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Large Illinois Medication Lawsuit Ends with $68.5 Million Settlement

Posted on March 12, 2011
The Los Angeles Times reported this weekend an agreement reached with the large pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca following a multistate drug lawsuit. The Illinois medication lawsuit stemmed from apparent ?off label? use of the drug Seroquel. The drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed After Drug Mistake

Posted on March 11, 2011
Some of the most tragic medical errors are those that occur during routine hospital visits, when a patient and their family least expect major problems to develop. Boston News reported on one of those shocking mistakes, ultimately leading to the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit...

Poor Communication Between Doctors Leads to Medical Errors

Posted on March 10, 2011
Medical mistakes occur in a variety of forms. The popular image of these errors typically includes mistaken actions during surgery, forgetting to perform vital services, or failure to catch developing complications. However, local patients should be aware that many examples of Illinois medical malpractice involve more subtle issues?like problematic communication between one doctor and another...

Dangerous Doctors Still Practicing in Illinois

Posted on March 09, 2011
The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday on a story that we have been following closely on this blog: the push to revoke the licenses of Illinois doctors convicted of sex crimes against patients. It would likely come as a shock to most that when a dangerous Illinois doctor is found guilty of violating a patient in this way, he or she does not automatically and permanently lose his or his medical license...

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Medical Malpractice Curbed When Doctors Commit to Limiting Errors

Posted on March 08, 2011
Misleading refrains by advocates of so-called ?tort reform? often include mention of obstetricians as the classic case of unfair consequences of medical malpractice lawsuits. However, those of us who understand the rights of medical patients repeatedly indicate that doctors seeking to minimize their malpractice liability had one clear method of doing that?actually committing less medical malpractice...

Some Hospitals Remain Skeptical of Reporting Medical Errors

Posted on March 07, 2011
Lack of accountability is one of the key reasons why medical mistakes continue to persist with little signs of abating. That is why a major step in improving patient safety involves sharing information with all medical consumers. In that way, public pressure can be placed properly on those professionals or facilities who pose the clearest risk to those in their care...

Patient Safety Awareness Week Begins to Improve Patient Communication

Posted on March 06, 2011
This weekend Business Wire discussed an initiative that begins this week?The National Patient Safety Foundation?s Patient Safety Awareness Week. The event starts on Monday, March 6th and continues until the 12th. The week is intended raise awareness of the continuing problem of preventable medical errors...

DePuy Hip Recall Lawsuits Continue To Mount

Posted on March 05, 2011
As we?ve previously reported, the problem with the DePuy hip implants was uncovered last year, prompting the official recall in August of 2010. However, complaints about the devices go back to 2005. Nearly 100,000 patients received the specific metal-on-metal implant in question in the six years it was used...

State Legislation Seeks to Improve Safety of Illinois Medical Patients

Posted on March 04, 2011
Medical regulators across the state have received much criticism recently after it was uncovered that many Illinois medical providers may pose unique risk to their patients. Specifically, many doctors who have been convicted of sex crimes are able to keep their medical license and treat unsuspecting patients...

Examining the Cost of the DePuy Hip Recall

Posted on March 03, 2011
Last month Lawyers & Settlements took a look at the effect that the DePuy hip recall might have on the parent company responsible for defect in the product, Johnson & Johnson. Blog readers are aware that nearly 100,000 of the implants were recalled by the company in August after evidence mounted quickly showing the extreme danger the product presented to patients...

Illinois Medical Errors Likely Remain Prevalent Problem

Posted on March 02, 2011
The consequences of preventable medical mistakes remains staggeringly stark: 98,000 patients die every year because of these errors. In our area only a tiny fraction of these victims and their families ultimately file an Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit to seek recourse for the losses incurred...

Common Illinois Medical Error--Hospital Acquired Infections

Posted on March 01, 2011
The Columbia Tribune published an extended story this weekend that takes at close look at the prevalent problem of hospital acquired infections (also known as hospital associated infections). The story recounts some shocking sterilization flaws uncovered at a hospital following a Food and Drug Administration investigation...

Hospital Penalized for Number of Preventable Medical Mistakes

Posted on February 28, 2011
One type of patient safety program implemented in several areas involves linking state payments with their performance on standardized measurements of medical care quality. This is accomplished by having a review board set the rates at which hospitals are capable of charging for certain procedures...

Efforts Underway to Improve Medical Patient Safety

Posted on February 27, 2011
On many occasions this blog has included calls for improvements in patient safety efforts. The number of patients killed by medical mistakes remains staggeringly high?98,000 a year according to recent reports. Encouraging news from Modern Healthcare indicates that steps may soon be taken by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in an attempt to improve the safety of all medical patients...

Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Speaks Out Against Health Care Reform Bill

Posted on February 26, 2011
One of the founding partners at our Chicago medical malpractice law firm, Steve Levin, is calling upon all citizens to stand united against an advancing piece of federal legislation known as H.R. 5. The bill, Health Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely, Health Care (HEALTH) Act of 2011, was recently passed by the House Judiciary Committee and is expected to be voted on by the entire U...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Not Causing Healthcare ?Crisis?

Posted on February 25, 2011
The spreading of misinformation about tort reform continues unabated in public forums across the country. Things are no different in this part of the nation as some special interests continue to argue that Illinois medical malpractice lawsuits are causing a healthcare ?crisis...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Reform Would Have Huge Costs

Posted on February 24, 2011
The St. Louis Post published a story this morning that emphasizes the huge costs that would be incurred by average citizens if ?tort reform? proposals become law. The debate typically involves some big interests making claims about the ?problems? with medical malpractice lawsuits therefore necessitating these changes...

New Report Sheds Light on Myth of Defensive Medicine

Posted on February 23, 2011
A new comprehensive article released by the Center for Justice & Democracy critiques the existence of ?defensive medicine.? The claim about use of unnecessary medical procedures remains one of the common refrains made by powerful interests seeking to limit medical malpractice lawsuits...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Ends in $2.5 Million Settlement

Posted on February 22, 2011
Boston.com reported last month on the culmination of a tragic legal battle alleging medical malpractice following the death of a 4 year old girl. The young female victim died after her psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center prescribed her an overdose of a psychiatric drug...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Watch: Dangerous Tort Reform Bill Advances in Congress

Posted on February 21, 2011
We have recently paid close attention to the status of a tort reform bill introduced last month in Congress known as H.R. 5. The legislation represents a dangerous combination of legal changes that would severely curtail the rights of innocent victims of negligence...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Watch: First Hand Look At Tort Reform

Posted on February 20, 2011
The Center for a Just Society recently posted a detailed essay about tort reform written by an experienced attorney who has worked on all sides of the legal system. The author explains that his opinion on the merit (or lacking thereof) of tort reform was rooted in his experiences as both defense and plaintiff?s attorney in medical malpractice lawsuits...

Emergency Room Mistake Caused Toddler to Lose Both Feet and a Hand

Posted on February 19, 2011
A young girl was recently the victim of an egregious emergency room mistake that ultimately caused her to suffer catastrophic physical amputations. Fox News reported on the story after the filing of a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of the 2-year old child...

Defending Illinois Medical Malpractice Victims Requires Year-Round Advocacy

Posted on February 18, 2011
This blog is consistently filled with information on the latest developments in the public debate around tort reform. Medical malpractice law is seemingly always in the news as insurance companies and other big business interests continue to pressure lawmakers to enact statutes taking away rights of legal victims...

Medical Mistake Rates Persist Despite Effort

Posted on February 17, 2011
High-profile studies have recently emphasized the scope of the problem of medical mistakes across the country. As blog readers are well aware, almost 100,000 patients are killed each year because of preventable medical errors. Many other victims experience various degrees of problems because of the negligent actions of their medical providers...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Watch: Setting the Record Straight on Doctor Shortages

Posted on February 16, 2011
The President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association wrote a letter to the editor last week published in the Madison-St. Clair Record. The letter sought to correct one of the most common myths around medical malpractice lawsuits. The oft-asserted belief is that medical malpractice lawsuits are the cause of doctor fleeing the area...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Watch: Alternatives To Taking Away Victim?s Rights

Posted on February 15, 2011
When we discuss tort ?reform? on this blog we are typically referring to the attempts by some to limit the damage awards reached by impartial, unbiased juries. Damage caps are likely the most discussed part of these so-called reforms. As we?ve attempted to show repeatedly, those caps act as an arbitrary infringement upon the rights of a jury to make decisions in our legal system...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Watch: The Erosion of Our Liberty

Posted on February 14, 2011
Our Founding Fathers valued liberty and created our founding documents with an eye toward creating a system of individual rights and fair government procedures. Our civil justice system remains a unique American hallmark. Our Constitution, a document with few revisions over the last 230 years, specifically lists the importance of a jury trial as one of those enshrined liberties...

Surgical Error Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit Following Weight Loss Procedure

Posted on February 13, 2011
The LA Times reported last week on a wrongful death lawsuit filed after a tragic surgery killed a 50 year old woman. The victim underwent a ?Lap Band? surgery in July of this year at the Simi Valley Hospital. The surgery involved the insertion a silicone ring around a portion of her stomach to aid in proper eating and weight loss...

Company Waited Too Long To Issue DePuy Hip Recall

Posted on February 12, 2011
Many plaintiffs in new DePuy hip implant lawsuits are arguing that the company which manufactured and sold the products waited too long before recalling the devices. According to Lawyers and Settlements, claims made by victims of the defective implant are suggesting that the company was aware of problems with the devices long before they stopped giving them to patients...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Watch: AAJ Patients? Rights Report

Posted on February 11, 2011
This month the American Association for Justice released a comprehensive new report entitled, ?Medical Negligence: The Role of America?s Civil Justice System in Protecting Patients? Rights.? The medical malpractice report provides a broad and worthwhile overview of the prominence of medical errors and the way in which victims are aided by the justice system...

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