A jury in Cook County, Illinois has awarded $53 million to a 12-year-old boy and his mother, who alleged a birth injury caused by medical malpractice resulted severe and permanent brain damage for the child. The birth injury was reportedly…
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Man dies from Walgreens prescription error
A man named Terry Paul Smith voiced complaints to his physician about a drug he had been taking for leg and back pain. His physician then changed his prescription to a narcotic pain reliever called methadone. After filling the prescription…
Man dies from Walgreens prescription error
A man named Terry Paul Smith voiced complaints to his physician about a drug he had been taking for leg and back pain. His physician then changed his prescription to a narcotic pain reliever called methadone. After filling the prescription…
14.3 Million dollar judgment against medical malpractice insurer
A judgment in the amount of $14.3 million was rendered in a medical malpractice lawsuit arising out of a case in which a baby suffered severe brain damage at birth. A jury in Cook County, Chicago, determined that ISMIE Mutual…
Estate administrator files wrongful death lawsuit against nursing home
A woman from Cook County, Chicago, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Chicago nursing home, claiming that its actions led to the death of an 87-year-old woman. The plaintiff is Patricia Williams, who is an independent administrator of the…
Illinois Car Accident Deaths Likely to Increase in 2015
Traffic fatalities in Illinois are on pace to increase in 2015. In 2014, there were fewer fatalities from car accidents in Illinois than in nearly a century. The total of 910 traffic deaths was the lowest recorded since 1921. However,…
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Chicago-area trucking company
A surviving relative of a woman and two children who died in a truck crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Marciela Ruiz has filed the suit on behalf of her three late family members, Elizabeth Peralta-Luna and her children…
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over one-punch death
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Cook County by the family of a Palatine man who died after he was punched outside a bar and hit his head on the sidewalk. The family of Ryan Flannigan, 26, filed the…
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Limited Liability Waivers in Your Georgia Car Accident Case
A common mistake that unrepresented individuals can make following a car accident is to hastily agree to a settlement offer made by the defendant’s insurer and sign a liability waiver, precluding them from filing suit for any future issues that…
Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Quebec Train Crash
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Illinois by the guardian of a girl whose father died in a disastrous train crash in Quebec. It is believed to be the first lawsuit filed in the U.S. over the July…
Tagged with: Cherry Valley, Cook County, DOT, Lac Megantic, Montreal Maine, Quebec Superior Court, World Fuel Services Corp
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