- Jordan Margolis | February 25, 2012 3:19 PM | Cook County, IL
Category:
Medical Malpractice
For years, Republican politicians, physicians, personal injury defense attorneys, and other parties with a vested interest in tort reform have been lobbying for government intervention in the...
- Jordan Margolis | February 28, 2011 5:24 PM | Cook County, IL
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice tort reform is a familiar yet controversial topic that has been making its way back into the spotlight due to November's mid-term elections and the recent federal health care...
- Jordan Margolis | February 09, 2011 1:08 PM | Cook County, IL
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Defective & Dangerous Products
According to the Chicago Tribune Watchdog Update, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin wants the federal consumer protection agency to tighten up the regulations on pool safety equipment, to prevent...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | January 24, 2011 2:46 PM | Chicago, IL
Category:
Medical Malpractice
A new study, “Infection Acquisition Following Intensive Care Unit Room Privatization,” is helping shed light on how dangerous and sometimes fatal hospital infections can be prevented....
- Jamie G. Goldstein | January 04, 2011 10:41 PM | Chicago, IL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Many try to quit smoking in order to live a longer, healthier life but now Chantix, a drug used to quit smoking, has been linked to suicide in some users. In the battle to fight nicotine addiction,...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | November 08, 2010 11:23 PM | Chicago, IL
Category:
Medical Malpractice
A Canadian study from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority examined the records of hospital patients in the city in an attempt to see how hospital acquired infections could be reduced and patient...
- Chrissie Cole | February 19, 2009 3:59 PM | Rockford & Moline, IL
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Motorcycle Accidents
An Illinois man has been extradited from Illinois to face charges stemming from a motorcycle accident last year that left a motorcyclist dead and the passenger without a leg.
James Laier was...
- Kristina Labanauskas | September 25, 2008 1:24 PM | Cook County, IL
Category:
Automobile Accidents
A motorist crashed his car into a van late Wednesday evening in the Chicago Loop. The rollover crash happened at South Michigan Avenue and East Congress Parkway, according to police.
Authorities...
- Nick Avgerinos | June 17, 2008 10:42 AM | Rockford & Moline, IL
Category:
Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
As Chicago finally warms up, children will happily take advantage of the benefits of public playgrounds. Unfortunately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 200,000...