Fatigue is an issue that affects many professionals, including airline pilots, commercial tractor-trailer truck drivers and bus drivers. Indeed, our Chicago truck accident lawyers have represented families of those killed when their vehicles were struck by tractor-trailers whose drivers had either fallen asleep or were fatigued — as evidence by driver violations of hours of… 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
Illinois Supreme Court to Rule on Medical Malpractice Damage Caps
This Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court will release its highly-anticipated opinion in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, a case arising out of the constitutionality of caps on “non-economic” or “non-liquidated” damages in medical malpractice actions. Top Illinois medical malpractice lawyers, who represent individuals and families of those who were permanently injured or killed by preventable… Read More
Myths of Medical Malpractice: Drives Up Health Care Costs (Part II)
As noted in yesterday’s post, each day this week our Chicago personal injury lawyers are addressing one of Five Myths of Medical Negligence, as reported earlier this month by the American Association for Justice. Here is Myth #2: Medical Negligence Myth #2: Malpractice Claims Drive Up Health Care Costs There is no question that the… Read More
Myths of Medical Malpractice: ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits (Part One)
During this time of intense health care reform in Congress — with the House having passed a health care reform bill without major draconian medical liability reform, and the Senate soon to begin its debate over a bill — it’s time for experienced personal injury lawyers to separate truth from fiction when it comes to… Read More
‘Sorry’ Doesn’t Cut it in Serious Medical Malpractice Cases
A recent story from the Associated Press notes how the University of Michigan Health System has adopted a policy of admitting mistakes and offering compensation to victims of medical malpractice before patients retain a medical malpractice lawyer and files a lawsuit. In theory, this policy sounds great. The story quotes the hospital’s chief risk officer… Read More
