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Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog

A legal blog that covers Illinois personal injury and accident topics including car accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse. Published by Injury Lawyers Levin & Perconti.

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 11:59:47

Product recalls hit record highs last year

Posted on April 01, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) latest annual figures show that at least 124.7 million products were recalled including children?s toys, Roman blinds, and chenille bathrooms. Overall, recalled products were associated with twenty-six deaths...

Supreme Court allows product safety lawsuit over seat belts

Posted on March 31, 2011
The United States Supreme Court has decided that federal regulations allow product safety lawsuits over seat belts. A recent update from the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association addressed the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that federal regulations setting vehicle safety standards do not bar lawsuits seeking damages from automakers for installing lap-only belts...

Food safety law provides whistle-blower protection

Posted on March 30, 2011
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association just pointed out that a little-noticed provision in the food safety law signed by President Barack Obama protects food industry workers who become whistle-blowers against retaliation from their employers. The food safety overhaul came on the heels of numerous product recalls of unsafe foods, including salmonella in eggs and peanuts and E...

Conservative Politician Comes Out Against Unnecessary, Dangerous Tort Reform Law

Posted on March 30, 2011
As we have often mentioned on this blog, tort reform legislation (both at the state and federal levels) is an unnecessary intrusion into the Constitutional powers and rights given to the American people. The efforts to limit the ability of injured victims to seek fairness in the legal system is often nothing more than a power grab by big interests who seek to insulate themselves from the costs of injuring others in their quest for profits...

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Skokie Car Crash Kills Chicago Man

Posted on March 29, 2011
The Skokie Review published information on a two-vehicle Chicago car accident that left a man dead. The Illinois car crash struck last week around 10pm on Salem Lane, near Golf Road. Investigations are ongoing. However authorities currently believe that a vehicle was traveling westbound on Golf Road in the center lane...

Defective DePuy Hip Implants Continue to Affect Illinois Victims

Posted on March 28, 2011
Stories of hardship and suffering of those who were given defective DePuy hips implants continue to be heard across the country. The State Journal-Register recently shared the story of one Illinois hip recall victim whose life has been turned upside down by the medical device problem...

Officials Knew of Illinois Nursing Home Abuse At Graywood Homes

Posted on March 28, 2011
The Chicago Tribune reported this weekend on troubling news about the lack of action taken against Illinois nursing home officials. New information has surfaced which indicates that those regulators charged with preventing Illinois nursing home abuse knew of trouble at a series of facilities run by the Graywood Foundation but failed to act quickly...

Important Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Analysis: Questions of Law vs. Questions of Fact

Posted on March 27, 2011
Understanding the importance of the Illinois nursing home case Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc first requires knowing the type of issue involved in the case. All lawsuits involve two types of questions that a judge or jury is must answer. The first kind is known as a ?question of fact? ?what actually happened in a certain case? The second is known as a ?question of law? ?what rules apply to whatever happened in that case? For example, a nursing home abuse case may have a question of fact like ?Did the staff member actually treat the resident?s pressure sore wound in the proper manner?? Medical records, witness testimony, and other evidence would be examined to help answer that question...

Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc.: Important Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit

Posted on March 26, 2011
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reported earlier this year on a pending court decision that is of particular interest to all those concerned with the proper treatment of nursing home residents. The Illinois Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the important Illinois nursing home lawsuit, Thomas Vincent v...

Chicago child and mother receive personal injuries in South Side fire

Posted on March 26, 2011
A local boy ? only five years old ? and his mother received critical personal injuries in a Chicago fire that started in the boy?s home on the South Side of the city of Chicago in the West Englewood neighborhood. The child was rescued by Chicago firefighters and taken to Comer Children?s Hospital with severe burns and smoke inhalation...

Illinois agency moves residents from group home, but too late for many

Posted on March 25, 2011
CBS Local is reporting that the Illinois Department of Human Services (?DHS?) is finally moving residents from Graywood Foundation, a state-licensed group home in Charleston, Illinois, and working towards shutting down the facility. As Rich Miller of Capitol Fax says, this action is too late for the victims of Graywood...

Chronic Pain a Common Injury After Illinois Car Accidents

Posted on March 25, 2011
WAND TV discussed the results of a new study that reveal interesting information about the injuries suffered by many travelers following car crashes. According to the research out of the University of Aberdeen School of Medicine and Dentistry, car crashes are the event more likely than any other to cause victims to suffer from chronic pain...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Illinois-Area Medical Injury

Posted on March 24, 2011
The Madison-St. Clair Record reported last week on a medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed on behalf of a woman who died following questionable treatment by several doctors at two hospitals?St. Elizabeth?s Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St...

More human remains found at Burr Oak cemetery

Posted on March 23, 2011
Unfortunately, more sad news came for many Chicago families today. The Southtown Star reported that far more human remains were dumped in what was supposed to be an unused corner of Burr Oak Cemetery than were found previously during the Cook county criminal investigation two years ago...

Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Ends with $5 Million Settlement

Posted on March 22, 2011
A deadly truck crash that spurred an Illinois wrongful death lawsuit had recently been settled, according to reports by My Web Times. The family of the victim filed the Chicago truck accident lawsuit after a December 2009 crash at the intersection of Route 23 and Route 17 near Streator...

Illinois legislation jeopardizes medical licenses of sex offenders

Posted on March 22, 2011
Chicago personal injury lawyers have noted recent articles on Illinois medical malpractice involving physicians accused of sexual abuse. Now, Illinois legislation if passed would require health care workers convicted of sex crimes and forcible felonies to automatically and permanently lose their medical licenses, revealing significant support in Springfield for major medical disciplinary reform...

Illinois Injury Lawyer Files Lawsuit After Surgical Error

Posted on March 22, 2011
Earlier this month the Quad City Times shared the story of an Illinois injury lawyer that has filed suit on behalf of a patient who was blinded after a back surgery. The victim sought representation to file the medical malpractice lawsuit against the surgeon who performed the operation, ORA Joint & Bone Centers, and Trinity Regional Health System...

FDA orders cold drugs pulled from the market

Posted on March 21, 2011
Earlier this month, the FDA ordered a product recall of nearly 500 prescription medications used for treating colds, coughs, and allergies from the United States market. The reason, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is that the drugs contain ingredients that have not been approved by federal regulators...

Chicago Nursing Home Loses Federal Funding?Wincrest Nursing Home

Posted on March 21, 2011
The Chicago Tribune provided an update this weekend on the likely closure of the a north side nursing home, the Wincrest Nursing Center. On Sunday federal authorities officially stopped funding the negligent Chicago nursing home. The home has an 80-resident capacity that is typically filled with adult suffering from mental illness...

Illinois Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Rosewood Care Center

Posted on March 18, 2011
Many residents enter nursing homes specifically needing 24-hour, around the clock care. For these vulnerable seniors, the only way that they can ensure that professional help is available at a moment?s notice is to move into the facility and live surrounded by those paid to provide that intense care...

Possible Chicago Injury Lawsuit Following Questionable Forklift Death

Posted on March 18, 2011
CBS News Chicago shared the details of a tragic Chicago work injury this week that occurred in suburban Melrose Park. According to published reports, safety officials are probing the death of an employee at a recycling facility following a forklift accident...

Chicago Nursing Home Negligence At Wincrest Nursing Center May Lead to Closure

Posted on March 17, 2011
The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday on federal action that indicates big trouble for a local nursing home. The Wincrest Nursing Center on the city?s north side was found delinquent on many fronts following alarming federal inspections. Investigators uncovered stories of bloody fights between residents and rampant drug use and abuse...

Latest Tort Reform Bill Infringes on Judicial & Religious Liberty

Posted on March 17, 2011
The 7th Amendment Advocate blog remains a good source of comprehensive, clear-sighted analysis of the tort reform debate. Last week a new post outlined the details of the latest misguided legislation aimed at taking away the rights of negligence victims...

The Hidden Motives of Personal Injury Lawsuit ?Reform?

Posted on March 16, 2011
All political observers are aware that there is often disconnect between the publicly stated reason for a policy and hidden motivations kept from the general citizenry. That is certainly also true about claims made by proponents of current efforts to pass so-called ?tort reform...

Jury orders $9 million dollar award in wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on March 16, 2011
In 2006, a 51 year-old woman who had trusted two of her local health care facilities passed away from something preventable! The woman, who had cerebral palsy, died from multiple infected pressure ulcers on different parts of her body. The wrongful death victim was being provided weekly medical treatment from Hutcheson and round-the-clock care from Country Crossing Assisted Living...

Corporations Seek Tort Reform To Take Away Rights of Illinois Injury Victims

Posted on March 15, 2011
An article in the Huffington Post last week emphasized a principle that we have discussed often on this blog: the effect tort reform will have on limiting valid Illinois injury lawsuits. The story attempted to provide context to the often misleading claims made by proponents of reform...

Illinois Injury Lawsuit Filed By Family After Truck Crash

Posted on March 15, 2011
The family of a severely injured father and son has filed an Illinois personal injury lawsuit against a negligent trucking company and driver, according to reports by the Journal Standard. The truck crash occurred early last month in Stephenson County on Illinois Route 75...

Illinois wrongful death lawsuit filed against Rosewood Care Center

Posted on March 14, 2011
The Madison St. Clair Record has reported that an Illinois wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Rosewood Care Center of Swansea, Illinois after a resident of the home developed a blood clot and subsequently died. The lawsuit, filed by the wrongful death victim?s family member, claims that the nursing home resident sustained a left hip fracture and went to the Rosewood Care center for treatment of her broken bone...

Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed After Pipeline Explosion

Posted on March 13, 2011
In September of last year, a pipeline explosion rocketed through a residential neighborhood in San Mateo County. The explosion caused widespread damage?in both human life and physical property. All told 38 homes were destroyed by the explosion and ensuring fires, 62 houses were at least partially damaged, and 8 people were killed...

Mother files wrongful death lawsuit in Madison County, Illinois after son?s workplace death

Posted on March 12, 2011
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Madison County against the makers of a lathe that is reported to have killed her son. The mother has filed a lawsuit against a machinery company after her son was killed in a workplace death. According to the Illinois wrongful death complaint, the woman?s son, who was a minor, was working for a Madison County company in July 2009...

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