Here in Illinois the legislature passed the Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005. The MMRA caps damages and contains other relief that benefits nobody but the state’s insurance companies. In neighboring Indiana they have tort reform also. Claimants are required to present their cases to a medical review board composed of…
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…
As Chicago Medical Malpractice trial lawyers we are often confronted by people that cite the Medical Malpractice crisis in Chicago, Illinois and nationwide as the primary reason for escalating health care costs. People believe that medical malpractice lawsuits have resulted in escalating health insurance premiums due to an increase in…
Bloomberg News is reporting that drug maker, AstraZeneca has concealed unfavorable studies linking the prescription drug Seroquel to Diabetes. Emails turned over as part of litigation related to the drug Seroquel have revealed that AstraZeneca “buried” studies with bad outcomes. More than 15,000 people have filed lawsuits claiming the drug maker…
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that workers at the Itasca nursing home that allowed Sarah Wentworth to wander outside and die in the freezing cold weather could face criminal charges. According to Dan Rozek, Sun-Times Staff Reporter, a grand jury has been convened in DuPage County to consider charging certain…
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%…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has ruled that the subsequent remedial measure of putting suicide-related warnings on the packaging of the anti-depressant drug Effexor is not admissible in a case where a suicide victim has sued the manufactuer of the drug. Jeff Giles, a southern Illinois coal miner,…
A court has ordered the inspection of an Itasca nursing home where a resident wandered out into the cold and died in January, according to ABC News7 Chicago. The inspection comes on the heels of a wrongful death lawsuit the family of 89-year-old Sarah Wentworth filed alleging neglect and abuse…
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…
What is a lien? A physician is allowed to put a lien against any future settlement that comes out of that lawsuit. Or, a physician might be able to enter into a contract with a patient allowing the doctor to put a lien on whoever is responsible for his payment…