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Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer

Opinion, news and other information about areas of personal injury law.
By Gary McCallister, Esq.

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Chicago Car Crash Injures 5

Posted on October 20, 2008
Two vehicles collided Saturday in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. The collision between the Cadillac and mini-van was severe enough to cause the mini-van to roll over. The victims of the crash were taken to local hospitals. Injuries related to car crashes, such as this one, can often be not only the driver's fault, but also the car manufacturer's fault...

Nissan Recalls Over 200,000 Vehicles

Posted on October 16, 2008
The chance of the passenger side airbag failing to deploy in 2007 and 2008 Nissan vehicles has prompted the company to make plans to recall 204,361 of its vehicles. The recall will include the following 2007 and 2008 models: Altima, Altima Coupe, Murano, Rogue and 350Z as well as the Infiniti G36 Sedan, G37 Coupe and EX35...

Unattended Patient Dies After 22 Hour Stay In Chair

Posted on August 20, 2008
Steven Sabock died after he was left unattended for 22 hours in a North Carolina mental institution. No one checked on Sabock who sat in a chair for the 22 hours and choked on his medication. Attendants, however, were only steps away according to surveillance film from the facility...

Safety First During America's Favorite Past Time

Posted on June 20, 2008
Many of us will enjoy America's favorite pastime and attend a baseball game this season. While baseball is known as America's favorite past time, it can also be a life change experience, and not necessarily for the better. Hundreds of baseballs fly into the stands every baseball season, usually without incident, but every once in awhile, the fly ball turns into tragedy...

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Chicago and Cook County Salmonella Cases Linked to Tomatoes

Posted on June 18, 2008
The recent outbreak of salmonella linked to tomatoes has affected several people in Chicago and the Cook County suburbs. At least seven cases have been reported at this time but many more may be reported in the coming weeks. The strain of salmonella from the seven reports is the same strain linked to the recent outbreak...

Truck Rollover in Chicago Injures 3 People

Posted on June 16, 2008
Two trucks rolled over this morning near interstate 294 and 9th street causing injuries to three people. An SUV was also involved in the collision. At least three people were transported to local hospitals in the Chicago area. It is unclear at this time the extent of the injuries or who was at fault for the multiple vehicle collision...

Woman settles for $15 million in birth malpractice suit

Posted on May 21, 2008
A woman from Aurora, whose child suffered extensive brain damage during birth six years ago, settled a malpractice lawsuit for $15.35 million against the doctor, hospital, and staff. This is one of the largest settlements of its kind in Illinois...

Truck Kills Two At Chinatown CTA Stop, Injures Others

Posted on April 29, 2008
Friday evening a truck drove into the CTA red line stop at Cermak-Chinatown. Two women, Elosia Guerrero 47 and Delisia Brown, 18 were killed at the scene of the collision. Another 21 people, including the truck driver, were injured. Video cameras at the station caught the collision on tape and will likely be used to determine the cause of the collision...

Contaminated Heparin May Have Caused Deaths

Posted on April 23, 2008
Heparin, a blood thinner, may be linked to the deaths of at least a dozen people. The FDA recently reported a contaminant in the Heparin could be causing serious side effects, including death. It is believed the contaminated Heparin came from shipments from China...

Stable Patients Dying in Hospitals

Posted on April 15, 2008
During a two year period from 2004 to 2006 it was reported that over 188,000 lives were lost due to what is called a "failure to rescue". A failure to rescue occurs when a patient dies in a hospital from preventable complications due to hospital caregivers failing to recognize the patient is dying...

3 Men Killed in Chicago Car Crash

Posted on March 24, 2008
A fatal car collision took the lives of three family members and one other man. Five other people were also seriously injured in the crash, including a baby who was the son of one of the drivers. The three men killed were Jolliffs Thomas, Otis Thomas and Albert Cole Sr...

3 Men Killed in Chicago Car Crash

One Killed and Five Injured in Overnight Traffic Crash

Posted on February 21, 2008
On Wednesday night, February 20, there was a car accident that killed one and injured five, including two police officers. Eric Gray, 21, of the 2200 block of East 92nd Street, was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

One Killed and Five Injured in Overnight Traffic Crash

Recall of Fentanyl Pain Management Patches

Posted on February 20, 2008
The FDA announced on February 19, 2008 that Actavis Inc. is recalling certain Fentyl transdermal patches. These patches may be defective causing an excess amount of medication to be administered to the patient. This overdose of medication can lead to respiratory depression and possible fatal overdose...

Recall of Fentanyl Pain Management Patches

State Farm Sued After Producing Fraudulent Medical Reports

Posted on February 15, 2008
State Farm has long been reluctant to pay injured victims insurance money they rightfully deserve. As noted in previous blog posts, they prefer to use the delay, deny, defend tactic. While implementing this delay, deny, defend policy, State Farm also calls on what defendants like to call "Independent Medical Examiners" to examine a plaintiff to determine if he or she is injured.

State Farm Sued After Producing Fraudulent Medical Reports

Baby Lotions, Shampoos, and Powder Can Expose Children to Chemicals

Posted on February 05, 2008
According to a study, baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose young children to chemicals that are linked with potential reproductive problems. The chemicals are called phthalates and can be found in numerous products such as cosmetics, toys, vinyl flooring and medical supplies...

Baby Lotions, Shampoos, and Powder Can Expose Children to Chemicals

Drunk Driver Kills 17 Man In Chicago

Posted on February 01, 2008
Tracy Bolden was drunk and speeding in his van in the Garfield Park neighborhood when he rear ended the car Marlon Tate was driving. Tate was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. The passenger of Tate's car, 17 year old Laura Kubiak survived the crash despite the van resting on top of the car after the incident.

Drunk Driver Kills 17 Man In Chicago

Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Label Change

Posted on January 31, 2008
The FDA approved a label change to Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra birth control patch on January 18, 2008. The patch has been known to cause blood clots which can lead to pulmonary embolism and death. The label change comes after testing revealed women on the patch between the ages of 15-44 are at a higher risk for pulmonary embolism.

Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Label Change

Cough Syrup Sends Children to Hospital

Posted on January 28, 2008
It is not uncommon for children to wind up in the emergency room after ingesting too much cough syrup. In fact each year it is estimated that approximately 7,000 children end up in the emergency room after receiving too much cough medicine. The CDC has recently posted warnings about the dangers of giving children under 2 cough medicine.

Cough Syrup Sends Children to Hospital

Consumer Develops Popcorn Lung

Posted on January 24, 2008
Wayne Watson filed a lawsuit against The Kroger Company after developing "popcorn lung." Popcorn lung, which is officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, has in the past been associated with people who work in plants where popcorn is made. It is caused by inhaling the vapors from the popcorn flavoring.

Consumer Develops Popcorn Lung

Bausch & Lomb CEO Steps Down, Renu Recall To Blame

Posted on January 23, 2008
Ron Zarella, CEO of Bausch & Lomb, resigned today, effective immediately. Zarella, served as CEO during the recent recall of Bausch & Lomb's MoistureLoc contact lens solution. The solution was recalled after people oversees and then here in the U.S...

Bausch & Lomb CEO Steps Down, Renu Recall To Blame

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