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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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Knorr kosher soup mix recall!

Posted on June 25, 2009
FDA has recalled undeclared egg products. The product recall includes Knorr Kosher Soup Mix ? Chicken Vegetable Flavor with Pasta. The soup mix product has been voluntarily recalled because it consists of egg as an undeclared ingredient. When consumed by consumers who are allergic to eggs or have a high sensitivity to eggs, the product can cause serious injuries or life threatening allergic reactions...

Starbucks coffee grinders recalled for laceration hazard

Posted on June 25, 2009
Federal regulators and Starbucks Coffee Co. have issued a product recall of nearly 530,000 Starbucks Barista Blade Grinders. The reason for the product liability recall is the potential laceration hazard when using the product. To read more about the Starbucks product recall...

Chicago wrongful death lawsuit filed against Dunkin? Donuts

Posted on June 24, 2009
A Chicago wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois Dunkin? Donuts. The Illinois lawsuit stems from a night in June 2007 when the wrongful death victim entered the Dunkin? Donuts bathroom. When he did not come out after some time, another customer became concerned...

Personal injury accidents rising

Posted on June 24, 2009
Personal injury litigation trend surveys are pointing towards the fact that the number of injury accidents are on the rise. The higher number of accidents leads to a higher number of personal injury lawsuits being filed in various U.S. Courts, likely including Illinois courts...

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Transit train crash kills 6, wounds dozens more

Posted on June 23, 2009
Yesterday?s commuter train collision in D.C. killed at least six people and resulted in the personal injury of scores of others. Cars of both trains were ripped open and smashed together in the worst train accident in the Metro system?s history. To read more about the devastating train crash...

Children?s hooded sweatshirts recalled for choking hazard

Posted on June 23, 2009
Macy?s and federal regulators have issued a product liability recall for 33,000 kiddie hoods. They pose a strangulation hazard. The drawstrings attached to the base of the sweatshirts hoods can get tangled around children?s necks. To read more about the product recall...

State AGs challenging GM?s liability plan

Posted on June 23, 2009
Eight state attorneys general are opposing a GM provision that would free the automaker from product liability for vehicle defects. The provision would essential bar accident victims from key legal rights. To read more about the GM liability challenge...

FDA orders stop use on ED drug

Posted on June 22, 2009
An erectile dysfunction drug has been recalled for a potentially lethal undeclared ingredient. Federal FDA regulators and the pharma company have issued a recall for all lots of Stamina-Rx. An undeclared substance, benzamidenafil, was found in the product...

Chicago man hit by 2 cars dies

Posted on June 22, 2009
A Chicago man has died after a pedestrian car accident this weekend. The 25 year-old Chicago man was walking to a gas station as he was hit by two cars. The first driver left the scene of the car accident without reporting the accident. A search did lead to the arrest of the first driver...

Mixed reaction to FDA tobacco regulation

Posted on June 22, 2009
Today, President Obama signed a new product liability bill giving the government new oversight over the tobacco industry. However, as the video above shows, not everyone is considering it a victory.

1 dead and 6 hurt in Illinois train derailment

Posted on June 21, 2009
One person has died and six people received personal injuries when a cargo train derailed in Illinois, causing an explosion and a fire. The train in Illinois was carrying chemicals that burned for hours, forcing evacuations of about 600 Chicago-area homes...

Air France will pay $24,500 to crash victims? families

Posted on June 21, 2009
As an initial compensation for each victim of the recent airplane crash, Air France will pay families about $24,500. So far, Air France has been in touch with about 1800 relatives of the people who died when the airplane crashed. The company is also providing grief counseling...

Chemical leak at food plant results in one death

Posted on June 21, 2009
An ammonia leak at a food processing plant has resulted in one wrongful death and four others receiving personal injuries. The workplace death was caused apparently from severe burns. Preliminary reports said that there was a leak in the line that goes to a machine that freezes the food...

EPA declares public health emergency

Posted on June 20, 2009
Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency declared a public health emergency in a small western town. It found that a mine there had blanketed the town with asbestos. To read more about the asbestos health emergency declaration.

Product liability lawsuit filed against Yamaha for ATV accident injuries

Posted on June 20, 2009
A woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Yahama after she was hurt while riding in one of Yamaha?s Rhinos, a popular all-terrain vehicle. The product liability lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff suffered an injury to her right leg when the ATV rolled over toward the passenger side...

Increasing problem: herbal products avoiding FDA scrutiny

Posted on June 20, 2009
The attorneys at Levin & Perconti recently blogged about the FDA?s warning to consumers not to use the homeopathic cold remedy Zicam after allegations that it could result in the loss of smell. Also recently, Hydroxycut was pulled from the market following evidence that it could result in permanent liver damage...

Illinois lawsuit against Crestwood follows personal injury lawsuits

Posted on June 19, 2009
The Attorney General of Illinois recently filed a lawsuit against Crestwood, alleging that its decision to tap into tainted well water for more than two decades amounted to outright lies and blatant cover-ups. Class action, Illinois personal injury, and wrongful death lawsuits have also been filed against the Chicago suburb...

Hydroxycut lawsuit filed alleging liver failure caused by the weight loss drug

Posted on June 19, 2009
A Midwest man has filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of Hydroxycut and Wal-Mart, the store from which he bought the weight loss drug. The man has suffered serious personal injuries after taking the drugs for less than a month. He was diagnosed with acute hepatitis with necrosis of the liver...

Man loses sense of smell after taking Zicam

Posted on June 19, 2009
One man recently told his story of pharmaceutical liability from taking Zicam. He is among over at least a hundred people who have lost their sense of smell after using one of the Zicam products, according to the FDA. Zicam therapy medicines were never reviewed by the FDA because they are considered homeopathic therapies, not drugs by the FDA...

Personal injury lawsuit alleges defendant was drunk driving

Posted on June 18, 2009
According to a personal injury lawsuit filed against an off-duty police officer alleges that he drank heavily at a bar before causing a wrong-way car accident that resulted in the wrongful deaths of four people. Police have said that the defendant in the car accident lawsuit had a blood alcohol count of ...

FDA backs use of antipsychotics for children

Posted on June 18, 2009
A FDA panel has approved the use of Seroquel, an antipsychotic, in children and adolescents, stating that the drug was acceptably safe. Currently, the product is safe for use in adults, but the companies were seeking FDA approval to market the products in younger patients...

Senate set for final vote on FDA tobacco regulation

Posted on June 18, 2009
The Senate has cleared the last hurdle toward passage of the tobacco regulation bill. A final vote on the regulation bill could come as early as today. The bill would give the FDA authority to impose new rules on the production, sale, and marketing of cigarettes and other tobacco products...

Study states metoclopramide safe for short-term use by pregnant women

Posted on June 18, 2009
Recently, two drugs once used for morning sickness were pulled from the market over product safety concerns. A recent study, however, has found that the medication is unlikely to affect the health of the fetus. To read more about the drug safety study...

Case Law Update: Wrongful Death in Asbestos Case

Posted on June 17, 2009
Nelson v. Aurora Equipment Company, No. 2-08-0186 (5-29-09) affirmed that the defendant, a former employer of plaintiff's decedent's husband and son, at which they were exposed to asbestos containing materials, owes no duty to plaintiff's decedent for exposure to asbestos fibers from her son and husband's clothing...

Flammable bath robes recalled

Posted on June 17, 2009
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Blair LLC are again announcing the voluntary recall by Blair of 162,000 women?s full length Chenille Robes. Since the original recall, six more reports of wrongful death have occurred due to the robes catching on fire...

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against doctor

Posted on June 17, 2009
As experienced nursing home attorneys, Levin & Perconti has unfortunately seen a lot of situations similar to the story read in the Norwich Bulletin today. The subject of the story, a 76 year-old nursing home abuse victim, had been complaining of hip and leg pains for weeks before a doctor found gangrene in both of his legs...

Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Personal Injury

Posted on June 16, 2009
Rogers v. Matanda, Inc., No. 3-07-0855 (5-29-09) ruled that the trial court did not err when it granted summary judgment, to defendant, tavern property owner, dismissing plaintiff's complaint for personal injuries he sustained when he fell off retaining wall while intoxicated outside of rear exit...

Injured worker receives $13 million verdict

Posted on June 16, 2009
In a large work injury verdict, a transit worker won $13 million after falling 30 feet from an elevated subway track. Following his work injury, he was in a coma for two months. The personal injury lawsuit showed that the victim still has lingering brain damage and metal plates bolted inside both arms...

Higher safety measures key to airline safety

Posted on June 16, 2009
Congress is currently holding hearings on airline safety and the attorneys at Levin & Perconti are following the latest developments. Enhanced airline safety measures are key to ensuring a minimum safety standard. Airlines must also ensure their pilots are experienced and properly trained...

Matrixx Initiatives receives warning letter from FDA

Posted on June 16, 2009
The FDA issued a warning letter to Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., asserting that the company is in violation of its product safety regulations. According to the FDA, Matrixx failed to file a new drug application for its Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicam Cold Remedy Gel Swabs...

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