- Jury Finds for Doctor in Claim of Cancer Misdiagnosis - Chouinard v. Atkinson
- Doctors Successfully Transplant Synthetic Windpipe to Replace Cancerous One
- Illinois Nursing Home Safety Act Ramps Up Protection for Elderly
- Nursing Home Settles Lawsuit by Resident's Family for Pressure Sores, Sepsis and Death - $500,000
- Cataract Surgery Gone Bad Results in Loss of Eye, $684,000 Verdict for Patient - Rieker v. Kristal
- Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies Discovery Rule - Mitsias v. I-Flow
- Jury Finds for Doctor in Colon Perforation in Bypass Surgery Death - Estate of Dornhecker v. Dr. Applebaum
- Radio Health Journal Interviews Attorney Robert Kreisman, “Do Women Make Better Doctors?”
- Jury Finds for Nurse in Patient's Claim of Inadequate Monitoring, Leading to Central Spinal Cord Syndrome - Murray v. Price-Gordon
- Jury Awards $125,000 for Toxic Dose of Lithium - Donovan v. Dr. Huh
- Jury Verdict for Doctor for Screw Allegedly Misplaced During Lumbar Fusion - Nyquist v. DuPage Neurosurgery, S.C.
- Doctor, Nurse and Nursing Home Acquitted in Cook County Criminal Abuse Case
- Appellate Court Affirms Denial to Transfer Medical Malpractice Case From Cook County to Kankakee County - Isom v. Riverside Medical Center
- Brain Scan Study Reveals Where Pain Lies
- Jury Verdict for Plaintiff Over Institutional Negligence Where Hospital Lacked Policy About Patient Notification of Revised Reports - Salinas v. Advocate
- Jury Holds For Nursing Home After Head Trauma Causes Fatal Injury - Donegan v. Embassy Care Center
- Medical Study Reveals Placental Protein Connected to the Dangers of Pre-Eclampsia
- Jury Verdict for Doctor, Plaintiff Fails to Prove Misdiagnosed Heart Infection - Monahan v. Dr. Joseph Giordano
- Illinois Jury Finds in Favor of Doctor in Gallbladder Surgery that Led to Fatal Bowel Perforation - Nickl v. Barry S. Rosen, M.D.
- Jury Awards $1.5 million for Tragic Illinois Newborn Death - Diaz v. Central DuPage Hospital
- Illinois Jury Verdict for Doctor in Spinal Tumor Case, Patient Missed Appointment; Brooks v. Dr. Gulati
- Cook County Surgeons Cut Common BIle Duct During Surgery, But Jury Finds for Defendants - Irwin v. Alan Loren, M.D.
- Breakthrough in Cancer Gene Therapy Sends Cancer Patients Into Remission
- More Bad News for DePuy All-Metal Hip Replacements - British Registry Reports Increased Failure Rates
- Illinois Appellate Court Allows Expert Testimony Regarding Different Treatment Plans - Taylor v. County of Cook
- Debate Over Extent of Eye Damage Following Implant Lens Surgery Leads to $1 Million Verdict in Zaleski v Elmhurst Eye Surgery Center
- Statute of Limitation Clarified by Court of Appeals - $29.1 Million Upheld in Arroyo v. United States
- Patients Need to Take Some Responsibility for Their Medical Care - Verdict For Defendants; Givens v. Claredon Hills Family Practice, et al.
- Doctors’ Failure to Timely Diagnose Lung Cancer Leads to $850,000 Settlement - Sahagun v. Aven
- What Happens When a Jury Contradicts Itself? $1 Million Verdict Overturned in Garcia v. Seneca Nursing Home
- Stillbirths Still a Problem in High-Income Countries Like the U.S.
- Surviving Family Receives $850,000 Wrongful Death Settlement After Rehab Center Fails to Prevent Elderly Resident's Fall - Sorce v. Shorehaven Health and Rehab. Ctr.
- Doctor-Patient Privilege Examined By Illinois Judge - Flowers v. Owens
- FDA Rejects Recommendations to Abandon Flawed Medical Device Review System
- Illinois Court Affirms Lack of Trial Objections Forfeits Right to Review of Evidentiary Rulings - Guski v. Raja
- Nursing Negligence Results in $793,000 Jury Verdict in Above the Knee Amputation- Rudolph v. Northwestern Memorial Home Healthcare
- Appellate Court Upholds Right to Reference Lack of Board Certification, But Reduces Final Verdict Amount in Babikian v. Mruz
- Brain Damaged Child Receives $7.75 Million Settlement - Louis Montes, a minor, et al. v. West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Inc.
- Hospital Fails to Adequately Monitor Pregnant Mother - $11.5 Million Awarded for Death of Unborn Child and Organ Loss of Mother in Miller v. Edward Hospital
- Botched Chicago Eye Surgery Leaves Woman with Reduced Vision - $1 Million Verdict in Zaleski v. Elmhurst Eye Surgery Center
- Medical Advances Not Always What They're Cracked Up to Be
- $867K Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld Despite Wrong Version of Jury Instruction - Studt v. Sherman Health Systems
- Unnecessary Back Fusion Surgery Results in $1 Million Verdict - Andrews v. Pedersen
- Cook County Judge's Ruling on Privilege of MRSA Data Reversed By Illinois Appellate Court - Zangara et al. v. Christ Medical Center
- Cook County Surgical Error and Subsequent Overmedication Leads to Illinois Woman's Death - $1.35 Million Settlement Reached in Markbreit v. Velasco
- Johnson & Johnson to Stop Manufacturing Drug-Coated Heart Stents
- What Constitutes Medical Malpractice? Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Definition in Kaufmann v. Jersey Community Hospital
- Misdiagnosed Colon Cancer Leads to Illinois Woman's Death - $2.05 Million Settlement Reached in Estate of Cyborski v. Advocate South Suburban Hospital
- Use of Actos Suspended Across Europe After Studies Link Its Use to Increased Risk for Bladder Cancer
- Mismanaged Coumadin Therapy Leads to Woman's Death - $5 Million Settlement Reached in David v. Rush North Shore Medical Center
- Chicago Woman Dies After Doctors Ignore Warning Signs of Respiratory Distress - $3.75 Million Settlement Reached in Rupright v. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Illinois Department of Public Health Establishes New Rules for Protecting Patients' Safety
- A Chicago Man's Death from Surgical Complications Leads to $3.8 Million Settlement - Pinarkyil v. Resurrection Medical Center
- Chicago Emergency Room Error Leads to Child's Death - Cook County Verdict of $3.66 Million Thomas v. Advocate Trinity Hospital
- Emergency Room Error Leads to Undiagnosed Aortic Dissection - Cook County Jury Awards $3.7 Million in Estate of Michael Hamilton v. Excell Emergency Care, LLC
- Cook County Emergency Room Error Leads to Nurse's Death - $3 Million Settlement in Sperl v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp.
- Cook County Surgical Error During Routine Bladder Surgery Results in $1.27 Million Verdict - Jalalipour v. Dr. Saed
- Cook County Intersection Accident Leads to Retinal Detachment - $250,000 Settlement Reached in Krzystof v. Valencia
- Cook County Spinal Surgery Results in Permanent Quadriplegia - $18.75 Million Settlement Reached in Contreras v. Thorek Memorial Hospital
- Topamax Found to Be Associated with Increased Risk of Congenital Birth Defects
- Fatal Medical Error by University of Chicago Medical Center Leads to Threats of Medicare and Medicaid Termination
- Illinois Hospital's Failure to Monitor Patient Results in Permanent Brain Damage - $14.9 Million Settlement in Lee v. Palos Community Hospital
- Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled for $4.5 Million – Bialas v. Advocate Christ Hospital
- Cook County Settlement of $1.2 Million Reached in Misdiagnosed Stroke Lawsuit - Bowden v. NorthShore University Health System
- Report of Deaths Mounting at Chicago Nursing Home
- Punitive Damages By Surviving Family Members Denied Under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act - Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc.
- Cook County Brain Injury Following Cardiac Arrest Leads to $5 Million Settlement – Estate of David v. Rush Northshore Hospital
- Chicago Nursing Home May Lose Medicaid Funding
- Impeachment of Medical Expert for Prior Inconsistent Statement in Section 2-622 Report Allowed By Illinois Appellate Court - Iaccino v. Anderson
- Illinois Appellate Court Distinguishes Judicial Admission from Evidentiary Admission - Serrano v. Rotman
- 13 Deaths at Illinois Nursing Home Leads to Closure by State Officials
- Wife of Lake Forest Nursing Home Resident Injured While Visiting; Jury Verdict for Facility; Kopriwa v. Presbyterian Homes
- Majority of Recalled Medical Devices Were Untested According to New Study in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Chicago Advocate Hospital Settles for $14 Million in Childbirth Death of Mother - Lawson v. Advocate Health Hospitals Corp., et al.
- Cook County Medical Malpractice Death Lawsuit Settled With Cardiologist and Hospital for $4 Million - Estate of Dallman v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Chicago Hospitals Alter Organ Transplant Rules After 2007 HIV Infections
- Chicago Surgical Error Leads to Overwhelming Sepsis and Quadriplegia - $5.1 Million Verdict Entered in Tate v. The Surgical Center at 900 North Michigan Avenue, LLC
- Illinois Surgical Malpractice Lawsuit Returns Verdict In Favor of Defendant Cardiologist - Estate of Olson v. Dr. Joseph Pensabene
- Chicago Nursing Home Negligent for Failing to Supervise Resident - $2 Million Awarded to Surviving Family in Estate of Sloan v. South Shore Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Chicago Surgical Error Involving Cut Nerve Receives $2.35 Million Verdict - Smola v. Jeffrey M. Sheedy, D.O.
- Medical Malpractice Expert Physician Found to Have Conflict of Interest: New Trial Ordered in San Roman v. Children's Heart Center
- Evanston Hospital Over-Radiation Leads to Severe Brain Damage: The Hidden Dangers of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
- Chicago Brachial Plexus Injury Lawsuit Receives $3.27 Million Verdict - Rodriguez v. Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group
- Chicago Prosthetic Hip Replacement Case Not Preempted According to Court of Appeals - Bausch v. Stryker Corp.
- Illinois Nursing Home’s Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied by IL Trial Court - Marilee Curto v. Illini Manors, Inc. and Pekin Manors
- Illinois Infant's Death Leads to $1.5 Million Verdict Against Hospital - Diaz, etc. v. Central DuPage Hospital, et al.
- Illinois Woman Dies of Sepsis From Undiagnosed Infection - Estate of Hackl v. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp., et al.
- Fall Following Knee Replacement Surgery Leads to Wound Infection and Subsequent Surgeries: Cook County Jury Awards $1.1 Million in Shiffman v. Northwest Community Hospital
- Botched Surgery Leaves Illinois Woman Blind - Jury Awards $1.75 Million in Larson v. Miller Eye Center
- Cook County Emergency Room Malpractice Verdict of $3.66 Million Awarded to Surviving Family of Two Year-Old Boy; Pettway v. Advocate Trinity Hospital
- Cook County Birth Injury Lawsuit Settled By Advocate Hospital for $6.5 Million - Cisneros. v. Advocate Health and Hospital Corporation, et al.
- Cook County Breast Cancer Lawsuit Receives $1.5 Million Verdict - Estate of Lorraine Hollister v. Northwest Associates for Women’s Healthcare, P.C., et al.
- Illinois Jury Returns Verdict For Family of Woman Who Died of Chicken Pox - Estate of Koenig v. St. Mary's Hospital, et al.
- Illinois Nursing Home Resident Dies After Being Left Outside
- Nursing Home Resident Develops Pressure Sores at Short-Term Rehabilitation Center - Rosenbloom v. Claremont Extended Healthcare
- Nursing Home Resident Wanders Off Struck by Car, Settlement Reached - Hannigan v. Aspire Illinois, Inc.
- Mother Whose Daughter Died Due to Medical Malpractice Becomes Advocate for Patient Safety
- DuPage County, Illinois Mother Recieves $11 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Unborn Child
- Spinal Infection Leads To Paraplegia - $8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict in Maldonado v. United States of America, et al.
- Cook County Nursing Home Negligence and Wrongful Death Case Settled for Resident's Death After Fall Leads To Bone Infection-Moffett v. Mercy Health Care
- Illinois Nursing Home Fails to Develop Skin Care Plan to Prevent Bed Sores and Decubitus Ulcers- Settlement Reached in Clapman v. Manorcare Health Services, Inc.
- Chicago Birth Injury Settlement of $6.25 Million Reached in Cerebral Palsy Case - Rodriguez v. County of Cook
- Breast Cancer Screen Should Consider Breast Imaging Radiation Risks According to Medical Journals
- Illinois Medical Malpractice Not Guilty Verdict Reviewed For Potential Prejudicial Comments- Verdict Affirmed in Pavnica v. Edwin Veguilla, et al.
- Illinois Kidney Transplant Case Results in Brain Damage: Chicago Hospital Settles for $6 Million
- Illinois Radiologist Error Results in $1.7 Million Settlement - Tariq v. Naperville Radiologist, S.C., et al.
- University of Chicago Hospital Settles Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Overcrowding Case - Hospital to Pay $7 Million in Settlement
- Delayed Treatment of Stroke Leads to DuPage County Woman's Death - Medina v. Echiverri, M.D., et al
- Cook County Surgical Malpractice Verdict Reviewed on Issues of Sole Proximate Cause - Robinson v. Boffa
- Misdiagnosed Pulmonary Embolism Brings Verdict of $2.75 Million
- Illinois Nursing Home Negligence Skin Infection Lawsuit Settled
- Raising Brain Tumor Awareness: Former Clients Turn Family Tragedy Into Something Positive with 1st Annual Mary E. Smith Walk
- Illinois Nursing Home Resists Moving Psychiatric Patients
- Chicago's Rush University Medical Center Orthopedic Surgeons Sued Under Whistle-Blower Case
- Illinois Hospitals' Double CT Scans Exceed National Average for Rate of Usage - Raises Concerns for Overexposure to Radiation
- Emergency Room Malpractice Verdict in Favor of Defendant Doctors Upheld By Illinois Appellate Court - Pavnica v. Veguilla
- Medical Malpractice Verdict Non-Economic Damages Awarded by Illinois Federal District Court
- Illinois Medical Malpractice Claim Barred Under the Illinois Tort Immunity Act - Hemminger v. Nehring
- Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Addressed in Reform Bill to Illinois Nursing Home Act
- Breast Cancer One-Dose Radiation Treatment Option Revealed at Chicago Oncology Meeting
- Cook County Undiagnosed Brain Injury Verdict Reached By Jury
- Doctors Urge Warning Labeling for Food That Can Choke Children
- Illinois Nursing Home Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Reviewed by Illinois Supreme Court
- Illinois Dental Malpractice Case Settles for $1.25 Million
- Failure to Separate Plaintiffs' Damages on Illinois Jury Verdict Forms Leads to Reversal By Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Happel v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Illinois Birth Injury Occurred During Nurse Midwife Delivery
- Deep Homology Opens Up New Possibilities For Gene Research
- Illinois Anesthesiologist Error Leads to Unexpected Outcome Following Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cook County Undiagnosed Cancer Malpractice Case Settled: Urologist Failed to Pursue Abnormal Masses on CT
- Celebrating Ten Years of GIST Treatment: A Look at Developments in Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Health Care Reform 101: Breakdown of Main Concepts of the New Health Care Reform Bill
- Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Circuit Court Decision as to Medical Malpractice Damages Awarded By Illinois Jury
- How Does the Healthcare Reform Act Impact Illinois Residents?
- Chicago Jury Finds in Favor of a Severely Brain Damaged Child
- Chicago Hospital Study Finds New Hip Replacement Procedures Required For Metal-On-Metal Devices
- Cerebral Palsy Result of Delay In Treating Chicago Boy's Severe Dehydration
- Hospital-Acquired Infections Killed 48,000 People According to New Study
- Medical Radiation From Radiology Scans to be More Stringently Regulated Per New FDA Requirements
- Cook County Cancer Misdiagnosis Case Leads to Wrongful Death: Illinois Case Settles During Trial
- Cook County Medical Malpractice Verdict Including Doctor’s Financial Incentive for Surgery Affirmed By Illinois Appellate Court
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