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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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Jury awards $5.5 million in personal injury lawsuit after drunk driving accident

Posted on May 04, 2009
A jury concluded that the state patrol and county must pay $5.5 million for not stopping a drunk driver who seriously injured another motorist in a 2007 head-on collision. The car accident occurred in 2007 when a drunk driver crossed the center line and slammed head-on into a car driven by the personal injury victim...

Weight loss products linked to liver damage

Posted on May 04, 2009
Recently, a link has been discovered between Hydroxycut weight loss products and liver damage, liver injury, and other potentially life-threatening side effects. The FDA has announced a product recall of various Hydroxycut weight loss products due to the drug?s association with serious liver injuries...

Wrongful death lawsuit follows helicopter crash

Posted on May 03, 2009
An energy company faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by family members of five crew members killed when their helicopter crashed. The helicopter crashed after striking a power line. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the energy company was negligent in its maintenance and marking of the power lines...

Democrats and Obama vow to strengthen workplace safety laws

Posted on May 03, 2009
Congressional Dems and the Obama administration have promised commitment to strengthen workplace safety laws. Further, they intend to step up workplace safety enforcement. The new Labor Secretary stated that "No one in America should go to work fearful for their health and safety...

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Share your client's story with AAJ

Posted on May 02, 2009
American Association for Justice is looking for personal injury lawsuits that could attract media attention to the urgency of holding corporations accountable. AAJ is also looking for product liability attorneys and personal injury attorneys willing to comment on the record on many different subject areas...

Drugmaker lawsuits proceeding

Posted on May 02, 2009
Only two months following the U.S. Supreme Court decision clarifying that injured patients can sue drugmakers over personal injuries from medicines approved by the government, drugmaker lawsuits against a couple of pharma companies are moving forward...

97 plaintiffs file products liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies

Posted on May 01, 2009
97 people recently filed Illinois personal injury lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies. The products liability lawsuit claims that they took a pharmaceutical for their heart problems that contained double the approved level of its active ingredient...

Commanding majority of Americans oppose forced arbitration

Posted on May 01, 2009
As Illinois personal injury attorneys, Levin & Perconti know about forced arbitration. A recent national survey released shows that a commanding majority of Americans oppose the practice of forced arbitration. Roughly six in ten voters support the Arbitration Fairness Act, which would prohibit forced arbitration in Terms of Employment and Terms of Agreement for goods and services...

Some experience allergic reactions following MRI injections

Posted on April 30, 2009
During an MRI, patients may be injected with a gadolinium based-contrast agent. Some patients may experience bad side effects from the injection. One patient explained how he had an allergic reaction and was unaware about the risk factors and potential personal injuries he faced beforehand...

Jury awards $14 million to family of drowning victim

Posted on April 30, 2009
A jury awarded the family of a 4 year-old drowning victim nearly $14 million in damages this week. The personal injury victim drowned on the first day of summer camp almost four years ago. Ten of the eleven defendants accused of negligence in the personal injury lawsuit admitted that they had been negligent...

Early bird special ? AAJ 2009 Annual Convention

Posted on April 29, 2009
The American Association for Justice is hosting its annual convention this year in San Francisco, California. They are offering $100 discount if you book before May 1. This is an excellent opportunity for personal injury attorneys to network and learn skills to better represent their personal injury victim clients...

Barge worker files personal injury lawsuit after exposure to toxic chemicals

Posted on April 29, 2009
A man seeking more than $75,000 in damages has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a marine shipping company. The personal injury victim, a barge worker, was exposed to benzene and other hazardous and toxic chemicals and the exposure resulted in severe and disabling injuries...

FDA to hold strategic meeting on medical devices

Posted on April 28, 2009
A New York Times report recently stated that the FDA is holding an ?all-hands meeting? to strategize safety issues in medical devices. Such a rare meeting seems to indicate that safety approval of medical devices have been compromised, putting patients? health and safety at risk...

NTSB?s findings on the injuries sustained in 2008 bus rollover

Posted on April 28, 2009
Recent conclusions on the cause of the death and severity of injuries sustained in the 2008 bus rollover that killed nine and injured 43 were issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The American Association for Justice is calling on transportation regulators to review the prior regulations and enact new safety measures for trucks and buses...

AAJ calls on FRA to review safety protections for victims of railroad accidents

Posted on April 28, 2009
Recently, a new administrator was nominated to lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The American Association for Justice recently issued a release, calling on the FRA to review regulations issued under the Bush administration that weaken safety protections for consumers having received injuries in railroad accidents...

Peanut butter salmonella outbreak: poster child for food safety flaws

Posted on April 28, 2009
The CBS News Early Show spoke recently with a former FDA commissioner about the peanut butter salmonella outbreak. The commissioner spoke quite clearly about the dangers of food safety and whether the government is equipped to deal with more product liability issues...

State Senate passes asbestos litigation claim

Posted on April 26, 2009
In a rare victory for personal injury trial attorneys in the South, a state Senate recently passed legislation making the recovery of damages easier after people are exposed to asbestos. The bill would apply strictly to mesothelioma lawsuits. To read more about the asbestos bill...

Salmonella spice recall

Posted on April 26, 2009
A total of 42 people in 4 states have become ill due to spice linked to salmonella. The strain is of particular concern because it is considered both rare and dangerous. The salmonella spice recall was initiated towards the end of March when officials investigated a multi-state outbreak...

Senator may filibuster tobacco regulation bill

Posted on April 25, 2009
The bill giving the FDA greater power to regulate tobacco may be subject to a filibuster in the Senate before the end of May. The bill is intended to give the FDA the authority to regulate the levels of nicotine and to eliminate harmful additives in the products...

Products liability attorney tours Peanut Corp of America plant

Posted on April 25, 2009
A products liability lawyer who toured a plant of the Peanut Corp of America, the company at the center of the peanut salmonella outbreak controversy states that he found leak and places where animals could get in. The attorney has filed numerous personal injury lawsuits against the Peanut Corp of America...

AAJ Public Service Award deadline tomorrow!

Posted on April 24, 2009
The deadline for nominations for the public service award administered by the American Association for Justice is tomorrow. The award is for personal injury attorneys and clients whose injury lawsuits tell the story of American civil justice. To read more about the award...

Fitness balls recalled after risks that may burst unexpectedly

Posted on April 24, 2009
About 3 million fitness balls have been recalled because they could unexpectedly burst while being used, causing the user to fall to the floor and sustain a potentially serious injury. The fitness ball recall was issued by EB Brands and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for fitness balls of three different sizes...

Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of manufacturers in asbestos injury lawsuit

Posted on April 23, 2009
Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court decided in favor of manufacturers of asbestos-containing products who had been sued for harming workers. The Illinois Court struck down Illinois legal precedent unique to Illinois that prohibits defendants from introducing evidence to a jury of another source of asbestos exposure...

FDA nearing decision on e-cigarettes

Posted on April 23, 2009
Another regulation on its way from the FDA concerns a tobacco-less product: the so-called electronic cigarettes. These are promoted as a safer alternative for people addicted to smoking. E-cigarettes have not officially been approved or banned by the FDA, but are commonly sold in the U...

Health insurance companies in business of making profits

Posted on April 22, 2009
Levin & Perconti is happy that a Chicagoland newspaper has finally delved into the profits that health insurance companies enjoy while denying claim after claim. As the SouthtownStar article points out, health insurance companies make up their own rules and do not have to explain themselves to anyone...

$27.5 million awarded to a woman run over by bus

Posted on April 22, 2009
A jury last week awarded $27.5 million to a woman who lost her left leg after a bus ran her over. The personal injury plaintiff was run over while a bus was turning a corner two blocks from her apartment in 2005. The personal injury plaintiff had her leg amputated and has worn a prosthetic leg ever since...

Illinois man dies from drowning

Posted on April 21, 2009
An Illinois man?s death from drowning was ruled an accident by the Illinois Medical Examiner last week. The 47 year-old drowning victim somehow fell into the Fox River near his home and drowned. His blood-alcohol content at the time of his death was ...

TASER dropped from product liability lawsuit

Posted on April 21, 2009
The plaintiff that filed the product liability lawsuit relating from an arrest has voluntarily dismissed TASER International. A dismissal with prejudice prevents TASER from being sued again in this product liability litigation. To read more about the product liability lawsuit...

Case Law Update: Proximate Cause in Wrongful Death

Posted on April 20, 2009
Nolan v. Weil-McLain, No. 103137 (4-16-09), is an Illinois decision that held that in wrongful death litigation by widow of deceased boilermaker, for mesothelioma resulting from exposure to asbestos containing material, trial and appellate court improperly prevented defendant from pursuing its sole proximate cause defense by excluding evidence of decedent's exposure to other asbestos containing products during his 38 year career...

Personal injury lawsuit filed against county jail for neck injuries

Posted on April 20, 2009
A former inmate has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the county jail for a neck injury he suffered while riding in a patrol car. The personal injury lawsuit is asking for more than $250,000 and claims that the victim will never regain full use of his neck...

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