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Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Are Not the Problem

Posted on February 10, 2011
One of the challenges of the debate around the so-called ?reforms? of the medical malpractice system is the consistency in which misinformation permeates. Misunderstandings about the situation are repeated in newspapers, public conversations, government hearings, and elsewhere...

Medical Malpractice Verdict Highlights Problems With Malpractice Caps

Posted on February 09, 2011
We have frequently mentioned the arbitrary nature and illogical outcomes produced by medical malpractice damage caps. NBC 2 News reported on a medical malpractice lawsuit that highlights those damaging effects created when the victims of medical errors have rights ignored...

Autopsy Mistakes--Little Known Form of Medical Malpractice

Posted on February 08, 2011
A common assumption is that of medical mistakes involve poor care by doctors at hospitals that lead to patients suffering physical and emotional pain. Thousands of Illinois medical malpractice victims are proof of that reality. However, as California Watch explained in a story this weekend, there is another area in the medical industry where costly mistakes are often made?the autopsy room...

Birth Injury Lawsuit Leads to $3 Medical Malpractice Verdict

Posted on February 07, 2011
Avvo reported last week on the culmination of a medical malpractice lawsuit stemming from a birth injury. The actual medical error leading to the trial occurred 18 years ago. The negligent obstetrician-gynecologist was presiding over the delivery of a baby girl when problems developed...

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Illinois Medical Malpractice Reform Watch?Many Legislators Stand Against ?Reform? Claims

Posted on February 06, 2011
Many national lawmakers are standing firm against the misguided, hypocritical efforts to take away the rights of medical malpractice victims. We?ve continually documented the misleading claims made by proponents of tort ?reform,? and the direct constitutional mandates standing in opposition to it...

Share Your Illinois Medical Malpractice Story

Posted on February 05, 2011
Millions of Americans are harmed each year because of medical errors that should have been prevented. The vast majority of those victims will remain silent about their loss, often because they themselves do not immediately find out about the mistakes...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Spurs Some Hospitals to Ban Cameras in Delivery Rooms

Posted on February 04, 2011
The New York Times reported yesterday on a hot-button issue related to childbirth and medical malpractice. In a move that has angered many families expecting children, some hospitals have banned or restricted the use of cameras during the child delivery process...

Illinois DePuy Lawsuits Likely Part of Over $1 Billion in Projected Settlements

Posted on February 03, 2011
About Lawsuits reported on the latest developments related to the DePuy hip recall lawsuits. Johnson & Johnson, the company that owns the orthopedic business that created the defective hips, recently released financial information that sets aside money it expects to pay because of the problematic medical devices...

Conservative Reasons to Oppose Medical Malpractice ?Reform?

Posted on February 02, 2011
Earlier this week we shared information from the 7th Amendment Advocate that put the debate about tort reform into a constitutional context. Respect for the Bill of Right demands that all of the guarantees promised by our Founders be understood and protected...

Documentary ?Hot Coffee? Sets the Record Straight on Tort Reform Debate

Posted on February 01, 2011
Misinformation abounds when it comes to tort reform. Public relations teams with insurance companies and other big business have been working for years to manufacture the idea that ?frivolous? lawsuits are causing nationwide problems. As we have pointed out repeatedly, the assertions made by proponents of this ?reform? are often completely wrong and virtually always overblown...

The Conservative Case Against Medical Malpractice "Reform"

Posted on January 31, 2011
The 7th Amendment Advocate recently explained an overlooked concept in the debate about medical malpractice ?reform.? Self-defined ?conservatives? are usually the ones calling the loudest for rule changes that would cut away at victim?s right to a jury trial...

DePuy Hip Recall Update: Stricter Implant Requirements Rejected by FDA

Posted on January 30, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration recently rejected a proposed rule change that sought to ensure the safety of all medical devices. As reported in DrugWatch the proposal would have eliminated the loophole that allows certain medical devices, like hip implants, from undergoing clinical trials...

Calls for Malpractice Reform Ignore the Constitution

Posted on January 29, 2011
Lawyer bashing and jury ridicule have been commonplace in the recent public discussion about the civil justice system. Certain special interests continue to propagate the belief that ?reforms? need to be enacted to improve the system of justice across the country...

Response to State of the Union Mention of Health Care ?Reform?

Posted on January 28, 2011
Observers of this week?s State of the Union address by President Obama likely noted his mention of the need to improve the country?s medical system. The oration included reference to the recently passed comprehensive health care law. The President explained that he is always open to ideas to improve the legislation, regardless of what political party has the idea...

Raising Awareness About Vital Illinois Medical Malpractice Issue?Hospital Acquired Infections

Posted on January 27, 2011
Medical malpractice takes many forms, but one of the most common is hospital acquired infections?also known as Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). These represent infections that a patient contracts while undergoing medical treatment. It represents a medical problem that they did not have before they began seeking treatment for some other ailment...

Illinois Medical Malpractice Suits May Be Unfairly Limited By New Legislation

Posted on January 26, 2011
Yet again new federal legislation is attempting to ?reform? the medical malpractice system in a way that will do nothing but insulate big business at the expense of malpractice victims. The latest attempt takes the form of H.R. 5?legislation identical to a proposed bill from the last Congress...

Parents Question Malpractice Cap Law After Daughter?s Death

Posted on January 25, 2011
Often it is difficult to put malpractice caps into perspective in the abstract?personal stories of grievous loss caused by medical errors are apt. The Los Angeles Times shares the story of a 17-year old girl who had corrective heart surgery shortly before going to college...

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Medical Billing Practices

Posted on January 24, 2011
Malpractice is a potent problem because so many of the victims never become fully aware that they have been wronged. Patients so often depend completely on the decisions made and explained by their medical professionals. It is difficult to question things about complex medical care...

Chicago-Area Psychologist Sexually Assaults Patient

Posted on January 23, 2011
The Chicago Tribune reported this weekend on a disturbing story of sexual abuse out of suburban Tinley Park. According to court documents, a psychologist with the Tinley Park Mental Health Center was charged with coercing a female patient into performing sex acts in exchange from her release from the facility...

Columnist Calls Defensive Medicine A Fraud

Posted on January 22, 2011
One of the many tools in the arsenal of big interests seeking to limit patient rights is the claim that malpractice lawsuits encourage costly defensive medicine. The myth claims that costs are increased indirectly because doctors now run more tests than necessary for fear of litigation...

Doctor Explains the Importance of Darvon and Darvocet Trials

Posted on January 21, 2011
The Darvon and Darvocet recall continues to make headlines as experts weigh in on its impact around the world. Lawyers and Settlements published a story this week in which one well known physician explained that the danger of the now-recalled drugs was very clear early on...

Updates on House Judicial Committee Medical Liability Hearing

Posted on January 20, 2011
Today members of the U.S. House Judicial Committee met to discuss issue related to medical liability and malpractice lawsuits. The hearing involved discussion of patients rights as well as repeated, misguided claims about the need to take away certain legal decisions from juries...

Drug Manufacturer Seeks to Split Up Darvon and Darvocet Lawsuits

Posted on January 19, 2011
This blog has recently shared information about the growing number of lawsuits filed on behalf of patients who suffered because of complications from the medications Darvocet and Darvon. News published in About Lawsuits now suggests that the manufacturer of those dangerous drugs, Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, is attempting to block all efforts that would consolidate and centralize those lawsuits...

Legal Rights of Patients Attacked By Corporate Interests

Posted on January 18, 2011
target="_blank" The attack on the justice system rages on as corporate interests seek ?reform? which will take away the rights of certain medical patients to access parts of the legal system. This weekend the State Journal-Register published a letter to the editor written by the president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association which defended the rights of victims...

Darvocet and Darvon Lawsuits Show Need for Improved FDA Safeguards

Posted on January 17, 2011
Few medical miscalculations have the potential to harm more people than mass medication errors. When unsafe drugs are continually given to patients, the consequences are often catastrophic. That is exactly what happened with two drugs that were recently pulled from the market for the unacceptable health risks that they caused...

Malpractice Could Be Minimized With Use of Checklists

Posted on January 16, 2011
On many occasions we have discussed the staggering cost of malpractice both on patient lives and healthcare costs. Estimates suggest that each year nearly 98,000 people die and around $55 billion is spent because medical mistakes. The toll has led many experts to spend time and effort working to better understand why the errors are made and what can be done to prevent them...

U.S. Constitution Protects Patients Rights to Jury Trial

Posted on January 15, 2011
When people hear the words ?tort reform? they often do not immediately associate the issue to something found directly within the United States Constitution. However, as the American Association for Justice President wrote in the Huffington Post last week, the rights being fought for in the tort reform debate are part of our nation?s foundational document...

New DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed in Chicago

Posted on January 14, 2011
We have frequently updated readers on the latest news related to the DePuy hip implant recall. The impact of the defective product continues to have effects close to home. Several Chicago patients recently filed a lawsuit for their suffering due to the hip device...

No Financial Savings To Be Had With Tort Reform

Posted on January 13, 2011
The new Congress that was sworn into office in Washington D.C. last week will soon begin debating a variety of hot button issues. Many of those matters will be of particular interest to all those concerned with the fair treatment for medical patients...

Darvon and Darvocet Lawsuits Begin Heading to Courts

Posted on January 12, 2011
In late November last year we posted on the large medication Darvon and Darvocet recall announced by the FDA. The recall was initiated following medical studies which showed that the drugs caused serious, unacceptable side effects. Particularly troubling was indications that patients who took the medication were at risk for fatal heart rhythm abnormalities as well as risks of suicide, addiction, and overdose...

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