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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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Case Law Update: Admissible Evidence in Slip and Fall Cases

Posted on February 20, 2009
Schmude v. Tricam Industries, Inc., No. 08-2370 (2/17/09) is Seventh Circuit Case which affirmed that in an action seeking recovery for injuries sustained from fall from alleged defective ladder, Dist. Ct. did not err in admitting evidence that plaintiff was convicted in 1995 of unlawful sale of firearm without permitting defendant ability to ask plaintiff whether he had been felon at time of 1995 offense...

Legislative Update: Freedom of Information Act

Posted on February 20, 2009
House Bill 1345 defines as a public record with access by the public under this Act that portion of settlement agreements by or for a public body that shows the amount of money expended for the settlement or judgment and prosecution or defense of litigation...

Peanut corporation faces lawsuits and clas actions

Posted on February 19, 2009
The peanut butter salmonella outbreak has already had wide-ranging consequences. Experts believe that it is only a matter of time before a class-action personal injury lawsuit is filed against the Peanut Corporation of America. However, a recent Consumer Affairs article highlighted that this type of product liability litigation faces some significant hurdles...

Altria must pay $8 million in smoker?s death

Posted on February 19, 2009
The biggest U.S. cigarette maker, Altria, must pay $8 million to the family of a smoker who died of lung cancer. A jury recently that Altria is liable for $3 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages over a smoker?s wrongful death in a cigarette product liability lawsuit...

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Train accident lawsuit results in $2.3 million jury award

Posted on February 18, 2009
A jury awarded $2.33 million to a personal injury victim who lost his leg after walking onto the path of an oncoming subway train in a train accident. CNN.com reported that the personal injury victim was drunk at the time. The plaintiff?s lawyer argued that the subway driver had time to stop, but did not...

Coleman deposition will not be released until personal injury lawsuit is settled

Posted on February 18, 2009
A judge in a personal injury lawsuit has ruled that a videotaped deposition of actor Gary Coleman will not be released until the personal injury lawsuit against him is settled. The judge was worried about whether there would be a fair trial if people in the potential jury pool had seen the video...

Train crash victims? deadline for filing lawsuits approaching

Posted on February 18, 2009
Personal injury victims from the train disaster have until March 12, 2009 to file a claim in regards to the train accident. An attorney for the personal injury victims stated that at last count, he was aware of at least 45 personal injury claims and 24 wrongful death claims against the train company...

Be aware of product recalls

Posted on February 17, 2009
The attorneys and staff at Levin & Perconti do our best to inform you through our personal injury blog of product recalls as we become aware of them. With the recent extreme salmonella outbreak that may have contributed to 8 deaths, Levin & Perconti wish to highlight the recall page of the U...

Birth control device Nuvaring may have fatal side effects

Posted on February 17, 2009
Over an estimated fifty product liability lawsuits have been filed already against the birth control device named Nuvaring. The popular birth control device has been approved in over 32 countries and so far it has been estimated that over 1.5 million women worldwide are using Nuvaring...

Case Law Update: Res Judicata in Strict Product Liability

Posted on February 16, 2009
Piagentini v. Ford Motor Company, No. 1-04-3800, (1-15-09) found that the plaintiff who filed complaint alleging negligent design and strict product liability against vehicle manufacturer, who took voluntary dismissal of her complaint after trial court granted partial summary judgment striking allegations of each count alleging vehicle was subject to rollover; but preserving defective seatbelt allegations of each count, dismissed complaint and allowed plaintiff to file new count with only seatbelt allegations, could voluntary dismiss amended complaint and re-file within a year thereof without committing claim splitting...

Case Law Update: UPS and the Mailbox Rule

Posted on February 16, 2009
Baca v. Trejo, No. 2-08-0113, (2-4-09) ruled that after the plaintiff obtained default judgment against defendant, trial court correctly ruled that 2-1301 motion to vacate judgment consigned to UPS on 30th day after entry of judgment was not timely filed...

Peanut company insurer files suit to limit liability

Posted on February 16, 2009
The insurance company for the peanut butter company at the heart of the salmonella outbreak has filed a lawsuit to limit its liability for the harmful effects of the products. The insurance company that was in place for companies in the peanut butter distribution chain was unclear...

Kids? clothing recalled after child strangled by drawstring

Posted on February 15, 2009
Hill Sportswear, Inc. has agreed to a voluntary product recall of 300,000 hooded sweat shirts after a 3 year-old boy was strangled by a drawstring. To protect against future product liability, the company is also recalling its kid pullover hood sweatshirt and kid zipper sweatshirt with hood...

Lawsuit filed against Disney after teen suffers heart attack and stroke on ride

Posted on February 15, 2009
A woman has sued Walt Disney World alleging that a disabling heart attack and stroke that she suffered were caused by riding on Disney?s Tower of Terror. The product liability lawsuit alleges that Disney was negligent in the ride?s design and operation and failed to adequately warn of risks or provide adequate safety restraints...

Coal ash spill cleanut to cost up to $825 million

Posted on February 14, 2009
It could cost as much as $825 million to clean up a river and rural neighborhood after a massive spill of coal ash sludge from a power plant. This estimate does not include potential costs from several class-action product liability lawsuits or possible environmental fines...

Judge who threw out the Medtronic case failed to disclose potential conflict

Posted on February 14, 2009
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that a judge who threw out massive product liability litigation against Medtronic Inc. failed to disclose that his son?s law firm has long had the medical-devicemaker as a client. Now, a number of plaintiffs' lawyers have told the judge that they plan to seek his disqualification from the product liability litigation...

Following salmonella outbreak ? peanut butter may be ?high risk? food

Posted on February 14, 2009
According to the FDA, the government may single out peanut butter for special attention following the deadly salmonella outbreak. Currently, inspectors collect samples of peanut butter only if they suspect a problem. If peanut butter is classified as a ?high risk? food, the producers would be required to follow written food safety plans to prevent contamination and product liability...

Court rules that vaccines do not play a role in causing autism

Posted on February 13, 2009
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled this week that routine childhood immunizations are not linked to autism. In deciding this, the court denied product liability damages to three families who alleged that the vaccinations led to their children?s diseases...

Altria loses opening phase of product liability trial

Posted on February 13, 2009
Altria, the largest cigarette maker in the U.S., lost the opening phase of a trial in a sick smoker product liability lawsuit. A jury ruled that the personal injury victim?s nicotine addiction was the cause of his death from lung cancer in 1997. To read more about the cigarette product liability lawsuit...

Handy Manny tool sets recalled

Posted on February 13, 2009
The Disney Store USA has voluntarily issued a product recall for about 20,000 Playhouse Disney Handy Manny tool toy sets after reports that the eyes can detach and cause a choking hazard. The company received three reports about the defect, including two where children started to choke on the detached pieces...

Salmonella lawsuit filed against Kellogg?s

Posted on February 12, 2009
One of the first food poisoning personal injury lawsuits has been amended to add Kellogg Co. as a defendant, alleging that they manufactured the peanut butter crackers that caused the plaintiff?s injuries. The lawsuit originally filed in January was filed against Peanut Corporation of America, which is the company that sold thousands of pounds of salmonella contaminated peanut products...

Prescription drug Darvon may be banned

Posted on February 12, 2009
An advisory board to the FDA has urged that the FDA withdraw the prescription pain medication Darvin from the market after 50 years. Darvon is better known as Darvocet. The FDA panel found that the drug?s high overdose potential and relatively low level of pain relief make it too dangerous for public consumption...

Man charged after personal injury accident

Posted on February 12, 2009
A man was charged with a felony of leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury and a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. The driver in the auto accident left the scene on foot. To read more about the auto accident.

Court to decide if damages cap applies in products liability lawsuit

Posted on February 12, 2009
An attorney for a lead-paint poisoning victim told a state court that the statutory cap on non-economic damages does not apply to products liability lawsuits brought under the Consumer Protection Act. The attorney is seeking reinstatement of a $2.3 million jury award that was slashed to $515,000 after the caps were applied to the products liability award...

Attorney sues pharmaceutical company over drug experiment

Posted on February 11, 2009
A Law Tribune article recently disclosed that an attorney is claiming that a large American pharmaceutical company Pfizer exploited a third world country in conducting medical experiments on children. This pharmaceutical lawsuit has recently been in the news again because the 2nd Circuit Federal Court overturned a federal district court case that dismissed the attorney?s claim...

Personal injury lawsuit follows botched abortion case

Posted on February 11, 2009
A case of surgical error in a botched late-term abortion is gaining national attention. The patient waited hours for a doctor to arrive and ended up delivering a baby girl. An attorney is representing the patient and has filed a personal injury lawsuit also claiming wrongful death and medical negligence...

Injury lawsuit results in $760K settlement

Posted on February 09, 2009
A young quadriplegic has received a $760K settlement in a personal injury lawsuit. The personal injury plaintiff received his injuries in a 2006 car crash, which snapped his neck and left him requiring 24-hour lifelong care. To read more about the personal injury lawsuit settlement...

Product liability lawsuit leads some to question Taser use

Posted on February 09, 2009
Some law enforcement agencies are reevaluating the use of Tasers. Last week, a U.S. District Judge ordered Taser International to pay $1.4 million in attorney fees following a product liability lawsuit to the family of a man who died after being shocked several times...

Peanut butter recalls hit Chicago-area retailers

Posted on February 08, 2009
Local Chicago-area retailers have joined the product recall following the salmonella contamination of goods made with peanut products. Illinois retailers Kmart and Fannie May issued recalls with Fannie May recalling 8 and 16 ounce bags of Bridge Mix and No Sugar Added Milk Chocolate Covered Peanuts...

Court rules that cheerleading is a contact sport

Posted on February 08, 2009
High school cheerleading was deemed a contact sport by a court. The court ruled in a case closely watched in the cheerleading world. The ruling has an effect on Midwest personal injury attorneys because participants of contact sports cannot be sued for accidentally causing personal injuries...

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