Posts tagged chicago

• Four Mothers Die in Horrific Car Crash

  David Mittleman | May 15, 2012 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Having just left Chicago, where I watched my daughter Hannah get hooded and walk for her her Master's of Social Work degree from Loyola University, a horrible story caught my eye. A speeding...

• Catholic Priest and Former Detroit Teacher Arrested on Charges Stemming From Sexual Abuse

  David Mittleman | November 22, 2011 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Richard James Kurtz, a 67-year-old Jesuit priest, was arrested in Chicago yesterday after allegations of sexual abuse involving an underage male surfaced earlier this year. At the time, Kurtz was...

• What Is All The Fuss About? “The Sleeping Judge,” Cliff Taylor

  David Mittleman | October 27, 2008 9:37 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The TV Ad causing the fuss began airing last week. AP writer, David Eggert, for the Chicago Tribune, stated the Michigan Supreme Court race was jolted out of a peaceful slumber by accusations that...

• The Chicago Tribune & NY Times Bash Lawsuit Funding: In Bed With Big Insurance? Part II: The Times

  Mark Bello | January 20, 2011 9:29 AM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Recently, in Part I of this post, we reported on the Chicago Tribunes's negative kill the bill editorial about legislation designed to regulate lawsuit funding in Illinois. On the heels of the...

• Chicago Tribune & NY Times Bash Lawsuit Funding: In Bed With Big Insurance? Part I: The Tribune

  Mark Bello | January 19, 2011 9:14 AM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Two recent articles caused me to pause and consider whether today’s major newspapers report the news in a consumer friendly way or whether, like other large industries, they are simply...

• University of Chicago Hospital Pays $7 Million to Settle NICU Overcrowding of Vulnerable Infants

  David Mittleman | June 30, 2010 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The University of Chicago Medical Center recently settled a lawsuit charging that the hospital was knowingly overcrowding babies into the neonatal unit in violation of state regulations. The...

• Family Files Wrongful Death Suit After Husband, Father Was Killed During Construction Project

  David Mittleman | April 16, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Chicago, IL—the family of a man who was crushed and killed while working on a construction project at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. ...

• Patients in Illinois to Gain Access to Doctors' Medical Malpractice Histories

  David Mittleman | August 14, 2011 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The power will be placed back into the hands of patients in Illinois. Recently, Illinois lawmakers approved a bill that would allow patients to see their doctors' medical histories, including times...

• Sex Abuse Claims at Illinois Psychiatric Hospitals Leads to Reform Talks

  David Mittleman | October 12, 2010 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (which is responsible for child welfare and foster care) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (which licenses and inspects medical...

• Family Dollar Recalling 1.8 Million Toy Dart Guns After Two Young Boys Choke to Death

  David Mittleman | May 17, 2010 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  After two young boys died after choking on plastic darts, Family Dollar stores nationwide are recalling toy dart guns sold exclusively at the store’s chains between September 2005 and January...