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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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$1 million seized from food processing plant

Posted on January 08, 2010
Drawing national media attention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized $1 million in food from a plant this week. The FDA marshals seized bulk food restaurant contaminated products in value of more than $1 million after inspectors discovered signs of rodent infestation...

Another Chinese drywall update: evidence that builders knew of problems in 2006

Posted on January 07, 2010
Unfortunately, the attorneys at Levin & Perconti read today more disappointing news regarding the ongoing product liability issues with the Chinese drywall in homes that have caused personal injuries, odors, and corrosions. Some experts believe that the problems with the drywall may be caused by the failure to remove sulfur and contaminants from synthetic gypsum...

Additional Chinese drywall builder confirmed

Posted on January 06, 2010
For a product liability story that never seems to end, a recent report stated that an additional Chinese drywall builder alleged to have used the tainted drywall in building homes has been confirmed. Bradenton-based Medallion Homes, which has constructed homes for over twenty years, has been confirmed as one of the builders now known to have used drywall manufactured in China...

Father sues baby hammock maker for $5 million dollars

Posted on January 05, 2010
A man whose 5-month-old son died last summer has filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the maker of hammock-like baby beds. The wrongful death lawsuit contends that the bed, made by Amby Baby USA of Minneapolis, was a defective product and a dangerous product...

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Illinois toymaker to pay $1.25 million fine over lead in paint

Posted on January 04, 2010
ChicagoBreakingNews.com has reported that an Oak Brook Illinois company has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty for importing and selling toys that contained too much lead in the paint. The product liability fine is part of a settlement that the Illinois company reached with the U...

Museum injury set for trial this week

Posted on January 03, 2010
An injury lawsuit is set for trial this week regarding a boy who fractured his skull after a 13-foot fall at a museum. The injury accident occurred in 2006 when the personal injury victim was in fifth grade. He fell from a museum?s outdoor jungle gym...

Restaurant patron files lawsuit over fallen stuffed moose head

Posted on January 02, 2010
A restaurant patron has filed a personal injury lawsuit and premises liability lawsuit against an establishment where she claims that she was clobbered by a fallen stuffed moose head. The personal injury lawsuit alleges that while the personal injury victim was dining and drinking at a restaurant late one night, a giant moose head had become dislodged from the wall and struck her on the head...

Product recall issued for Tylenol arthritis pain caplets

Posted on January 01, 2010
In cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare has expanded their product recall of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the red easy-open cap. The pharmaceutical company had initially recalled the product in November 2009 due to consumer reports of an unusual moldy smell of the pharmaceuticals that made reported consumers queasy, have stomach pain, caused vomiting, and diarrhea...

Top Ten Civil Justice Triumphs of the Decade

Posted on December 30, 2009
As 2010 approaches, the attorneys at Levin & Perconti wanted to take a moment and wish you and your families a Happy New Year! A recent article in the Huffington Post highlighted the top ten civil justice triumphs of the decade and we think it?s important to reflect on the progress that civil justice attorneys have made...

Are generics as good as name brands?

Posted on December 29, 2009
For many years, people have been advised to purchase generic pharmaceuticals, especially with the rising costs of drugs. So, when the attorneys at Levin & Perconti saw this article in the New York Times, we wanted to ensure that our readers were aware...

New York Times: The 76 Million Food Victims

Posted on December 28, 2009
A recent editorial in the New York Times highlighted an issue that the Levin & Perconti product liability attorneys have frequently blogged about ? food safety. It seems as though in recent years, we have had constant reminders of weaknesses in our nation?s food safety system...

Lack of rescue equipment cited in Illinois pool drowning

Posted on December 27, 2009
The Daily Herald recently reported on a tragic Illinois drowning case. The mother of a pool drowning victim who died in a swimming pool at the Illinois Pheasant Run Resort and Spa in 2007 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that a lack of required safety and rescue equipment contributed to the drowning victim?s death...

Reporter finds that Toyota keeps tight lid on product safety issues

Posted on December 26, 2009
A Los Angeles Times investigation recently showed that Toyota has delayed product recalls and attempted to blame human error in product liability cases where owners claimed vehicle defects. Toyota is the world?s largest automaker, so this finding could potentially affect many individuals...

Some safety reminders for the holidays

Posted on December 25, 2009
As many people celebrate the holidays, it is important to remember to practice safety with new electronics or toys. The attorneys at Levin & Perconti have highlighted many product recalls recently, including Children's Plush Books and Children's Hoodie-style sweatshirts...

Workers awarded $100 million in personal injury lawsuit

Posted on December 24, 2009
The attorneys at Levin & Perconti just came across an article describing a large federal jury verdict to workers who received personal injuries. A jury has awarded multi millions to ten workers in a personal injury lawsuit. The personal injury victims alleged that they sustained personal injuries as a result of contamination...

Conflicts abound for advisers on vaccines

Posted on December 23, 2009
The New York Times recently reported about a new report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did a poor job of screening medical experts for financial conflicts when it hired them to advise the agency on vaccine safety. The report stated that most of the experts who served on advisory panels in 2007 to evaluate vaccines for flu and cervical cancer had potential conflicts of interest that were never resolved...

Suspicious Illinois nursing home death reported

Posted on December 22, 2009
According to the Chicago Tribune, last week, a 57 year old Illinois man died at the Fox River Pavilion nursing home in Aurora. A Saturday autopsy was inconclusive, so authorities say that they will have to wait for toxicology results. Illinois police said over the weekend that the 57 year old man had no signs or personal injuries that would explain his death at the time...

FDA warns doctors about tainted hypertension drugs

Posted on December 21, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a warning to physicians about eleven recalled lots of an intravenous (IV) hypertension drug. The pharmaceutical drug, manufactured by the Medicines Co. are contaminated with bits of steel pieces in it...

Woman died from fall at Provena Covenant Hospital

Posted on December 21, 2009
Over the weekend, an autopsy was conducted and indicated that an Illinois woman died of multiple traumatic injuries after falling to her death at Provena Covenant Hospital in Urbana. The Illinois injury victim was only 44 years of age. An article in the News-Gazette reports that she died after jumping from a 7th floor window at the hospital...

Multiple people injured in ski lift mishap

Posted on December 20, 2009
A chairlift broke Thursday night at a popular ski resort in Wisconsin that Chicago-area skiers like to frequent. The frightening malfunction resulted in personal injuries to at least fourteen people. There were at least three serious injuries and seven non-serious injuries...

Excessive CT scans can develop new issues

Posted on December 19, 2009
A recent study suggests that the overuse of computed tomography (CT) scans can lead to the development of new cancers. Product liability studies suggest that radiation exposure from CT scanners may cause cancer. The article suggests that CT scans are believed to contribute to 29,000 new cancers yearly, which contributes to 14,500 fatalities...

FDA and Bayer issue product recall for Alka-Seltzer capsules with wrong label

Posted on December 18, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Bayer have issued a voluntary recall for gel capsules of Alka Seltzer that have the wrong labeling. The product recall affects the combination package of Alka-Seltzer Plus Day and Night Cold Formula Liquid Gels...

$7 million awarded to victim?s family in plane crash

Posted on December 17, 2009
A jury issued a wrongful death award of more than $7 million to the family of a passenger killed in a 2006 crash of a regional jet of Comair. The flight crashed after attempting to take off from a runway at an airport that was too short for commercial flights...

Chicago-area woman led fight for blinds and shades recall

Posted on December 16, 2009
As the staff at Levin & Perconti blogged about yesterday, more than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds were recalled because of the risk that children may be strangled by the cords. ChicagoBreakingNews.com reported on something that you may not know - that a Chicago-area woman, Linda Kaiser of Elgin, led the fight for the product recall...

Case Law Update: Negligence at Wal-Mart

Posted on December 15, 2009
Johnson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. No. 08-4226 (12/1/09) found that the district court did not err in granting defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's negligence claim alleging that defendant's illegal sale of bullets to plaintiff's wife without asking her to present FOID card was proximate cause of wife committing suicide by shooting herself in chest...

CPSC Recalls 50 Million Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds

Posted on December 15, 2009
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that it is recalling over 50 million Roman shades and roll-up blinds because of a potential strangulation risk to young children. Children may be strangled by the cord that is attached to the blinds if the cord becomes wrapped around a child?s neck...

Children?s plush books recalled

Posted on December 15, 2009
The attorneys at Levin & Perconti just blogged about a product recall affecting children ? the children?s hoodie recall ? and unfortunately, now we have to blog about another product recall affecting children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC), in cooperation with a book company, has issued a voluntary product recall on ?Monday the Bullfrog Plush Books...

Illinois medical error reporting law to finally be implemented?

Posted on December 14, 2009
The Chicago Tribune reported recently that the Illinois medical error reporting law will finally be implemented. Ten years ago, a landmark report addressed that medical mistakes cause up to 98,000 wrongful deaths in American yearly. In 2005, Illinois legislators decided to tackle the issue a passed an Act requiring hospital to report the deadliest kind...

Recall issued on children?s hoodies

Posted on December 13, 2009
Sunsations, Inc. and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have recently issued a voluntary product recall on children?s drawstring hoodies due to a threat of serious injury that they pose. The hoodies pose a strangulation hazard to children. The clothing company and the government agency Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that approximately 12,000 children?s hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings were voluntarily recalled because they pose a strangulation hazard...

Mining company settles for $1.79 billion

Posted on December 12, 2009
After a lengthy four year long legal battle, a mining company has settled hazardous product liability claims with the government for a record $1.79 billion. The hazardous waste pollution occurred across 19 states. The settlement was announced by federal agencies last week...

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