Even those with far less experience than the top Chicago medical malpractice attorneys of Passen & Powell have heard egregious examples of medical malpractice: Surgery performed on the wrong body part. Misdiagnosed cancer. Delayed labor and delivery causing permanent birth injuries. The list goes on. It’s easy to call for “tort reform” when you or… 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 have long been concerned with the Tribune’s editorial position on issues of medical malpractice and tort reform. … Read More
Medical Malpractice Lessons Improve Patient Care
Our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys are often discouraged by the mounting numbers of medical errors occurring each year. New reports, however, have given us reason to celebrate – it seems that medical malpractice claims, and claims of diagnostic error in particular, are encouraging medical practitioners to clean up their act, and do what is necessary… Read More
Proposed Health Care Reform Leaves Medical Malpractice Liability to States
The nation breathed a sigh of relief as the Senate passed its version of the health care reform bill before the holiday break, bringing sweeping changes one step closer to reality. Fortunately, for the sake of past and future victims of medical malpractice, the proposed national health care reform will not contain draconian “tort reform”… Read More
Reflecting Ten Years After Landmark Report on Medical Errors, ‘To Err is Human’
Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a ground-breaking report on medical errors, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, which triggered a dialogue among medical professionals and public interest groups now referred to as the “patient safety movement.” The report, published in 2000, found that nearly 100,000 people die each… Read More
