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Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog

A legal blog that covers Illinois personal injury and accident topics including car accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse. Published by Injury Lawyers Levin & Perconti.

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FDA warns product maker that autism supplement is toxic and unapproved

Posted on June 26, 2010
In a letter to Boyd Haley, a retired Kentucky chemist who produced OSR #1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (?FDA?) warned that the product promoted to parents of children with autism is not a harmless dietary supplement as claimed. Rather, the FDA states that the product OSR #1 is a toxic unapproved drug that lacks adequate warnings about the product?s potential side effects...

ITLA President says Illinois economy and civil courts are not related

Posted on June 25, 2010
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (?ITLA?) President Todd A. Smith recently wrote a poignant letter to the editor that appeared in The (Springfield) State-Journal Register earlier this week. In the letter, Mr. Smith faced the facts that Illinois has serious issues as we are in the midst of a state budget crisis...

Chicago transit fire results in smoke inhalation injuries for many

Posted on June 22, 2010
Chicago news authorities reported that a fire in the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) red line subway station caused many passengers to experience Chicago personal injuries Sunday after suffering smoke inhalation or respiratory problems. Nineteen terrified Chicago red line riders went to hospitals after a fire apparently caused by an electrical spark between two rails that ignited a greasy lubricant sprayed on train wheels...

Three injured in Chicago car accident

Posted on June 20, 2010
Early yesterday morning, three individuals received personal injuries in a Chicago car accident on the Dan Ryan expressway (?The Ryan?), which is Interstate Highway 90/94. Chicago Breaking News Center reported that the three Chicago car accident victims were all taken to area John H...

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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Swansea, IL Doctor Delayed Diagnosis

Posted on June 19, 2010
According to the Madison-St. Clair Record, Linda Cordes of St. Clair County claims her former physician failed to inform her of a mass on her kidney which she later discovered to be cancerous. Dr. Brad Ringhofer served as the primary care physician for Cordes from June 9, 2006, through August 31, 2009...

Chicago pin-in accident results in serious personal injuries

Posted on June 18, 2010
One individual received serious personal injuries in a pin-in car accident in the Loop on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened during the lunchhour, shortly after noon near 10 West Jackson Boulevard. The individual who received personal injuries was taken from the scene in serious to critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital...

Case Law Update: Rescue Doctrine

Posted on June 16, 2010
Tennehill v. Costello, No. 1-09-0868 (5-10-10) affirmed a case in which the plaintiff sued her neighbor for shoulder injuries sustained while helping neighbor walk to her car after Defendant had a medical emergency and insisted that Plaintiff drive her to the hospital rather than call ambulance...

Two dead in Illinois motorcycle accident

Posted on June 16, 2010
An Illinois motorcycle accident resulted in two people killed Sunday night in Elk Grove Village, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Chicago Tribune reported that based on the Elk Grove Village press release, Illinois police officers responded Sunday evening around 7:40 p...

Case Law Update: Distraction Exception in Premises Liability

Posted on June 14, 2010
Wilfong v. L.J. Dodd Construction, No. 2-09-0347 (5-27-10) affirmed that a a project manager on elementary school construction project, was injured when he fell while walking across ruts on muddy construction site, while talking on his cell phone about his work...

Study finds blood pressure drugs may raise cancer risk

Posted on June 14, 2010
CNN.com is reporting that a possible medical product liability study published in a British medical journal found that certain blood pressure medications may be linked to an increased risk of cancer. While researchers cannot say the exact risk of cancer for each drug, they are calling for more research to be sure of the risks...

Illinois man dies from motorcycle accident injuries

Posted on June 13, 2010
An Illinois motorcyclist died early Friday morning after he crashed on Interstate Highway 57 in the south suburbs near cities of Oak Forest and Country Club Hills, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. Around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, Illinois State Police responded to a motorcycle crash in the right hand southbound lane of I-57 north of I-80...

Chicago man injured after contacting ?third rail? of Blue Line

Posted on June 12, 2010
Chicago Breaking News Center reported that a 50 year-old Chicago man received personal injuries after coming into contact with the third rail at a Chicago Transit Authority (?CTA?) Blue Line station at Kedzie this afternoon at about 12:45 p.m. The Chicago train injury accident occurred on the northbound side of the tracks...

BP?s investors rattled by cleanup costs and lawsuits

Posted on June 08, 2010
The Chicago injury lawyers are watching the heart-wrenching stories stemming from the BP oil spill in the Gulf that is devastating the environment, citizens, and animals. The New York Times is reporting now that BP shareholders are fleeing the company?s stock amid concerns about the ultimate bill for cleanup costs, injury lawsuits, fines, and damage to BP?s reputation...

UTV injury settlement reached

Posted on June 07, 2010
A personal injury lawsuit settlement has been reached in one of the hundreds of personal injury lawsuits filed against Yamaha and its Rhino utility-terrain vehicle (UTV) for saety problems and product liability concerns. This is the first successful case against Yahama in connection to the UTV product liability problems...

NFL medical heads convene to discuss brain injuries

Posted on June 04, 2010
CNN.com reported that NFL medical heads recently met to discuss brain injuries, which can seriously affect football players both short-term and long-term. Even without symptoms, neurologists warned at the meeting that blows to the head can be deceptively severe...

Chicago doctor charged with sexual assault

Posted on June 02, 2010
Charges have been brought against a Chicago doctor specializing in gynecology alleging sexual assault. Assistant Cook County State?s Attorney states that for almost eight years, police did not use DNA evidence in a case against a Chicago-area gynecologist who continued to practice gynecology despite multiple rape allegations made by patients...

Just in time for summer & Memorial Day ? Pool safety tips

Posted on May 31, 2010
Last year, the Illinois personal injury lawyers at Levin & Perconti read about too many heart wrenching cases of injured children involving dangerous pools. These injuries to children could have been prevented! Many children who drown in swimming pools were not neglected ? they had only been seen moments before...

Chicago boy fatally killed by drunk driver in Rogers Park

Posted on May 30, 2010
Chicago wrongful death lawyers at Levin & Perconti were extremely saddened to read in the Chicago Sun-Times today that a young Chicago boy was wrongfully killed by a drunk driver in the Rogers Park neighborhood this morning. The 10 year-old boy was walking with his father and was between two vehicles when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver hit one of the vehicles...

Chicago personal injury plaintiff seeks damages from injury on ?Public Enemies? street film set

Posted on May 27, 2010
A Cook County injured plaintiff has filed a Cook County premises liability lawsuit against NBC Universal, Inc., PE Productions LLC and Universal City Studios LLLP, and other unknown defendants. According to the Illinois injury lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court, the Chicago injured pedestrian tripped and fell on fake trolley tracks...

1.8 million toy dart gun sets recalled after deaths of two boys

Posted on May 25, 2010
Chicago injury lawyers at Levin & Perconti read about the recent product recall involving injuries to children and wanted to share the important recall information with our readers. The asphyxiation deaths of two boys, including one Chicago wrongful death, have prompted the government to announce a product recall of 1...

Chicago Injury Lawyers reach $1.2 million Settlement

Posted on May 23, 2010
Chicago injury lawyer Susan L. Novosad recently obtained a $1.2 million Illinois premises liability settlement on behalf of an Illinois injured victim. In 2002, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a general handyman on the estate. The injured plaintiff was gardening on the property near a greenhouse when a large selection of the fa�ade of the greenhouse fell onto the plaintiff, causing him to suffer severe and permanent injuries...

Does the E. coli outbreak affect your lettuce?

Posted on May 21, 2010
The Illinois product liability attorneys at Levin & Perconti realize that our readers are likely worrying about whether the lettuce they have bought is safe to eat, due to the recent E. coli outbreak and recalls. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the E...

Illinois personal injury lawsuit filed against Medieval Times

Posted on May 19, 2010
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that an Illinois man hired to work at Medieval Times as a king has filed an Illinois personal injury lawsuit against the companies that operate the entertainment venue after he was thrown from a horse. Last year, the Illinois personal injury plaintiff was hired last year to play a king at Medieval Times and had to ride a horse and speak at the dinner and tournament show...

Case Law Update: Negligence in Slip and Fall

Posted on May 17, 2010
Callaghan v. The Village of Clarendon Hills, No. 2-09-0482 (4-29-10) affirmed a case that found that the plaintiff was injured when she slipped and fell on ice and snow while walking on public sidewalk near a public park within a residential area. Court properly dismissed negligence count, as Tort Immunity Act contemplates determination of immunity for bounded public property, and sidewalk here was immediately adjacent to a park; and Park District maintained it, indicative of intended use for recreational purposes...

Tylenol plant conditions called ?shocking?

Posted on May 17, 2010
Recent findings are showing that the safety and quality violations that led to the Tylenol plant shutdown were extremely serious and can lead to extremely tough action by United States regulators on drugmaker Johnson & Johnson. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (?FDA?) released an inspection report on the facility in Pennsylvania where the product recall stems from, which a professor of pharmaceutical manufacturer called ?absolutely shocking...

ITLA President: State courts provide equal justice, not ?jackpot justice?

Posted on May 16, 2010
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President Peter J. Flowers recently authored an editorial that appeared in the Madison County Record and The Southern Illinoisan in response to an editorial by Travis Akins. Akins? article claimed to have found the real root of Illinois? economic problems ? he pinpointed the blame precisely on consumer driven lawsuits...

Case Law Update: Tort Immunity Act

Posted on May 14, 2010
Hemminger v. Nehring, No. 3-08-0751 (4-8-10) affirmed a case where a plaintiff filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of his wife. This was based on a misinterpretation of Pap smear and failure to diagnose cervical cancer, which was diagnosed as Stage III six months later...

Case Law Update: Voluntary Dismissal in Wrongful Death

Posted on May 12, 2010
Green v. Northwest Community Hospital, No. 1-09-2233 (4-28-10) reversed the Circuit Court decision and found that voluntary dismissal order falls within exception to general rule against claim-splitting, where court's order stated "plaintiff is granted leave to voluntarily dismiss with leave to reinstate as a matter of right", and thus clearly and unmistakably granted leave to refile the action...

Case Law Update: Voluntary Dismissal in Wrongful Death

Illinois lawsuit alleges lifeguard negligence in drowning wrongful death

Posted on May 11, 2010
The St. Clair Record reported that a recently filed Illinois wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the man died while swimming in a crowded Madison County Illinois lake after a lifeguard failed to provide him adequate assistance. In fact, the Illinois negligence lawsuit further contends that the lifeguard was allegedly talking and texting on her cell phone at the time of the incident...

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