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Common Dental Injuries in Personal Injury Lawsuits

CHICAGO, IL – Injury accidents can happen anywhere. When negligence is the reason, catastrophic injuries can often be the result – even from dental injuries. Dental injuries are rarely life-threatening, but it may require invasive and intensive medical treatment and surgery, reconstruction, pain and suffering, and time to recover. What dental or mouth injuries occur […]

Baby Formula Shortages Worsen Amid Recall, Supply Chain Issues

CHICAGO, IL – Families across the country are scattering grocery stories and pharmacies in hopes of finding formula for their children. In February, the FDA issued a recall on Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare forumla which are all manufactured by Abbott Nutrition. Pre-pandemic supply chain issues were already causing problems before the recall. Stores are now […]

10 Most Overlooked Medical Conditions

CHICAGO, IL – A recent study published by JAMA Network Open shows the top ten most missed medical diagnoses. After combing through data from patient safety incident reports, malpractice claims, morbidity and mortality rounds, and focus group responses, researchers found nearly 840 diagnostic errors used to identify the most common or delayed diagnoses. Nearly 12 […]

Supreme Court draft opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade

CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, per an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito which was circulated inside the Court. In 1973, Jane Roe filed a lawsuit against Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, where she resided, challenging a Texas law […]

Cameras in Private Nursing Home Rooms

CHICAGO, IL – Nursing homes have a tale as old as time of how bad residents are abused and neglected in the United States. Sadly, nursing home abuse is just one part of the larger problem at nursing home facilities. More than 5 million people are affected by elder abuse every single year. Cameras in […]

Woman Dies in Hospital from Injuries A Month After Collision with Semi Truck in Lake Zurich, Illinois

CHICAGO, IL – An 85-year-old woman died last weekend in the hospital after suffering multiple injuries from a car accident involving a semi-tractor trailer in Lake Zurich, Illinois. The medical examiner said she died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge last Sunday.  On March 23, the Lake Zurich Police Department and the Lake […]

Difference Between Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims

CHICAGO, IL – When an innocent individual dies from catastrophic injuries caused by another’s negligence or intentional act, surviving family members can seek compensation for a wrongful death claim. While the individual may have passed away from injuries, wrongful death claims differ from personal injury claims. What is a wrongful death claim? A wrongful death […]

Governor J.B. Pritzker Passes Nursing Home Rate Reform

CHICAGO, IL – No nursing home resident should ever have to endure subpar care including abuse and gross negligence. But that’s exactly what’s been happening at Illinois nursing homes and other long-term care facilities for decades.  Before the COVID-19 pandemic took the lives of innocent residents and staff, Illinois nursing homes have been cited frequently […]

Prevalence of Medical Errors Continue to Increase

CHICAGO, IL – The Yale School of Medicine conducted a meta-analysis that suggests previous estimates of preventable deaths of hospitalized patients could be two to four times too high. Over the past two years, there has been an underlying trend between COVID-19 and medical malpractice claims. Hospitals have been inundated with patients and face complications […]

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