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Last Entry: March 29, 2011 at 14:33:22

Pool Upkeep is down, giving West Nile a chance to spread

Posted on July 30, 2009
Kristen Kridel reports for the Chicago Tribune about a dangerous consequence of not adequately maintaining your pool ? mosquito breeding (7/29). Entomologist George Balis says unkempt swimming pools are just another sign of tough economic times. Neglected swimming pools are a haven for mosquitoes that can transmit West Nile virus, and local experts say the number of neglected swimming pools is on the rise...

Porch Safety: Chicago Says its up to You

Posted on July 24, 2009
Like countless other porches in Chicago, ?the rickety landing where Atit Mansuria and Carolina Landeros were chatting hadn?t been inspected for years ? in this case, since it was built in the mid-1980s? (Chicago Tribune, Olivio, 7/16). The railing suddenly collapsed, sending them ?tumbling 20 feet to the concrete alley below...

In many States young kids can hunt alone, but Washington accident brings lack of age requirement into the limelight

Posted on July 24, 2009
Mike Stuckey reports on a Washington State hunting accident that killed 54-year-old Pamela Almli when an unsupervised youth hunter for msnbc.com mistook her for a bear. The horrific accident ?highlighted issues about hunting on public land in Washington that were news to some state residents...

Nursing Homes: An Overall lack of care and a Racial Divide

Posted on July 17, 2009
Hurley McKenna & Mertz is familiar with nursing home cases involving abuse and neglect and has two notable settlements of 3,750,000 and 1,200,000 in nursing home cases . An article in the Chicago Reporter by Jeff Kelly Lowenstein reveals that Illinois is one of the worst states for nursing home care, and discusses the racial divide between the level of care provided at nursing home facilities...

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The Insurance world from an inside perspective

Posted on July 16, 2009
As a private citizen and a personal injury lawyer, it is obvious to me that health insurance reform is necessary. This is not to say that the health insurance industry is the only area in need of reform in order to improve the current health care system, but it is certainly a substantial contributing factor...

Banned Pool Drains still present in many public pools

Posted on July 07, 2009
The Today Show (7/6) informed people all over the country about many public pools that are not abiding by federal law and replacing dangerous pool drains. The old pool drains are unsafe because they can pack 800 pounds of suction force and trap young children causing serious internal injuries and even death...

A ?parade of errors? fails the Plaintiff in 15 year civil court battle over a foster child?s suffocation

Posted on July 07, 2009
In 2006, Hurley McKenna & Mertz secured $12 million in damages for three children abused in a foster home in a settlement with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. As a personal injury lawyer with experience in this area, it is mind boggling that foster children can be victimized on a serial basis for years without a place to turn to for justice...

EPA: Recycled rubber may not be safe for playgrounds

Posted on June 29, 2009
The USA Today (6/22, Szabo) reports, "There's a growing debate about the safety of the recycled rubber chips used to cushion falls on many children's playgrounds." The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved rubber play surfaces since 1991, both to protect children from head injuries and to prevent tires from ending up in landfills...

Loyola University Chicago School of Law Elder Law Initiative Lecture Series

Posted on June 29, 2009
The Loyola Elder Law Initiative Presents the 2009 Hurley, McKenna & Mertz Lecture Series Event: Tips and Trends in Long-Term Care. Hurley, McKenna & Mertz, P.C. is a partnership of trial lawyers in Chicago dedicated to the representation of persons whose lives have been destroyed by the negligence of others...

SCOTUS ruling makes age discrimination more difficult to prove

Posted on June 23, 2009
The Denver Post (6/22) editorializes, "A U.S. Supreme Court decision last week made it significantly more difficult - too difficult, we think - for older workers to prove age discrimination claims." The decision, "which came on a 5-4 vote, means workers have to prove their age was the key reason for the employment decision in question, regardless of whether there is at least some evidence that age was a motivating factor...

Warning of smoking's dangers, Obama signs tobacco bill into law

Posted on June 23, 2009
As an anti-tobacco advocate and a personal injury lawyer who has seen many smoking-related injuries, I am thrilled by the President?s signing of the tobacco bill into law. The historic measure gives the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented power to regulate tobacco, including the marketing and distribution of tobacco products...

Loophole in the Courts Leaves Dangerous Products on the Market

Posted on June 16, 2009
Court secrecy is a dangerous practice that prevents people from finding out about unsafe products. As a personal injury lawyer in Chicago I find the practice of document sealing irresponsible. Consider the following example of such irresponsibility...

Arbitration Fairness Act before Congress could ban mandatory arbitration

Posted on June 16, 2009
NPR (6/9, Goodwyn) reported that "Jamie Leigh Jones was a...Halliburton employee in 2005 when she was sent to work in Iraq." She was drugged, beaten and raped shortly after her arrival. "It has been four years since the attack, and despite the physical and circumstantial evidence, the Department of Justice has declined to investigate...

Massey ruling said to highlight problems with judicial elections

Posted on June 11, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (6/10, Koppel) reports, "The U.S. Supreme Court's decision this week calling for judges? to recuse themselves from ?cases involving big political donors confronts the growing role of money in the U.S. judicial system." The Journal adds, "Political donations to judicial candidates at the highest state courts have soared in recent years, creating concerns that money is eroding public confidence in the system...

Obama's preemption directive seen as victory for consumers

Posted on June 04, 2009
The Las Vegas Sun (5/29) editorialized, "It is only common sense that many federal laws, those on civil rights among them, should be consistently and strictly enforced throughout the country." However, "many federal laws not covering constitutionally protected freedoms should stand only as a minimum standard...

Florida jury awards $30 million to widow of smoker

Posted on June 04, 2009
As a Chicago personal injury lawyer I am very pleased to see that after decades of marketing their addictive cancer causing products to children, tobacco companies are feeling the pain a fully informed jury can inflict. Consider this recent verdict in Florida: The AP (6/2) reports, "A Florida jury awarded $30 million to a Pensacola widow in a ruling against R...

Dangerous Drop Side Cribs to be Discontinued

Posted on March 31, 2009
Chicago Tribune encouraged by manufacturer's decision to stop making drop-side cribs. The Chicago Tribune (3/28) editorialized, "Drop-side cribs, with a movable rail that can be raised and lowered, are a staple of baby rooms." However, "they probably won't be for much longer" because "major crib manufacturers have agreed to stop making them...

City of Chicago has laws in place to make winters easier on handicapped

Posted on November 23, 2008
Snowy sidewalks make city life difficult for the Chicago?s handicapped population. Unfortunately there are no Chicago laws that require owners of private property to remove snow from private walks and drives however, under the

$11 million settlement reached in Chicago Metra wrongful death suit

Posted on November 21, 2008
An $11 million settlement was approved in two wrongful death lawsuits arising from the 2005 Metra derailment in Chicago that killed two women and injured 117 other passengers. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the Metra engineer's failure to heed a crucial signal and the commuter rail agency's lack of a system to override human error as key reasons for the derailment.

ELECTRA BIKE RECALL EXPANDED

Posted on November 17, 2008
We previously posted on the Electra Bicycle Co?s Amsterdam bicycle recall. More recently, the

MANUFACTURERS RECALL COUGH MEDICINES USED FOR SMALL CHILDREN

Posted on November 16, 2008
Chicago families should be cautious about giving their infants and toddlers cough medicines in light of reports that the makers of several leading over-the-counter cold medications are voluntarily withdrawing products sold for infants. The here. "The reason the makers of over-the-counter, oral cough and cold medicines for infants are voluntarily withdrawing these medicines is that there have been rare patterns of misuse leading to overdose recently identified, particularly in infants, and safety is our top priority," CHPA president Linda A...

ILLINOIS CONSUMER ADVISORY: Five Million Unrepaired Fords, Lincolns and Mercurys Pose Serious Fire Hazard

Posted on October 07, 2008
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FDA Warning: Chicagoans Should Avoid Infant Formula Made In China

Posted on September 22, 2008

Chicago cyclists be on alert for Electra Amsterdam recall

Posted on September 14, 2008
Chicago cyclists should be aware of a recent recall involving Electra Amsterdam bicyles. Late last month, the CSPC announced a Electra ?Amsterdam? model bicycles. The alert reported there were reports that interior alignment tabs of the bicycle?s chainguard can push against the chain, causing the chain to derail, posing serious risk of injury to riders...

NHTSA issues a recall to Illinois Nissan Altima Drivers

Posted on September 09, 2008
Nissan recently recalled over one-thousand 2008 Altimas relating to a loose bolt which could lead to difficulty controlling the car if it fell out- this includes Nissan models driven by Chicagoland drivers. According to

Illinois judge rules that expert need not pinpoint exact cause of tire failure

Posted on September 03, 2008
Trish McCloud was permanently disabled when her motorcycle?s rear tire blew out in 2002. After the jury awarded damages to her in her products liability case, the tire manufacturer, Goodyear Dunlop Tires, asked for a new trial, raising a variety of issues, including the adequacy of the tire expert?s testimony...

Supreme Court to hear arguments on Unconstitutionality of Illinois' Medical Malpractice caps

Posted on August 25, 2008
A lawsuit testing the constitutionality of Illinois' medical malpractice damage caps is expected to come before the Illinois? Supreme Court this fall. The 2005 state law limits medical malpractice awards for non-economic damages such as pain and suffering to $500,000 for doctors and $1 million for hospitals...

80,000 Look Bicycle Pedals Recalled to Prevent Injuries

Posted on August 19, 2008
In the hopes of curtailing future bicycle injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in cooperation with Look Cycle voluntarily recalled approximately 80,000 K�O brand bicycle pedals. The San Jose, California company made this decision after it uncovered a defect in the structural composition of the bicycle pedal it distributes...

Traumatic Brain Injury sufferers may not show outward signs of brain damage

Posted on August 14, 2008
Each year, millions of Americans are treated for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). In fact, TBI is the leading cause of death among those 45 or younger. TBI can be caused by direct head trauma but can also be caused by severe shaking or whiplash from a car accident...

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