Often times when we meet with new clients in our Chicago office they tell us that they are most upset about the fact that no one has ever said they are sorry after a tragic event occurs. Lawyers and insurance companies have for years advised their doctor clients to deny…
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting today that woman with diabetes are more likely to experience depression during pregnancy or in the months after childbirth than non-diabetics. Monifa Thomas, the Sun-Times health reporter, cites a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association in support of the proposition that 15%…
In 2005 the Illinois legislature enacted the Medical Malpractice Reform Act. The law is nothing new to the State of Illinois. Twice before this type of law was enacted and subsequently struck down as a violation of the state constitution. The Supreme Court has twice decided in favor of patients…