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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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$15 Million awarded to Chicago family in wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on September 12, 2009
A Cook County Circuit Court judge has approved a $15 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Chicago family. The wrongful death lawsuit followed a private plane crash in 2006. To read more about the Chicago wrongful death verdict.

Implicated drywall manufacturers about to increase

Posted on September 11, 2009
The number of Chinese drywall manufacturers responsible for the personal injuries plaguing U.S. homeowners may be about to increase substantially. 36 separate variations of tainted drywall have been found. To read more about the Chinese drywall manufacturers...

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigating airbag recall

Posted on September 10, 2009
The NHTSA is investigating whether Honda delayed the product recall of almost 440,000 vehicles for an air bag defect that could allow shards of metal to hit the driver. The agency has a lot of questions about why last year?s recall was so small and suddenly grew so much...

85 year-old woman suing after E. coli outbreak

Posted on September 09, 2009
An 85 year-old woman is suing the growers, packers, distributors and sellers of spinach involved in a deadly 2006 E. coli outbreak. The personal injury plaintiff states that she almost died after eating spinach in 2006. She suffered renal failure, a stroke, cognitive impairment, a collapsed lung, and a pulmonary embolism...

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Concern about diet supplements growing

Posted on September 08, 2009
There has been increased public concern about personal injuries from herbal remedies and other supplements such as the banned weight-loss supplement ephedra, noting that the outcry has been multiplied by a recent FDA report on potential dangers from natural supplements containing other substances not listed on ingredient labels...

Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Slip and Fall Cases

Posted on September 07, 2009
Reed v. Galaxy Holdings, No. 1-08-2443 affirmed a case where the plaintiff fell on puddle of water which had been tracked in from outside, on rainy day, when stepping from mat in entranceway of store onto bare floor of vestibule. Plaintiff made no allegation that water was anything other than natural accumulation, and Defendant store had no duty to remove water, regardless of store having not followed its usual protocol of warning signs and mopping on rainy days...

Some municipalities inspecting dangerous light towers

Posted on September 07, 2009
Some cities are inspecting potentially dangerous steel lighting towers at stadiums and parks. Across the country, large stadium and park light poles are collapsing unexpectedly and could cause serious personal injuries. The CPSC released the first list of all of the parks with light towers product liability concerns...

Case Law Update: Res Judicata in Strict Liability

Posted on September 06, 2009
Kiefer v. Rust-Oleum Corporation, No. 1-08-2879 affirmed that the res judicata element of "final adjudication on the merits" can be satisfied even where a court's dismissal of strict liability count did not specify whether it was with or without prejudice, and where plaintiff was granted leave to file amended complaint...

Toyota accused of hiding relevant evidence

Posted on September 06, 2009
Toyota has been in the news amid accusations that the company hid and destroyed relevant evidence in more than 300 rollover accident lawsuits. Toyota was fined $139,000 in 2005 for failing to provide discovery that distorted the function of the trial...

First Chinese drywall trial to be held in January

Posted on September 05, 2009
The U.S. District Judge presiding over hundreds of Chinese drywall lawsuits stated his plans to hold the first trial in January. The parties have agreed to inspections of 30 properties reported in order to establish a system that can be used in various trials...

Pfizer settles $2.3 billion government lawsuit

Posted on September 04, 2009
Pfizer has agreed to pay a record $2.3 billion in fees for off-label marketing. Officials at the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services called the agreement with Pfizer a cautionary example of policing errant health-care business. Pfizer will pay $1...

Illinois family obtains $3.2 million verdict in wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on September 03, 2009
The family of an Illinois man employed by a masonry subcontractor recently obtained a $3.2 million personal injury lawsuit verdict. The Cook County victim sustained fatal injuries when he fell three stories at a construction site. The wrongful death victim's family claimed that the defendant filed to maintain a safety program and failed to eliminate fall hazards...

Report finds some Midwestern states have too many unsafe trucks

Posted on September 02, 2009
An AAJ report based on analysis of government data recently found that there are too many unsafe trucks in some Midwestern states. One Midwestern state has the third-highest rate of truck companies per population in violation of federal safety requirements...

Illinois editorial addresses that fairness requires accountability

Posted on September 02, 2009
A recent Illinois editorial, written by Peter Flowers, president of Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, addresses the blame that is often placed on the Illinois court system. The editorial addresses that the attempts to ensure the consumer has rights is the essence of fairness, justice, and equity...

Cigarette companies will have to graphically depict dangers of smoking

Posted on September 01, 2009
A recent article highlighted that within three years, the FDA will require tobacco companies to cover at least half of the front and back of cigarette packages with graphic (and maybe gruesome) images demonstrating the product side-effects of smoking...

Illinois sues power generator over emissions

Posted on August 31, 2009
The Chicago Tribune recently reported that the Justice Department and the State of Illinois has filed an injury lawsuit against a company in Illinois that runs six coal-fired power plants. The safety lawsuit claims violations of the federal air pollution law...

Jury awards $4.4 million to a family in fatal traffic accident

Posted on August 31, 2009
A jury has awarded nearly $4.4 million to the widow and children of a man who suffered fatal injuries in 2006 when he tried to swerve around backed-up traffic and hit other vehicles. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the state failed to post proper signage warning motorists about traffic delays...

Toys ?R? Us launches used baby-product exchange program

Posted on August 30, 2009
In an attempt to remove dangerous products from the market, Toys ?R? Us is launching an exchange program. Consumers can bring used baby products such as cribs and car seats in exchange for 20% discount coupons on new products. The company is hoping that this move will keep potentially dangerous children?s products from being resold...

Maytag recalls refrigerators because of fire hazard

Posted on August 29, 2009
Maytag has issued a product recall for roughly 46,000 refrigerators under the Maytag, Magic Chef, Performa and Crosley brand names, due to a potential fire hazard. About 1.6 million similar refrigerators were recalled in March. Maytag has reported receiving 23 more reports of refrigerators catching fire...

Vehicle safety tests to become more rigorous

Posted on August 28, 2009
Beginning with 2010 vehicle models, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety will require that vehicles will meet higher standards for roof strength in order to receive it top safety pick rating. Further, beginning with 2011 models, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will make crash tests more rigorous...

Jury awards punitive damages to smoker?s daughter

Posted on August 27, 2009
$13.8 million has been awarded to a smoker?s daughter. The tobacco liability lawsuit was filed against Philip Morris in April 2001 on the grounds of fraud and product liability. To read more about the tobacco liability award.

Supermarkets sued after managers strip searched customers

Posted on August 26, 2009
A man has filed a lawsuit against a supermarket chain this week. The personal injury lawsuit states that the man was wrongfully accused of shoplifting and was asked to take off his clothes for a strip search by store managers. To read more about the supermarket lawsuit...

$2 million dental malpractice jury verdict

Posted on August 26, 2009
A patient has recovered a $2 million jury verdict award against the dental clinic that accidentally pulled 13 additional teeth. The jury ruled against the dental clinic in a dental malpractice lawsuit. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff asserted that she suffered personal injuries in that dentists pulled all 16 of the patient?s top teeth...

Construction accident lawsuit alleges injuries from unsafe work site

Posted on August 25, 2009
A man has filed a personal injury lawsuit against several companies. The personal injury lawsuit alleges that the companies were responsible for a construction site accident, where a sheetrock fell on the plaintiff and caused a severe personal injury to the plaintiff?s leg...

Chinese drywall imported to islands

Posted on August 25, 2009
Potentially defective Chinese drywall was imported to several islands. The Consumer Products Safety Commission stated that more than 20,000 sheets of Chinese-made drywall made their way on to those islands in 2006. So far, consumers in 24 states have filed a total of 877 Chinese drywall complaints...

Truck accident lawsuit results in $1 million verdict

Posted on August 24, 2009
A woman injured in a truck accident received a jury award of over $1 million last week for personal injuries. The personal injury victim suffered a severe leg fracture that required two surgeries. The truck accident lawsuit alleged that the collision occurred when a gas tanker ran a red light and collided with her vehicle...

Defective infant bassinets recalled

Posted on August 24, 2009
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission renewed a product recall on defective infant bassinets. The announcement outlined the defects and recall. If you think you may have one of the recalled bassinets, please check the announcement immediately. To read more about the defective bassinet recall...

Chicago wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Chicago Cubs

Posted on August 23, 2009
A Chicago wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Chicago Cubs. The lawsuit alleges that the death of 21 year-old resident was caused when a dilapidated building on the Cubs property collapsed. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court and seeks in excess of $50,000 in damages...

Chicago injury lawsuit alleges medication from school caused death

Posted on August 23, 2009
A Chicago injury lawsuit has been filed against a Chicago high school for a death this year. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the medication provided by the school-based health clinic caused the death. The lawsuit names the Chicago Public Schools and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, who operates the high school clinic, as defendants...

Spinal cement injury subject of product liability lawsuit

Posted on August 23, 2009
A product liability lawsuit has been filed against the maker of a brand of spinal cement. The lawsuit alleges that the product leaked into the plaintiff?s pulmonary arteries and causing him to suffer respiratory problems following surgery. To read more about the spinal cement injury lawsuit...

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