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, ... [Continue Reading]
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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 ... [Continue Reading]
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, ... [Continue Reading]
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 ... [Continue Reading]
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 ... [Continue Reading]
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 ... [Continue Reading]
April: Distracted Driving Awareness Month
CHICAGO, IL - April is recognized as Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a month to spread the word that distracted driving, including hands-free phone usage and infotainment systems, put everyone at risk. Each day, nearly 8 people in the United States are killed from a crash that resulted from ... [Continue Reading]
Young Adults and the Alarming Rise of Colorectal Cancer
CHICAGO, IL - Studies have recently shown that Americans younger than 40 have the steepest rise in cases of colon cancer. The American Cancer Society (ACS) mentioned the disease has steadily increased over the last 30 to 50 years in younger adults. Patients as young as 20 to 29-years-old have the ... [Continue Reading]
