Recently, the Democratic leaders in Springfield announced a series of measures designed to produce a environment in Illinois friendly to job creation. Among those measures: the creation of committees to study possible reforms in workers compensation, Medicaid, and education. While the top personal injury attorneys of Passen & Powell agree that these areas could be… Read More
伊利諾伊州醫療事故投票可能會使法官失去工作
As experienced medical malpractice attorneys practicing predominately in Illinois, we breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Illinois Supreme Court recently struck down as unconstitutional, once again, legislation that capped the amount of damages recoverable in medical malpractice cases. Unfortunately, one of the judges responsible for that opinion, Thomas L. Kilbride, now faces a… Read More
卡車運輸事故案件需要經驗豐富的律師
Many people, including attorneys, do not fully understand what is required to prosecute and try a trucking accident case. These cases, while sharing basic similarities with auto accident cases, are in fact a very different breed. They require special knowledge of the trucking industry, the players involved, and the various state and federal laws and… Read More
肯塔基州卡車事故凸顯卡車運輸安全問題持續存在
As Chicago personal injury lawyers with substantial experience handling trucking accident cases, we are familiar with the devastation caused by crashes involving tractor-trailer trucks. Yesterday was a brutal example of such devastation. A trucking accident in Kentucky claimed the lives of at least eleven people and injured many more. The accident, which happened just before… Read More
侵權改革條款仍未列入醫療保健法案
As President Obama and fellow democrats went back to the drawing board once again concerning health care reform, conservatives representing the insurance lobby raised calls for tort reform. Fortunately for the hundreds of thousands of Americans seriously injured or killed each year by preventable medical errors, our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys are pleased to report… Read More
在人身傷害投訴中沒有「關係回溯」,增加僱主被告
People sometimes wonder why it is important to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible if you suspect an injury was caused by the carelessness or recklessness of another. One important reason is to identify all possible defendants before the statute of limitations (the time in which a lawsuit must be filed)… Read More
醫療事故的誤區:推高醫療成本(第二部分)
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
重新審查唯一的近因和空椅子辯護
In Ready v. United Goedecke Services, Inc., a case that has gone back and forth between the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Court, creating important law along the way, the appellate court recently resurrected a legal defense despised by most experienced personal injury lawyers, namely, the “Empty Chair Defense.” Briefly, Ready involved a… Read More
即使無法找到客戶,客戶(而非律師)也必須簽署對接納請求的回復
Chicago personal injury lawyers occasionally represent difficult clients, including those that are sometimes difficult to locate. The Illinois Appellate Court for the First District recently decided a case that stresses the importance of effective, timely communication between the client and his or her personal injury lawyer. In Brookbank v. Olson, No. 1-08-1069 (Ill. App. Ct…. Read More
伊利諾伊州勝訴原告可以收回哪些費用?
In personal injury actions, and in all civil actions in Illinois where damages are awarded, the prevailing plaintiff is entitled to recover “costs”, in addition to the damages awarded. To ensure that his or her client recovers full compensation under the law, top Chicago personal injury lawyers must familiarize themselves with the relevant statutory authority… Read More