on Aviation Safety
- New FAA Recommendations for Children’s Air Travel
- Patient Rights Advocates Strongly Oppose HR 5
- Child Safety in Autos and Air
- Texting While Driving Continues to Pose Major Road Risk
- Proposed New Regulations Target Pilot Fatigue
- Aviation Accident Litigation: Third Circuit Rules on Preemption Issue
- Small Plane Crash Not Yet Explained
- Slip & Fall Injuries: High Court to Consider ‘Natural Accumulation’ Rule
- Symptoms and Permanent Consequences of TBI
- Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- No ‘Relation Back’ in Personal Injury Complaint Adding Employer Defendant
- Court Reverses $12.5 Million Verdict Based on Lawyer’s Inflammatory Comments at Trial
- The Need for Stringent Pilot Fatigue Rules
- FAA Safety Programs to Prevent Airplane Crashes
- ‘Driver Distraction’ Cause of Northwest Flight Error
- FAA Finds Major Safety Violations at O’Hare Airport
- Aviation Crash Avoidance Technology
- Identifying Possible Defendants in a Plane Crash Investigation
Birth Injury
- Postpartum Hemorrhage & Fatal Errors at Birth
- Legionnaire’s Disease at VA Prompts Increase in IL Court of Claims Damages Cap to $2 Million
- Happy Brain Injury Awareness Day
- Hypoxic Brain Injury Leading to Cerebral Palsy
- Resuscitation Errors at Birth
- Fetal Distress and Hypoxemia: Behind What Obstetricians and Hospitals Aren’t Saying
- Zofran Use in Pregnancy: Linked to Cleft-Palate Deformities
- Opiate Painkillers and Neural Tube Birth Defects
- Zofran Linked to Possible Birth Defects in Pregnant Women
- Defective Graco Car Seats Recalled
- Legal Complexity of End-of-Life Decisions
- Lexapro Birth Defect Lawsuits
- Problems Associated with Delay of Caesarean Section
- $900,000 – Birth Injury / Fetal Death
- $825,000 – OB/GYN Malpractice Settlement
- Misuse of Forceps During Labor and Delivery
- Oxygen Deprivation Birth Injuries
- Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Birth Injury
- Misuse of Pitocin (Synthetic Oxytocin) Causing Birth Injury
- When Medical Negligence Results in Birth Injury or Loss of Life
- Fetal Monitoring During Labor: Failure to Monitor Heart Rate
- Life-Threatening Risks Not Disclosed to Study Participants, Govt Finds
- Hypoxic Brain Injury At Birth
- Medical Malpractice in Tubal Ligation
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Cerebral Palsy and the Littlest Brain Injury Victims
- Medical Malpractice and the Failure to Diagnose Ovarian Cysts
- Bigger Babies Mean Bigger Risk
- Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Pitocin and Brain Injury
- Amniotic Fluid Embolism Syndrome
- Repeat C-Section vs. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
- Promising Research on Fetal Brain Injuries
- Treating Seizures in Newborns
- Surgical Mesh Complications
- Defective and Dangerous Birth Control
- Vacuum Extraction in Childbirth
- Birth Injury Malpractice and Forceps Deliveries
- Pitocin and Medical Malpractice
- Fetal Distress: A Primer
- Shoulder Dystocia in Childbirth
- Cerebral Palsy at Birth Rates in Decline
- Hypoxic-Anoxic Brain Injury: A Closer Look
- Nontraumatic Brain Injury: A Primer
- Cerebral Palsy: Infant Brain Injury
- Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy
- The Dangers of Epidurals
- Deadly Crib Decorations
- Negligent Doctors Injure the Wrong Victim This Time
- Lawsuit Lending Aimed at Leveling the Playing Field
- Bears Set a Good Example on Concussion Safety
- Newborn Coalition Aims to Prevent Birth Injury Malpractice
- Matthew Passen Joins United CPA of Chicago Board
- Pharmaceutical Product Liability Has Disproportionate Effect on Women
- New Guidelines for Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy
- Medical Malpractice: Court Allows Evidence of Doctor’s Financial Motive
- Brain Injuries’ Massive Societal Costs
- Encephalomalacia Brain Injury in Children and Adults
- Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury: Recognition and Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy: Our Brain Injury Lawyers Take a Closer Look
- Red Sox Player Brain Injury Calls Attention to Malformations of the Brain
- Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports and Beyond
- Acquired Brain Injury in Children Caused by Negligence at Birth
- Types and Causes of Hypoxic-Anoxic Brain Injury
- Hypoxia and Anoxia Brain Injury: Categories and Symptoms
- Anoxic and Hypoxic Brain Injury
- Nontraumatic Brain Injuries
- Illinois Govt. Finds Cancer Cluster from Crestwood Water Well
- Illinois Insurers Encouraged to Comply with 2005 Medical Malpractice Reforms Despite Lebron Decision
- Tort Reform Properlty Remains Out of Health Care Bills
- Congressman Murtha’s Death Caused By Medical Malpractice?
- Recommendations to Prevent Doctor Fatigue, Improve Patient Safety
- Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Damage Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases as Unconstitutional
- Tort Reform is a ‘Distraction’ in Health Care Debate
- Studies Show Many Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Preventable
- Proposed Health Care Reform Leaves Medical Malpractice Liability to States
- Reflecting Ten Years After Landmark Report on Medical Errors, ‘To Err is Human’
- Illinois Launches Hospital Consumer Guide Website
- Wrong-Site Surgery: Hospital Ordered to Install Video Cameras in OR
- No Expert Testimony Required for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Brachial Plexus and Erb’s Palsy Birth Injuries
- Illinois Appellate Court Extends Damages for Wrongful Birth Actions
- Chicago Birth Injury Settlement Involving Mentally Disabled Child
Brain Injury
- $24.6 Million Settlement for Family Injured in Trucking Accident
- $19 Million Verdict to Brain Injured Boy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following Traumatic Brain Injuries
- $2.25 Million Settlement for Post-Concussion Syndrome Following Motor Vehicle Crash
- Electric Scooter Injuries
- Preventable Tractor-Trailer Accidents
- Strokes are a Brain Injury that can Have Devastating Effects
- Dealing With Tinnitus — a Hidden Effect of Head & Neck Injuries
- Postoperative Brain Injury
- Bacterial Meningitis: Delayed or Missed Diagnosis
- Brain Shunt Failures and Negligence
- Spinal Cord and Brain Injuries from Construction Falls
- New Study: Post-Concussion Syndrome Can Be Permanent
- Lifetime Effects of TBI
- Spinal Cord Injury During Spinal Surgery
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) Due to Negligence
- Medical Malpractice: The View From the Other Side
- Did You Get An Unnecessary Coronary Artery Stent?
- Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Bacterial Meningitis: Failure to Diagnose or Treat
- Preventable Deaths Caused by Advanced Trauma Life Support Errors
- Stimulation Treatment For Paraplegia
- Negligent Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders
- General Anesthesia Errors and Medical Malpractice
- Could a Personal Injury Lawyer Help With Your Toyota Lawsuit?
- $3 Million – Pedestrian / CTA Bus Accident
- $2.25 Million – Chicago Police Chase
- $1.8 Million – Traumatic Brain Injury
- $1.5 Million – Iron Worker Brain Damage
- Texting While Driving Epidemic
- Respiratory Distress in Children
- Encephalomalacia Caused by Head Trauma
- Intubation Errors Leading to Brain Damage or Cardiac Arrest
- Acute Stroke Injuries
- March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Maker of Meningitis-Tainted Injections May Be Prosecuted
- Brain Injury Without a Concussion
- Football Helmet Research Furthers Brain Injury Understanding
- fMRI and Brain Injury Detection
- Are Sunscreen Chemicals Safe?
- Another Motorcycle Fatality Caused By a Careless Motorist
- Study Reveals the Workings of the Brain’s “Emergency Worker” Cells
- New Wave of Research Documents the Physical Effects of Brain Injuries
- Another Fatal Left-Hand Turn Motorcycle Accident
- Junior Seau’s Death Shines Spotlight on Brain Injuries
- Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD
- The Basics of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Robotic Surgeries Improve Patient Outcomes
- The True Cost of Brain Injury
- Concussions’ Effects Last Long Beyond Symptoms
- Concussion Risk in Winter Sports
- Treating “Brain Tsunamis” to Minimize Damage From Head Injury
- Gabrielle Giffords Highlights Long-Term Effects of Brain Injury
- Hypertension Medicine Can Prevent Glaucoma
- Your Rights When a Drunk Driver Strikes
- Television Falls and Childhood Injuries
- Dislodged Tracheostomy Tubes
- Intubation Errors and Medical Malpractice
- Infections After a Kidney Transplant
- Failure to Diagnose A Stroke
- Paralysis from Neck Surgery
- Steve Gleason and ALS
- Brain Injuries from Child Abuse on the Rise
- Synthetic Cannabinoids Gaining Popularity Despite Danger
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinson’s
- Motorcycle Accident Law in Illinois
- Good News on Concussion Safety
- Products Liability: A Primer
- Pulmonary Embolisms and Misdiagnosis
- Delayed Diagnosis of Meningitis in Children
- Simple Safety Enhancements for Military Helmets
- FDA Failures Lead to Toddler’s Death
- Concussion Safety Finally Taken Seriously
- Traumatic Brain Injury: A Primer
- FELA Recovery for Injured Railroad Workers
- March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month
- U.S. Military Puts Traumatic Brain Injury In Its Sights
- NTSB Focuses on Motorcycle Safety
- Dangerous Individuals and the Duty to Warn
- Companies Ask Congress to Put Profits Before Child Safety
- TBI and Our Children
- Crib Safety Still a Problem
- Traumatic Brain Injury a Chronic Disease?
- Traumatic Brain Injury Can Mimic Lou Gehrig’s Disease
- Depression: The Unexpected Cost of TBI
- Preventing Summer TBI and Spinal Cord Injuries
- Distracted Driving Common Among Teenagers
- CPSC Identifies Dangerous, Potentially Deadly Consumer Products
- Overuse of Medical Scanning A Form of Medical Malpractice?
- Distracted Driving Leads to Injury and Wrongful Death
- Diving Spinal Cord Injuries: A Summer Danger
- This Month’s ‘Roadcheck’ Will Prevent Truck Accidents, Save Lives
- Overcoming Bias in Favor of Doctors
- Injured Car Accident Passengers Must Be Afforded Underinsured Motorist Coverage
- Medical Malpractice Tort Reform: Setting the Record Straight
- Drop Side Crib Recall Linked to Wrongful Deaths of Infants
- Bill Aims to Prevent Personal Injury and Wrongful Death in Nursing Homes
- Parents and Professionals Alike Fail to Recognize the Warning Signs of “Huffing”
- On Brain Injury Issues, NFL Puts its Money Where its Mouthguard Isn’t
- Traumatic Brain Injuries Rising at an Alarming Rate
- Another Preventable Mining Explosion Disaster Causing Wrongful Death
- KY Truck Accident Highlights Continuing Problems with Trucking Safety
- Passen & Powell Comments on Traumatic Brain Injury
- National Law Journal – Top 100 Verdict
- Health Care Reform a Victory for Patient Rights
- Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- The Alarming Statistics of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Chicago Worker Killed in Loop Gas Explosion Accident
- Product Liability Plays Crucial Role In Ensuring Public Safety
- Product Liability Plays Crucial Role In Ensuring Public Safety
- Army Study Investigates IED-Related Traumatic Brain Injury
- Technology Causing Distracted Driver Accidents?
- Study Questions Impact of Banning Cell Phone Usage While Driving
- Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Using Cell Phones While Driving
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Fatalities Lowest Since 1921
- Injured Hockey Trainer’s Negligence Lawsuit Not Barred by Contact Sports Exception
- Link Between Cell Phone Usage and Brain Cancer?
- BP Hit With Record Fines and Judgment Relating to Unsafe Refinery
- Illinois Supreme Court to Rule on Medical Malpractice Damage Caps
- NFL Issues New Concussion (TBI) Guidelines
- Study Finds No Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Cancer
- 2.1 Million Cribs Recalled – Govt. Promotes Toy Safety
- Sports-Related Concussions and TBI Injuries
- Contaminated Tap Water Public Health Danger
- Medical Malpractice Tort Reform: What About Patients’ Rights?
- Concussions Sustained by Children
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Caused by Negligence
- Spinal Cord Injuries — Paraplegia and Quadriplegia
- Catastrophic Personal Injury Explanation
- Distinguishing Medical Malpractice From An Unfortunate Result
- Porch Collapse Injury Liability
- Construction Site Falls – Scaffold Injuries
- Illinios Repeals Notice Requirement In Negligence Lawsuits Against CTA
- Illinois Rejects Motorcycle Helmet Law – Intended To Reduce Catastrophic Motorcycle Accidents
- Chicago Car Accident Lawyer Assessing Liability in a Motor Vehicle Accident
- Fate of Illinois Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Act to be Decided by Supreme Court
- Preserving Jury Trials Through Reform in Illinois
- Liability for Car Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers in Illinois
- Tractor-Trailer Truck Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials
- Recognizing Traumatic Brain Injury
- Bicycle Accidents – Bike Riding Injuries in Chicago
- No Punitive Damages in Illinois Wrongful Death or Survival Action
- Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
- Top 10 Things To Do If You Are In A Car Accident: Advice From A Personal Injury Lawyer
- Crain’s Chicago Business – Record Verdict
- Chicago Sun-Times – $19 Million Verdict
- Chicago Tribune – $19 Million Verdict
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin – Police Chase
Burn Injury
- Burn Injuries Due to Negligence in Commercial Operations or Design Safety
- $5.375 Million for Man Severely Burned in Health Club Steam Room
- Severe Burn Injuries — Surprisingly Common and Often Catastrophic
- PTSD Following Traumatic Injuries
- Laser Cosmetic Surgery Abuse
- Occupational Burn Injuries
- Negligent Splinting Of Childhood Fractures
- $10.9 Million Verdict in Home Explosion
- Failure to Diagnose Compartment Syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Melanoma: Failure to Diagnose
- Succinylcholine-Induced Cardiac Arrest
- Omaha Grain Plant Explosion Discussion
- $4.2 Million Burn Injury / Explosion
- Misuse of Radiation Cancer Therapy
- Meningitis as a Result of Epidural Injections
- Keep Your Children Safe From Others’ Negligence on Halloween
- Investigation Shows Poisonous Chemicals Forced Into U.S. Homes
- Alcoholism and Medical Malpractice
- Secondary Victims of Train Accidents
- Toxic Torts: An Overview
- Locked Door in Fatal Train Accident
- Pharmacist Malpractice and Liability
- Banned Chemicals Found in Children’s Products
- Severe Third-Degree and Fourth-Degree Burn Injuries
- Electrocution on Construction Sites and Other Job Sites
Bus Accident
- Safety Tips for Bicyclists
- Vehicle Damage as Poor Predictor of Injury in Motor Vehicle Crashes
- Distractions Lead to Highest Pedestrian Death Rate in Three Decades
- Distracted Driving Is Deadly — What Are We Doing About It?
- Traumatic Low Back Disc Injuries on Imaging
- Coping with Facial Trauma
- Drowsy Driving Just As Dangerous as DUI
- Should Bicyclists be Required to Stop at Red Lights and Stop Signs?
- Public Safety Questions in Aftermath of TN School Bus Crash
- Electronic Logging Devices to Combat Fatigued Truck Drivers
- Title IX Sexual Assault Cases
- $655,000 – CTA Bus Accident Jury Verdict
- Passen Accepts Award for Distracted Driving Program
- Technology Contibuting to Distracted Driving Accidents
- OxyContin Lawsuits: Fraud Fueling the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
- Stephen and Matthew Passen Present to Crime Victim Advocates on Civil Remedies
- Degloving Injuries: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Workplace Injuries
- Clot-Busting Therapy for Heart Attack Patients
- Prescription Drug Overdose and Physician Liability
- Increased Commercial Carrier Insurance Minimums a Must for Safer Travel
- Dangerous Doctors: Physicians Abusing Prescription Drugs
- CTA Train Crash Into O’Hare Leaves Unanswered Questions
- Elderly Abuse and Neglect in Illinois Nursing Homes
- $1.3 Million – CTA Bus Accident
- Car Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers in Illinois
- New Rules To Protect Motorcoach Passengers
- Vehicle Airbags…How Safe Are They?
- Toyota Sudden Acceleration Settlement
- Hemodialysis Catheter Care
- Abusive Hospital Billing and Medicare Fraud
- Respiratory Depression and Death Caused by Duragesic (Fentanyl) Patches
- Truck Accidents: Semi-Trailer Tractor Trucks
- Garbage Truck Collisions
- Nursing Home Neglect
- Pradaxa Death Toll Continues to Rise
- Trucking Industry Attacks Crucial Safety Program
- Chicago Bus Accidents
- Illinois Megabus Crash: Investigation Continues
- DUI Repeat Offender Sentenced to Six Years
- Illinois House Advances Misguided Bond Limitation Bill
- Texas “Loser Pays” Law Bad For Justice
- Violations Continue Among Truck and Bus Companies
- Distracted Commercial Drivers Not Limited to Trucks
- Heparin Safety Recommendations – Four Years Later
- Most Hospital Errors Go Undetected and Unreported
- New Laws Take Effect in Illinois
- Cash Incentives for Reporting Holiday Drunk Drivers
- Legislation to Allow Heavier Trucks on U.S. Roadways
- Civil Liability in the Penn State Scandal
- Driving the Most Dangerous Part of America’s Jobs
- ‘Understanding Distracted Driving’ Aims to Reduce Crashes
- Johnson & Johnson Tries to Dodge Responsibility for Hip Recall
- Elder Healthcare Abuse
- The Dark Side of Oxycontin
- Disabled Railroad Crossing Again Leads to Injuries
- The Nursing Home Care Act Part IV: Enforcing Your Rights
- The Nursing Home Care Act Part II: Living Conditions
- Illinois Nursing Home Residents’ Rights
- Doctors Dabbling In Social Media Risk Disclosure of Patient Information
- New Trucking Hours of Service Rules Announced
- Competing Bills on Physician Sexual Abuse
- Hospitals ‘Accepting Responsibility’ for Malpractice Motivated by Business Incentives
- CTA Bus Crash Investigation Update
- CTA Bus Accident That Hospitalized 37 Still Unexplained
- CTA Bus Accidents Are a Daily Occurrence
- CTA Dangerous Busdriving: Taxpayers Foot the Bill
- Recent Truck Accident Highlights Winter Road Danger: Falling Ice
- New Year Brings New Laws Combating Distracted Driving
- Motorists Must Yield to Emergency Vehicles Under ‘Move Over Law’
- CTA Train Derailment – Minor Passenger Injuries
- CTA Bus Crash and School Bus Safety Violations
- Executive Order Prohibits Govt. Employees from Texting While Driving
- Passen Comments on Medical Peer Review Abuse in Malpractice Context
- School Bus Accidents in Illinois
- CTA Bus Accident Injures 11 Passengers
- School Officials Liable For Cover-Up Of Sexual Abuse Of Students
- Illinois Common Carrier Liability for Train and Bus Accidents
Car Accident
- Uber and Lyft to Become Common Carriers Under Proposed Illinois Law
- Liability for Ridesharing Car Accidents
- Potentially Increased Penalties for Distracted Driving
- $1.6 Million – Automobile Accident
- Distracted Driving Accidents
- Motor Vehicle Accidents Leading to Amputations
- $1.125 Million UIM Settlement
- Study on Car Crashes Shows Every Hour of Sleep Matters
- Passen TV Interview on PBS Regarding “End Distracted Driving” Initiative
- What’s Next for GM and its Defective Ignition Switches?
- Distracted and Drowsy Driving Widespread
- New Year’s Eve Texting & Driving Danger
- Teen Drunk Driving is Decreasing
- Recall of Nissan Altimas
- Counterfeit Airbags Put Americans at Risk
- Another Repeat DUI Safety Threat
- Traffic Fatalities on the Rise in US
- Driving While Texting = Vehicular Homicide
- Texting While Driving Rampant Among Teens
- Irresponsible Criticism of Distracted-Driving Legislation
- Chicago Working to Curb Dangerous Cabbies
- When Trucking Companies Ignore the Law
- Dangerous Cab Drivers Given a “Pass” by Traffic Judges
- New Illinois Trucking Rules
- An Egregious Case of Distracted Driving
- Dangerous Car Seats Recalled
- Good News on Traffic Safety
- Trucking Fatalities Decline, But Room for Improvement Remains
- Designated Driver Services: A New Year’s Option
- Physicians Take a Stand Against Distracted Driving
- Tough Teenage Driving Laws Cut IL Deaths in Half
- Appellate Court Supports Plaintiff’s Right to Fair Damages Award
- Study Finds Drunk Driving Is Shockingly Common
- Defensive Cycling Can Prevent Accidents With Negligent Drivers
- Park Ridge Rejects Distracted Driving Ban
- Honda Recall the Latest Automotive Safety Failure
- Texting-While-Driving Dangerous? Not According to Cell Phone Lobbyists
- Toyota Again Puts Spin Before Safety
- Chicago’s I-94 One of the Top Ten Deadliest Highways in America
- Red-Light Cameras Do Not Make Intersections Safer
- Personal Injury Litigation Needed to Force Automobile Safety
- More Federal Action on Dangerous Toyota Defects
- Distracted Driving Leads to Serious Injury and Wrongful Death
- Tom Brokow, Wife Uninjured in Fatal Three-Car Crash
- Vehicle-Train Crashes Caused By Distracted Driving
- Class Action Filed Against Toyota for Sudden Acceleration Defects
- Can Spouses Recover Under Illinois Dram Shop Act?
- Hit-and-Run Accidents and Pedestrian Injuries
- Car Accidents Involving DUI
- Deadly Pedestrian-Passenger Accidents
- New DOT Statistics Highlight Risk of Distracted Driving
- Motor Vehicle Crash Avoidance Technology
- Accidents Involving Pededstrians Hit By Car
- Study: More Women Drunk Driving, Causing DUI-Related Deaths
- Kennedy “Suicide” Merge Lane Renovation to Prevent Serious Vehicle Accidents
- Study Links Texting While Driving To Serious Car Accidents
- NTSB Motor Vehicle Safety “Most Wanted List” Still Applicable in Illinois
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist (UM) Claims in Illinois
- Client, Not Attorney, Must Sign Response to Request to Admit, Even if Client Cannot be Located
- Common Fund Doctrine Applies to Medical Payments in Illinois Injury Settlement
- No Joint and Several Liability in Consolidated Illinois Car Accident Case
- Tractor-Trailer Truck Accidents – An Experienced Lawyer Helps Determine Causation
- Highest Jury Verdict Ever Reported in Illinois for Soft Tissue Damages to Elderly Plaintiff
Child Injury
- Rise in Vaping-Related Injuries and Deaths Prompts Lawsuits
- Accusing the Enabler — Organizational Liability for Child Sexual Abuse
- New Law Allowing Corporate Liability for Online Sex Trafficking
- Corporate Civil Liability for Sexual Abuse
- FDA Investigating Infant Deaths Related to Teething Products
- Talcum Powder Linked to Ovarian Cancer
- Medication Errors
- Is Artificial Turf Causing Cancer In Children?
- $4 Million – Failure to Diagnose Blood Disorder
- $1.7 Million – Wrong Medication Prescribed Causing Death
- Holiday Safety Tips
- Benzene Exposure and its Link to Leukemia
- Breast Cancer – Current Statistics and Screening Techniques
- Amusement Ride Related Injuries
- Holiday Shopping and Product Recalls
- Roller Coaster Safety Exposed in Illinois
- Women Cancer Victims Receive Less Fertility Counseling Than Men
- Doctors Fail to Advise Young Cancer Patients on Fertility
- IL Court Limits Scope of Doctor-Patient Relationship
- Falls from Windows a Major Childhood Danger
- Leukemia Caused by Toxic Exposure
- Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer
- CPSC Fails Again on Crib Bumper Deaths
- Product Recall Safety Information Not Reaching Consumers
- Foreign Toys a Continuing Danger
- CPSC Gets Tough On Crib Safety
- The Dangers of Holiday Toys
- Companies Ask Congress to Put Profits Before Kids
- Doctors In the Drug Companies’ Pockets
- Study Finds Alcohol is Deadliest Drug
- Toyota Does It Again
- Stroller Recall Part of a Troubling Pattern
- Medical Malpractice Due to Lack of Infection Control
- Government Ineffective Against Pharmaceutical Misconduct Even When It Imposes Record Fines
- “Tort Reform” Masks Racial Prejudice
- Inaccurate Translations on Medical Labels: Pharmacy Malpractice
- Heparin Overdose Injury and Wrongful Death in Infants and Children
- Potential Child Safety Hazard: ‘Stay Tabs’ of Soda Cans
- Health Courts in Medical Malpractice Cases Contrary to Civil Justice System
- Safety Tips for Parents of Trick-Or-Treaters
- State Licensing Boards No Substitue For Malpractice Liability
- Who May Recover For Wrongful Death?
- ‘Sorry’ Doesn’t Cut it in Serious Medical Malpractice Cases
- New Consumer Safety Requirements for Children’s Products
- Probable Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Michael Jackson’s Doctor
- Understanding Wrongful Death Lawsuits
- Amtrak Crash Kills 9-Year-Old Girl and Grandparents in Railroad Crossing Accident
- Injured At Work: Worker’s Compensation and Third-Party Actions
- President Obama Rejects Caps On Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases
- Social Host Liability in Illinois for Underage Alcohol-Related Accidents and Injuries
- Government Immunity for Emergency Treatment
Construction Negligence
- Untrained Temp Workers Increasingly Injured or Killed on the Job
- Trenching Injuries on Excavation Sites
- $1.25 Million – Construction Accident / Death
- Construction Site Fall Injuries
- Crane Accident Highlights Construction Dangers
- Workplace Injury Rates in Decline
- Wisconsin Ski Lift Accident Injures 14 People
- OSHA Issues Largest-Ever Fine Against BP for Safety Violations
- Report: One in Five Trucks Fail Safety Inspections
- Construction Site Injuries Involving Cranes
- Construction Site Accidents Involving Heavy Machinery
- New Law Bans Texting While Driving
- Sole Proximate Cause and Empty Chair Defense Re-Examined
- Chicago Construction Accident – Steel Pylon from Crane Kills Engineer
- Contractor Liability in Construction Accident Cases
Crime Victim Lawsuits
- $1 Million Confidential Settlement – Woman Sexually Assaulted by Doctor
- IL Attorney General Investigates Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Claims
- Adoption Negligence or Wrongful Adoption Actions
- Passen Law Publishes Civil Justice for Crime Victims Outline
- Patients’ Right to Know Act Takes Effect
- Patients’ Right to Know Act Passes IL Legislature
- Misinformation Key to Tort Reformers
- Dangerous Doctors go Unreported, Undisciplined
- Public Denied Access to Physician Malpractice History, Criminal Background
- State Enforcement of Medical Misconduct: The Illinois Medical Practice Act
- Police Officers Not Immune in Taser Gun Injury
Mass Transportation
- Train Derailments: Cause & Prevention
- Metra Trying to Delay Safety Improvements to Railroad
- Failure to Follow-Up Key to Fatal Train Crash
- Illinois Railroad’s New Safety Plan
- Fatal Illinois Train Crashes on the Rise
- Railroad Company Knew of Crossing Malfunctions in Amtrak Crash
- Deadly Chicago Amtrak Train Crash: No Crossing Gates, Bells or Light Warnings
- Tentative $39 Million Settlement Reached in CA Train Derailment Lawsuits
- NTSB Issues Safety Warning re Audio Frequency Track Circuits
- Federal Railroad Administration Issues Proposed Rules to Prevent Train Collisions
- Train Crash Lawsuit
Medical Malpractice
- Corporate Liability for COVID-19 Injuries and Deaths in Illinois
- Cognitive Biases Can Result in Medical Malpractice
- $500,000 – Nursing Home Neck Fractures
- $1.169 Million – Elderly Woman’s Stroke
- $1.8 Million – Unnecessary Removal of Testicle
- $3 Million – Medical Malpractice Against Neurosurgeon
- $3 Million – Dislodged Breathing Tube
- $4.29 Million – Failure to Recognize and Treat a Pericardial Effusion
- Mastectomy and Devastating Medical Errors
- Colorectal Cancers Among the Most Often Misdiagnosed
- Preventable Anesthesia Errors
- Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis
- Consequences of Hospital-Acquired Infections
- Stroke Misdiagnosis or Delayed Diagnosis
- Delayed Treatment in Status Asthmaticus Can be Deadly
- Missed and Delayed Diagnosis Errors
- Wrong Site Surgery: Easily Preventable, Yet Far Too Common
- Failure to Notify Patient of Abnormal Test Results
- Medical Tubing Errors
- Misdiagnosis of Pneumonia
- $1 Million Verdict – Surgical Error During Gallbladder Removal
- When LASIK Goes Wrong
- Hemorrhage in Dialysis Access Sites
- Bariatric Surgery Negligence
- Compartment Syndrome Due to Medical Errors
- Blood Transfusion Errors
- Hospital Acquired Infections Due to Medical Negligence?
- Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Breast & Ovarian Cancers
- Post-surgical infections: Failure to Diagnose and Treat
- Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism
- Medication Errors Are Not Uncommon in Nursing Homes
- Example of Medical Malpractice Following Trauma
- Why Won’t an Attorney Take My Medical Malpractice Case?
- Medical Malpractice in Overcrowded Emergency Rooms
- When Routine Spinal Surgery Goes Terribly Wrong
- Surgical Errors as Actionable Medical Malpractice
- Diagnostic Errors
- Delay in Diagnosis and Repair of Bowel Perforation
- Heart Murmurs – Failure to Diagnose and Treat
- Missed Diagnosis Can Cause Paralysis
- Surgeon “Bait and Switch”
- Study: Doctors Offended by Patient Safety Reminders
- The Truth About “Defensive Medicine”
- Deadly Dialysis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy Often Dangerous
- Overtired Doctors Still Putting Patients at Risk
- Unnecessary Blood Transfusions Putting Patients at Risk
- AARP Takes a Stand on Hospital Errors
- Point-of-Care Testing and Medical Malpractice
- Dangerous Doctor Data Ignored by Illinois Regulators
- Avastin Breast Cancer Approval Withdrawn
- Common Missed Diagnoses
- Infections After Bariatric Surgery
- Dental Malpractice: A Primer
- When There Is No Diagnosis
- FDA Warns Against Use of Transvaginal Mesh
- Generic Drug Risks
- Failure to Diagnose Skin Cancer
- “Ask Me 3” For Better Health Literacy
- Johns Hopkins’ New Patient Safety Institute
- Protecting Oneself Against Preventable Medical Errors
- AMA Uses Bad “Facts” to Support Bad Law – H.R. 5
- Doctor-Designed Medical Devices Unknowingly Implanted
- Postoperative Vision Loss: A Primer
- Pharmaceutical Ghostwriting
- Hospital Transparency: A Case Study
- ‘Germ Cops’ Hired to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
- States Express Bipartisan Opposition to Federal Tort Reform
- Study Finds Chicago Hospitals Fall Short on Basic Safety
- Contaminated IV Bags Lead to Deaths
- Study: Test Results Often Ignored in Patient Care
- Hospitals use High-Tech Means to Improve Patient Safety
- A Breast Cancer Care Revolution
- The Fraud of “Defensive Medicine”
- Texas Proves that Tort Reform Harms Patients
- Sleep Deprived Surgeons
- Unsupervised Hospital Residents a Safety Threat
- The Systemic Causes of Medical Malpractice
- Chicago Tribune Softens Stance on Medical Malpractice and “Tort Reform”
- Medicare Patients Harmed By Hospitals
- Superbugs Increase in U.S. Hospitals
- Chicago Hospitals Try Transparent Approach to Medical Malpractice
- Lax Healthcare Approach to Medical Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice Lessons Improve Patient Care
- Merck Pays 30,000 Claims But Admits No Vioxx Liability
- The Staggering Costs of Medical Error
- States Move to Require Hospital Negligence Disclosures
- Whistleblowers Hold Healthcare Providers Accountable
- One Cause of High Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
- Deceptive Marketing of Statins, Cholesterol Drugs
- Dangers of Electronic Medical Records: Need for Regulation
- Hospital Bloodstream Infections Caused by Negligence
- Rush Doctors Sued by Whistleblower for Medicare Fraud
- Study Shows Doctors Protecting Colleagues, Not Patients
- IL Medical Malpractice Vote May Cost Judge His Job
- Spanish Mistranslations on Prescriptions Endanger Chicagoland Residents
- Overstretched FDA Asks Doctors to Police Pharmaceutical Advertising
- Hospitals Increasingly Fail to Report Medical Malpractice to National Data Bank
- “Fast Hug” Mnemonic Aims to Avoid Medical Malpractice in Intensive Care
- Tort Reform: A Failed Experiment
- Unnecessary Stent Implants Shows Financial Motive for Medical Malpractice
- IL Supreme Court Set To Rule on Constitutionality of Damage Caps
- Study Shows Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections Widespread
- Medical Malpractice Myths: Tort Reform Will Lower Insurance Rates (Part V)
- Medical Malpractice Myths: Drive-Up Doctors’ Insurance Premiums (Part IV)
- Medical Malpractice Myths: Doctors are Fleeing (Part III)
- Myths of Medical Malpractice: Drives Up Health Care Costs (Part II)
- Myths of Medical Malpractice: ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits (Part One)
- Preventable Injury or Death Caused by Medication Errors in Hospitals
- Hospital ‘Report Cards’ Show Frequency of Medical Errors
- Doctor Unqualified to Testify Against Nurse in Medical Malpractice Case
- ‘Defensive Medicine’ Saves Lives
- Study: Medical Liability Reform Has No Impact on Health Care Costs, Including Insurance Premiums
- Misdiagnosis or Failure to Diagnose a Medical Condition
- Hospital Acquired Infections – Lax Reporting
- President Obama’s New Position on Medical Malpractice Reform
- Spoliation of Evidence in Illinois Medical Malpractice Actions
- Hospital, Not Surgeon, Liable for Sponge Left Inside Illinois Medical Malpractice Patient
- Complying With Affidavit Requirement in Illinois Medical Malpractice Cases
- Sole Proximate Cause, Special Interrogatories, and the Two-Issue Rule in Illinois
- Court Upholds Verdict Against Hospital for Negligent Credentialing
- Medical Malpractice Discovery Involving the Illinois Medical Studies Act
- Federal Judge in Illinois Limits Scope of ‘Patient Dumping’ Claims
- Doctor Owed No Duty to Warn Testing Volunteer of Abnormal Heart Test Results in Medical Malpractice Action
- Oncologist Expert Held Unqualified to Testify Against Surgeon
- Medical Malpractice Complaint Improperly Dismissed Based on Lack of Diligence in Obtaining Service
- Hospital’s Institutional Negligence
- Medical Society Peer-Review Authority
- Medical Malpractice Jury Instruction Called Into Question
- Supreme Court Considers Caps on Non-Economic Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases
Motorcycle Injury
- Motorcycle Accidents — Spinal Cord Injuries & TBI
- $175,000 – Post-concussive Syndrome from a Motorcycle Accident
- $750,000 – Settlement for Motorcycle Crash Injuries
- Motorcycle Accidents: Common Causes and Prevention
- Spinal Cord Injuries and the Law
- Motorcyclists No Longer Required to Wait at All Red Lights
News
- Understaffing in Nursing Homes
- Supreme Court Recognizes Passen for Professionalism
- Passen Named Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer
- Matthew Passen Honored as “Emerging Lawyer” by the Law Bulletin
- $610,000 – Record Verdict for Soft Tissue Injuries
- Tragic Texas Accident Highlights Train Safety Rules
- CTA “Ghost Train” Crash Leaves Many Unanswered Questions
- Train Accident Releases Toxic Chemicals
- Passen Recognized for Organizing CBA Event
- Passen Organizes Judge Posner CBA Event
- Record Verdict for Elderly Truck Accident Victims
- Daily Herald – $15 Million Settlement
- Associated Press – $19 Million Verdict
Nursing Home Neglect
Personal Injury
- Lawsuits Involving Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Car Crash Deaths Increase Dramatically in Past Year
- $1 Million Pre-Suit Settlement for a Woman Struck by a Panda Express Vehicle
- Alarming Numbers for Car Accident Fatalities
- Permanent Consequences of Traumatic Knee Injuries
- Whistleblowers Incentivize Safer Business Practices
- Prescriptions Drugs May Cause Diabetes
- Tort Immunity for Public Hospitals and Medical Professionals
- How to Find a Personal Injury Lawyer You Can Trust
- Settled Defendants Not Included on Illinois Jury Verdict Forms
- Should Settling Defendants Appear on Verdict Form?
- Illinois Collateral Source Rule
- Medical Society Peer-Review Authority
- Infections Transmitted Through Organ Transplant
- Misleading “FDA Approved” Labeling
- More Chicago Fatalities from Drunk Boaters
- FDA Moves to Stop Misleading “Corn Sugar” Labeling
- Merck Continues Developing Vorapaxar Despite Dangers
- Dangerous Nurofen Plus Tablets Recalled
- Food Safety Whistleblowers Now Protected
- Analysis of Proposed Workers Compensation “Reform”
- Congress Works to Increase Food Safety
- Study Finds Cleaning Products May Be Toxic
- Signing of Release Precludes Negligence Liability: IL App. Ct.
- Commercial Processed Meats “Too Dangerous For Human Consumption”
- BP Oil Spill Part of a Pattern of Misconduct
- Oil Spill Reveals the Dangers of “Tort Reform”
- Product Liability Lawyers Receive Guidelines for Defeating Summary Judgment
- Company Behind Mining Explosion Attempts to Settle With Families
- Trucking Companies Placing Short-Term Savings Before Public Safety?
- Winter Slip & Fall Liability for Illinois Property Owners
- New Jury Instructions Address Technology Concerns
- Jury’s Right to Award Punitive Damages Hangs in the Balance
- Fear of Jury Duty in Difficult Financial Economy
- ComEd Liable For Delay in Responding to Downed Power Line
- Pre-Existing Condition Aggravated by Serious Accident
- Choosing Venue in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawsuits
- Personal Injury Litigation: Converting Respondents in Discovery to Defendants
- Common Neck And Back Injuries Sustained In Car Accidents
- What Costs are Recoverable for Prevailing Plaintiffs in Illinois?
- Spinal Cord Injuries Caused by Negligence
- Claim-Splitting and the Right to Voluntary Dismissal in Illinois
- Zero Damages for Disability and Loss of Normal Life Not Inconsistent With Positive Jury Award for Medical Expenses and Pain and Suffering
- Answering Requests To Admit Facts In Illinois
- Re-Filed Willful and Wanton Claim Barred by Res Judicata After Dismissal of Negligence Claim
- Slip and Fall – Exception to the Unnatural Accumulation Requirement
- Illinois Wrongful Death Act – Damages for Grief or Sorrow
- Tort Immunity Applies to ‘Manmade Objects’ on Recreational Hiking and Riding Trails
- Recent Illinois Decision Regarding the Collateral Source Rule
- Security Company Not Responsible For Shooting Deaths Of Employees
Police Misconduct
- Semi Truck Crashes Into Home
- Another Dangerous Breast Implant Leads to Criminal Charges in Europe
- Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Semi-Trailer Truck, Police Crackdown
- Violation of Police General Orders as Evidence of Negligence or Willful and Wanton Conduct
- Police Chase Cases — Proving Willful and Wanton Conduct
Premises Liability
Product Liability
- Inclined Sleepers — the Consequences of Design Defects
- GM Aware of Defects That Claimed Lives
- Fresenius Dialysis Lawsuits
- Dangerous Dietary Supplements
- Hidden Bristle Hazards on the Barbeque
- Dangerous Cars on Our Roadways
- Mesh Implants Dangerous and Defective
- Amgen Pushing Xgeva Despite Documented Danger
- Heparin Safety Recommendations – Four Years Later
- Toyota Recall Demonstrates Value of Personal Injury Liability
- Understanding Product Liability and Defective Products Claims
Results
- $1 Million Policy-Limits Settlement for Aggravation of Back Condition in Rear-End Car Crash
- $3 Million Settlement for Leg Injury During Motorcycle Training Class
- $2.5 Million Settlement for Delayed Diagnosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Resulting in Death
- $2 Million – Fatal Brain Injury Hypoglycemia
- $2.4 Million – Man Hit By City Truck
- $1.4 Million – Failure to Diagnose Infection Leading to Heart Surgery
- $15 Million Trucking Settlement
- $1.74 Million – Premises Liability / Death
- $1.5 Million – Work Accident to Truck Driver
- $1 Million – Failure to Diagnose and Remove Tumor
- $900,000 – Medical Malpractice / Wrongful Death Settlement
- $825,000 – Medical Malpractice Settlement
- $775,000 – Failure to Diagnose
Sexual Abuse
Spinal Cord Injury
Toxic Exposure
Train Accident
- Two Chicagoland Train Accidents in One Week
- Another Fatal Amtrak Train Accident
- Driver Error Leads to Deadly Chicagoland Train Crash
- Recent Deadly Chicago-Area Train Accidents
- Court Upholds Comparative Negligence Verdict in Train Accident
- Truck Accident Law: Lawyer’s Overview of the Federal Trucking Regulations
- Metra Not Immune From Train Accident Lawsuits
Truck Accident
- Indiana Accident Highlights Underride Guard Issues
- Action Needed On Trucking Underride Guards
- Government Still Ignoring Medically Unqualified Commercial Drivers
- ATA Targets Unreasonable Trucking Accountability Rules
- Distracted Trucking: Major Highway Danger
- Trucking Accident Cases Require an Experienced Attorney
- CTA Bans Cell Phones and PDAs to Prevent Distracted Driver Accidents
- Federal Drug Testing Requirements For Truck Drivers
- Proposed Bill To Require Electronic On-Board Recorders on All Trucks
Wrongful Death
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