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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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Tougher FDA regulation promised

Posted on August 10, 2009
The FDA?s new commissioner has vowed that the agency is going to be more aggressive and much faster in responding to enforcing the laws and regulations that govern the safety of drugs, medical devices, and much of the food supply. Over the recent few years, the FDA has faced a larger number of high profile recalls, including the pistachio recall, cookie dough recall, and peanut recall...

Injury lawsuit over lost leg settles for $2.9 million

Posted on August 10, 2009
A 68 year-old man has received a $2.9 million personal injury settlement for the pain and suffering that he endured following a 2006 valet-parking accident that caused him to have his right leg amputated above the knee. The injury victim now wears a prosthetic leg and believes that the settlement was fair...

Case Law Update: ADA in Wrongful Termination

Posted on August 10, 2009
Casna v. City of Loves Park, No. 07-1044 (7/24/09) found that the District Court erred in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in ADA action alleging that defendant terminated plaintiff from her administrative assistant position in retaliation for having made internal complaint of discrimination based on her disability...

Baseball stadium injury victim allowed to file lawsuit

Posted on August 10, 2009
The parents of a young boy who received personal injuries during a baseball game is able to file a premises liability lawsuit against the minor league team and the city. The court declined to adopt the ?baseball rule? which immunizes stadium owners from liability as long as they have screens protecting those seated behind home plate...

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Case Law Update: Forum Non Conveniens in Wrongful Death

Posted on August 09, 2009
Glass v. DOT Transportation, No. 1-08-2279 affirmed that the Special Administrator of Estate filed wrongful death action for her father's estate in Cook County, even though probate proceeding was commenced in Champaign County, where decedent and his employer resided, and auto accident occurred in Mason County...

Case Law Update: Qualified Immunity in Section 1983 Action

Posted on August 08, 2009
Catlin v. City of Wheaton, No. 07-3903 (7/21/09) affirmed that the district court did not err in granting on grounds of qualified immunity defendants' motion for summary judgment in section 1983 action alleging false arrest and excessive force in connection with incident in which defendants mistook plaintiff for alleged drug ringleader and arrested plaintiff after physical confrontation...

Injury lawsuit filed after car plunges 13 feet

Posted on August 08, 2009
A Chicago injury lawsuit has been filed against a parking garage. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court and claims that the partnership failed to comply with several Codes in constructing the parking garage. To read more about the lawsuit against the parking garage...

Case Law Update: Attorney Fees in Removal

Posted on August 08, 2009
Wolf v. Kennelly, No. 08-2203 (7/23/09) determined that the district court erred in barring plaintiff from seeking attorney fees from one defendant who unsuccessfully attempted to remove Ill. state court case seeking vacatur of arbitration award. Plaintiff could properly seek fees under 28 USC sec...

Worker sues four companies after injuries near oil rig

Posted on August 07, 2009
A worker doing routine maintenance on an oil rig received severe personal injuries when a flange fell from a crane. According to the personal injury complaint, the personal injury victim was helping co-workers replace a flange when it fell from a crane and landed on top of him...

Case Law Update: Negligence in Premises Liability

Posted on August 07, 2009
Rogers v. Matanda, No. 3-07-0855 (7/16/09) found that the trial court properly granted summary judgment for pub where Plaintiff fell during his 21st birthday celebration. Plaintiff had consumed 18 mixed drinks, and did not remember exiting tavern or falling...

Merck to pay $80 million to settle Vioxx litigation

Posted on August 07, 2009
Merck & Co. anticipates paying $80 million to settle litigation in regards to its former pain drug Vioxx. The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission has terminated its Vioxx investigation, which Merck withdrew from the market in 2004. To read more about the Merck settlement...

Americans on antidepressants have doubled

Posted on August 06, 2009
One in ten Americans over the age of six are taking antidepressants ? the double the number in just one decade from just over 13 million to 27 million. Levin & Perconti wants to remind the high number of individuals on antidepressants to be aware of the side-effects associated with antidepressant medications...

FDA approves new Botox warning

Posted on August 06, 2009
The FDA recently announced that it approved a new warning on Allergan Inc.?s Botox about the possibility of life-threatening breathing or swallowing problems. The FDA also said that it is changing the generic names for Botox to avoid medication errors...

Families to testify in favor of Medical Device Safety Act

Posted on August 05, 2009
Two families are offering testimony in the nation?s capital today in favor of the proposed Medical Device Safety Act. One family is scheduled to talk about their 16 year-old son who was dependent on a pacemaker. His family believed that his death was related to a problem with the pacemaker device...

Lawsuits filed against medical device maker

Posted on August 05, 2009
A personal injury and product liability lawsuit has been filed against C.R. Bard Inc., a medical device maker. The lawsuit contends that the company made a defective device. The product liability victims claim that the use of the device to treat pelvic organ prolapse caused them personal injuries...

Personal injury lawsuit filed against Wolfgang Puck

Posted on August 04, 2009
A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Wolfgang Puck. The victim claims that she slipped and fell on the floor because of an overly slick finish on the wood floor. She suffered disabling and serious personal injuries. To read more about the personal injury lawsuit...

Injury lawsuit filed against McDonald?s for hot tea burns

Posted on August 04, 2009
A personal injury lawsuit was recently filed against McDonald?s. The personal injury victim claims that she was burned by McDonald?s hot tea when the lids were not secured properly. The result was severely scarred thighs when the scalding tea spilled in her lap in the drive-thru...

Case Law Update: Duty in Negligence Cases

Posted on August 04, 2009
Strickland v. Kotecki, No. 3-07-0831 (7/21/09) regarded plaintiffs filing suit for injuries sustained when husband jumped over a fence to prevent Defendant from committing suicide. Plaintiff sufficiently alleged a duty and other requisite elements of negligence and thus trial court erred in dismissing complaint...

E-cigarette maker says it will continue despite FDA warning

Posted on August 03, 2009
The e-cigarette manufacturer says that it will continue to market its device despite the FDA warning that the e-cigarette could post health risks. Some of the samples tested in the e-cigarette brands contained human carcinogens and tobacco impurities suspected of being harmful to humans...

Texting drivers 23 times more likely to crash

Posted on August 03, 2009
A recent study shows that text messaging while driving is by far the most dangerous driving distraction. The 18 month study was conducted with long-haul truckers, but researches add that the high risk associated with texting applies to all drivers. While texting, drivers are 23-times more likely to be involved in a car crash...

Case Law Update: Personal Injury in Automobile Accident

Posted on August 03, 2009
Mills v. McDuffa, No. 2-08-0305 (7/21/09) determined that when plaintiff filed 735 ILCS 5/2-1401 petition for relief from judgment after his personal injury complaint for auto accident was dismissed for want of prosecution. Plaintiff failed to establish, as a matter of law; that he was entitled to such relief, and thus petition should not have been granted...

House set to vote on food safety bill

Posted on August 02, 2009
The House is expected to vote on a multibillion-dollar food safety bill, touching ever facet of the U.S. food supply chain. The bill?s full impact is not known yet, but consumers are supposed to be safer. To read more about the House food safety vote...

Florida student awarded $1.6 million in school bus crash lawsuit

Posted on August 02, 2009
A jury deliberated for three hours in a bus crash injury lawsuit before finding the school district negligent in a bus crash that severely injured a 16 year-old boy. The boy and his parents received $1.625 million in personal injury damages, which his mother said will be used to pay for his continuing medical care...

Chicago man killed in elevator shaft fall

Posted on August 01, 2009
A 61 year-old Chicago man died Monday night after falling seven stories down a Chicago elevator shaft. The Chicago injury victim was discovered at the bottom of the shaft. Witnesses saw the man walk into the open elevator on the seventh floor and plummet to his death...

WHO elevates tanning beds to top cancer risk level

Posted on August 01, 2009
The World Health Organization elevated tanning beds, used by tens of millions of people for indoor tanning, to its highest cancer risk category. Research has left no doubt about the personal injury risks associated with the use of tanning beds in developing cancer...

4 hurt in Chicago area railing collapse

Posted on July 31, 2009
Four people received personal injuries Monday night when a second-story apartment railing collapsed in a Chicago south suburb. The fall was about 10 to 15 feet. As opposed to the 2003 Chicago porch collapse where 50 people received personal injuries and 13 people died, this collapse involved concrete and metal construction...

Congress weighs federal oversight of cemeteries following Burr Oak

Posted on July 31, 2009
The Chicago Tribune reports that following the testimony of victims of the Burr Oak cemetery scandal, congressional leaders left Chicago to push for legislation for federal oversight of the cemetery industry. The hearing was held to document the horrors of families whose loved ones may be among those hundreds discovered at the Chicagoland cemetery in an alleged scheme for money...

Chicago warehouse employee dies from workplace accident

Posted on July 30, 2009
A Chicago warehouse employee died Monday morning after being injured in a workplace accident. While at a Chicago warehouse, the workplace injury victim was hit by slabs of stone. The man suffered blunt trauma and multiple fractures from being hit with marble slabs at a marble warehouse...

Woman killed in steel accident

Posted on July 30, 2009
A Merillville woman was killed in a workplace accident over the weekend at an Indiana Harbor East plant in East Chicago. The accident wrongful death victim sustained blunt force trauma as a result of an accidental death. To read more about the wrongful death steel accident...

$70,000 jury award in corrections workers comp case

Posted on July 29, 2009
A jury awarded $70,000 to a corrections officer for economic and emotional damages stemming from violations of workers compensation laws. The workers compensation victim had suffered a knee injury while on the job, requiring surgery. To read more about the $70,000 workers comp jury award...

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