Hip Implant Producers Ordered to Conduct More Research
Our Illinois medical malpractice lawyers have been discussing the potential risk of metal-on-metal devices for several months. The DePuy hip recall and subsequent filing of Illinois hip implant lawsuits have led many observers, including those involve…
High Tech Options to Monitor Hand Washing and Cut Down on Hospital Infections
An Illinois medical malpractice lawyer often receives inquiries from clients who went into the hospital for one problem only to develop a different life-threatening infection while at the medical facility. These hospital acquired infections remain a p…
Hospitals Repeatedly Misdiagnose Complicated Blood Infections
Medical errors have a variety of causes, as our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers well know. For example, in many cases, a patient receives substandard care simply because a medical professional had a lapse in judgment at a particular moment. In ot…
Illinois Medical Malpractice Watch: H.R. 5 “Reform” Bill Nears Senate Vote
For the past several months we have been following the progress of the terribly misguided piece of legislation known as House Resolution 5 or the HEALTH Act. The legislation would remove and severely cut many basic legal rights for Illinois medical ma…
Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawyer Concerned Over Removal of Victim Rights
Unfortunately, a few state legislatures have made misguided attempts to take away the rights of medical malpractice victims in the name of “tort reform.” Big insurance interests and the medical lobby continue to work their contacts to drive throug…
Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Much Less Than Many Doctors Believe
A Chicago medical malpractice lawyer is often considered at odds with the medical professionals whose care is occasionally challenged with lawsuits. However, there remains disconnect between a doctor’s actual likelihood of facing a lawsuit and their…
U.S. Secretary of HHS Issues Call To Eliminate Medical Mistakes
Our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers have frequently called for a return in focus toward decreasing the prevalence of medical mistakes and away from misguided attempts at cutting out the legal rights of victims. Recently, the United States Secretar…
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Reports on Risks for Infant Medications
All patients, both big and small, must remain extremely careful when it comes to taking prescribed drugs. Risk always exists in some form when foreign subjects are put into the body. Of course prescriptions are required for the most potent medication…
Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawyer Shares Information On Mammogram Controversy
A controversy is brewing that may have important implications for all women and efforts to reduce the deaths caused by breast cancer. CNN recently reported on the breast cancer prevention issue which may have implications on Illinois medical malpracti…
More Surgical Errors Occur At Teaching Hospitals
If you ask an experienced Chicago medical malpractice lawyer they are likely to tell you that at one point or another they have worked with a victim who was injured at a teaching hospital. These facilities are the locations where doctors in training w…
