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Personal Injury Law

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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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 11:59:47

Report of personal injury prompts product recall

Posted on March 06, 2009

Companies in peanut recall face millions in damages

Posted on March 05, 2009

AAJ presents seminar on recent Supreme Court products liability ruling

Posted on March 05, 2009

Product liability lawsuit questions antipsychotic drug?s effectiveness

Posted on March 05, 2009

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Rail company responds to personal injury lawsuits over derailment and chemical spill

Posted on March 04, 2009

Court ruling could put spotlight on drug safety

Posted on March 04, 2009

GAO Report urges FDA to better regulate dietary supplements

Posted on March 03, 2009

Personal injury lawsuit alleges that a paraprofessional harmed student

Posted on March 03, 2009

Illinois Attorney General files suit against drug-testing company

Posted on March 03, 2009

Case Law Update: Premises Liability in Slip Cases

Posted on March 02, 2009

Various product liability lawsuits filed against Medtronic Inc.

Posted on March 02, 2009

Chicago commuter train victim receives $30 million verdict

Posted on March 02, 2009

Case Law Update: Freedom of Information of Act

Posted on March 01, 2009

Drug maker?s e-mail released in psychiatric drug lawsuit

Posted on March 01, 2009

Case Law Update: Tort Immunity Act in Wrongful Death

Posted on February 28, 2009

Case Law Update: Section 1983 Actions

Posted on February 28, 2009

Woman infected with sexually transmitted disease receives $7 million jury verdict

Posted on February 28, 2009

No workers comp for employee shot protecting patron

Posted on February 27, 2009

Are vaccine-makers held accountable?

Posted on February 26, 2009
A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted that a law protecting product liability claims against vaccine-makers has an effect of making those pharmaceutical companies less accountable. They are subject to a special ?vaccine court,? which has the effect of buffering makers of vaccines from much of the product liability lawsuit risk that faces traditional drug manufacturers...

State court issues workers comp decision

Posted on February 25, 2009
A state court has issued a splintered decision in a constitutional challenge to the state?s reform of workers? compensation. The law limited the type of injuries that could recover under the workers? compensation system. The Missouri state court stated that only one of the points raised by the plaintiffs could be decided at this time...

FDA states that pharmaceutical plant falsified generic drug data

Posted on February 25, 2009
CNN released today that the FDA has said that an India pharmaceutical plant falsified generic drug data. It has stopped reviewing drug applications from the plant because some of the falsified data has already resulted in approvals from the FDA. To read more about the falsified drug data...

Product liability lawsuit claims Chinese drywall threat to homeowners

Posted on February 24, 2009
A class action personal injury lawsuit has been filed on behalf of homeowners experiencing problems with drywall manufactured in China. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has been ramping up an investigation into the same problems. The drywall may be emitting sulfuric odors, potentially exposing homeowners to personal injuries such as respiratory problems...

Teacher hurt while on school field trip entitled to workers' compensation

Posted on February 24, 2009
A teacher hurt while accompanying students to a conference is entitled to workers' compensation benefits. A court determined that her personal injury received was work-related. The workers' compensation plaintiff broke her shoulder in four places after slipping and falling on the bleachers at the conference...

Personal injury lawsuit filed following coal ash spill

Posted on February 24, 2009
A personal injury lawsuit was filed against the Tennessee Valley Authority for the December coal ash spill. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 109 personal injury plaintiffs, claiming that the company should be responsible for toxic materials contained in the coal sludge...

Mattress fire causes injuries in Chicago

Posted on February 23, 2009
A Chicago mattress fire in the Bridgeport neighborhood caused minor injuries Sunday morning. The resident of the unit were not home at the time of the fire and all occupants on the fifth floor were moved to a different floor as a precaution. The cause of the fire is under investigation...

$24 million personal injury verdict reached in landlord-tenant lawsuit

Posted on February 22, 2009
A personal injury plaintiff who tripped on the door saddle of his apartment building recently received a $24 million personal injury verdict. He received serious personal injuries when he lost his balance while inebriated and fell nine feet over a two foot wall...

Is McDonald?s employee shot at work entitled to workers? comp?

Posted on February 22, 2009
MSNBC recently discussed an interesting workers? compensation case. Last year, a McDonald?s employee was shot after he intervened in a domestic fight. While he survived, his employers? insurer now says that they are not responsible for reimbursement of his nearly $300,000 of medical bills...

Personal injury lawsuit against Native tribe settles for $500,000

Posted on February 21, 2009
A personal injury lawsuit against an East County Indian tribe recently reached a settlement for $500,000. The personal injury lawsuit stems from an incident seven years ago where a woman slipped, fell, and injured her back on a newly mopped floor in a casino...

Widow of smoker gets $8 million in product liability damages

Posted on February 21, 2009
According to the Associated Press, a jury recently decided that cigarette-maker Philip Morris must pay a smoker?s widow $8 million in damages. The husband died in 1997 at age 55 after decades as a chain smoker. Experts have said that this product liability award is significant because tobacco companies still rarely lose in courts...

Chicago man dies after being struck by vehicle

Posted on February 21, 2009
A Chicago man struck by a vehicle on the near south side died from his personal injuries. At about 6:30 am on Friday, a woman was driving north when a man ran in front of her, causing her to strike him with her vehicle. To read more about the Chicago car accident...

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