The medical industry, like other industries, is a business. Our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys of Passen & Powell have become increasingly concerned with the practice of physicians accepting substantial compensation from pharmaceutical companies – a classic conflict of interest putting patients at risk. The practices involved in drug company compensation vary, but often take the… Read More
Chicago Hospitals Try Transparent Approach to Medical Malpractice
Our medical malpractice attorneys in Chicago have frequently criticized the prevailing medical culture, which encourages doctors and hospitals to deny when medical errors are made, fighting even disclosures about what occurred in the hope of avoiding lawsuits and heightened scrutiny. As we have often said, such irresponsible and callous conduct does not decrease lawsuits and… Read More
Lax Healthcare Approach to Medical Malpractice
Our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys have long railed against doctors and hospitals’ refusal to make simple changes and institute basic, common-sense procedures, which would reduce errors and complications, prevent hardships, and save lives. Now, study after study is piling up in support of this position, showing that the doctors and hospitals that implement these steps… 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
One Cause of High Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
Over the years, Americans have become used to the constant cry of proponents of tort “reform”: medical malpractice insurance premiums are too high, they are driving the increase in medical costs, and our society thus must punish medical malpractice attorneys and deny justice to their clients to protect doctors and the public. At first blush,… Read More
Medical Malpractice Due to Lack of Infection Control
The lack of infection control at hospitals and other medical centers may cause patients to sustain catastrophic injury or death. Today, our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers examine infection control in a particular setting: ambulatory surgical centers. Many of the surgeries in the United States are performed in ambulatory surgical centers – medical centers that specialize… Read More
Overcoming Bias in Favor of Doctors
If you read the papers or watch t.v., you may believe that medical malpractice suits are “out of control.” Conventional wisdom is that medical malpractice verdicts are soaring, and that “innocent” doctors are suffering at the hands of greedy plaintiffs, otherwise known as the individuals injured by those doctors. Many otherwise rational people even believe… Read More
Unnecessary Stent Implants Shows Financial Motive for Medical Malpractice
The Chicago medical malpractice lawyers of Passen & Powell recently discussed an Illinois appellate court’s ruling that evidence of financial motive can be relevant and admissible in medical negligence cases. As news of doctors performing unnecessary stent implants for financial gain continues to emerge, the importance and implications of this ruling become increasingly clear. In… Read More
Medical Malpractice: Court Allows Evidence of Doctor’s Financial Motive
The experienced Illinois medical malpractice attorneys at Passen & Powell conduct a thorough investigation into the facts and circumstances of each case, and seek to put before a jury at trial all evidence which demonstrates that a doctor acted negligently, and which shows the full extent of damage caused to the patient as a result. … Read More
Studies Show Many Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Preventable
Previous blog posts from our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers have focused on hospital-acquired infections, or infections patients develop while in the hospital, that can sometimes be fatal. Two new studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, show that deadly infections often arrive at hospitals with the patient. The studies demonstrate that… Read More