Illinois updates tagged with 'Negligence'

We love to multi-task. And companies are responding with gadgets that allow us to do more things with less time. The biggest culprit for blurring the home-work divide: the Blackberry. But it’s...

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What’s a ‘never event’? That was my first question, too, when I heard about this new development. ‘Never event’ is the term used to describe medical errors that should never happen. Despite the...

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It’s not every day Bob Barker comes to Chicago. His long-running stint as host of “The Price is Right” was punctuated by his signature sign-off: “Help control the pet population. Have your pets...

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We’re well into summer, and that means we’re accustomed to its rituals of relaxation: backyard barbeques, poolside lounging, and—for many—the game of golf. Whether you’re the next Tiger Woods or...

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Although wildly popular across the country, BMG carried one of its stunts too far. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC filed a lawsuit against BMG for its esphogeal camera stunt gone wrong. The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday as follows: If you haven't seen the act that's mentioned in the suit, it goes something like this: A rhythmic thump of rock music serves as the soundtrack to the commotion near...

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Four years after Illinois passed two groundbreaking laws designed to shed light on hospital safety and performance, patients are still in the dark.The Illinois Hospital Report Card -- at the time, the nation's first effort to document hospital-acquired infections -- has not been published."It's disappointing because Illinois was the leader, the model state that everyone was looking to," said...

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In one of the largest awards ever in a Chicago Police shooting, a Cook County jury Thursday said the city must pay $12 million to the family of a 23-year-old unarmed man whose death was caught on a CTA station security video now heavily viewed on YouTube. That tops the 2003 award of $9.6 million in the police shooting of Northwestern University student Robert Russ, but is less than the 2001...

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A lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the Chicago Police Department by the eldest son of the late rapper Freddie Wilson, who was shot and killed by police on November 13, 2007 (case no. 2007 P 008169).Wilson's eldest child, a 13-year-old son who resides with his mother in Madison, Wis., is represented by the Chicago law firm of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC. Antonio...

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During a single game or practice in the 2005-06 school year, here's how many concussions occurred for every 100,000 high school athletes in the following nine sports: Football (boys) 47 Soccer (girls) 36 Soccer (boys) 22 Basketball (girls) 21 Wrestling (boys) 18 Basketball (boys) 7 Softball (girls) 7 Baseball (boys) 5 Volleyball (girls) 5* It is our sincere hope, that, you as parents, take every...

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A former Wildwood resident is suing Winchester House for negligence that she claims led to her sexual abuse.The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Lake County Court on behalf of an 82-year-old Alzheimer's patient that lives at the county-run nursing home.from her family, fondling and sexually abusing her on several occasions before October 15, 2006The man, 64, was charged and pled guilty on...

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Researchers in New Jersey recently announced the results of a project which was intended to reduce the development of bed sores in patients in health care institutions. Bed sores are technically known as pressure ulcers and are caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin, usually on bony prominences. The unrelieved pressure results in tissue death, which causes pain for the patient and...

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A Rhode Island nursing home has been ordered to increase staffing levels in order to prevent residents from falling. A survey of the home resulted in immediate jeopardy findings by public health officials after they found several residents had fallen multiple times because of inadequate supervision due to low staff levels.At least three residents were injured as a result of falling, including...

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Four Arizona assisted living facilties were recently closed by state authorities after inpsections revealed filthy conditions and care deficiencies.In one instance, one resident was found to have 22 decubitus ulcers, some of which were bone-deep.Many consumers are unaware of the differences between assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Assisted living facilities are intended to provide...

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A West Allis, Wisconsin nursing home is under investigation after a family made complaints about several unexplained injuries that their grandmother suffered while a resident at the facility. The lack of explanation for the injuries has led the family to believe that she was abused by the staff, even though an internal investigation revealed no wrongdoing.The unexplained injuries include...

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A DuPage County judge today sentenced a former nursing home CNA to 25 years in prison. The sentence follows a guilty plea to sexual assault charges.The victim of the assault was a severely disabled woman who resided in the nursing home. The sexual assult was not discovered until after it was discovered that the woman was pregnant. The CNA was identified as the perpetrator through DNA...

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