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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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Case Law Update: Statute of Limitations as applied to the Tort Immunity Act

Posted on March 26, 2010
Kaufmann v. Schroeder, No. 109738, is a case that presented a question as to whether a trial court had properly dismissed plaintiffs' claims of negligent hiring, negligent supervision and negligent infliction of emotional distress arising out of allegations that doctor employed by defendant-municipal hospital committed unwanted sex act on plaintiff, where dismissal was based on expiration of one-year statute of limitations period found in section 8-101(a) of Tort Immunity Act...

Corporate front group calls for less corporate oversight

Posted on March 25, 2010
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which acts as a front group for corporations and advocated for policies that drove our country?s economy to collapse, is now calling for more of the same policies. The Chamber of Commerce released its annual lawsuit climate rankings today by its Institute for Legal Reform ? calling for less oversight and less accountability for the Wall Street, drug, and insurance companies that fund the corporate front group...

Illinois Supreme Court says: Drunk driving lawsuit against Illinois strip club can proceed

Posted on March 23, 2010
An Illinois negligence lawsuit against an Illinois strip club can proceed after a decision issued by the Illinois Supreme Court. Chicagobreakingnews.com reported that the Illinois Supreme Court decided that DuPage County Diamond?s Gentlemen?s Club near West Chicago had a duty to prevent two intoxicated patrons from driving away...

Former Toyota lawyer says he can prove company hid information

Posted on March 21, 2010
CNN.com recently reported that a former in-house attorney who resigned from Toyota has internal documents that are potentially damaging to his former employer. According to the former counsel for Toyota, the documents are very damaging. The former in-house counsel defended Toyota in product liability lawsuits and negligence lawsuits from 2003 to 2007...

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Wrongful death lawsuit settles for $700,000

Posted on March 19, 2010
The St. Clair Record recently reported that a wrongful death lawsuit settled for $700,000; the defendant, L.A. Weight Loss, will make payment to the two children of a woman who suffered fatal liver failure after using supplements recommended to her by the Weight Loss Centers...

Spice safety being reexamined

Posted on March 17, 2010
The Washington Post recently reported that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a second look at the safety of spices. Federal regulators recently met with the spice industry to determine methods and practices to make the supply safer. Ideally, the spice industry would take proactive steps to prevent contamination, such as using one of three methods to rid spices of bacteria: irrigation, steam heating, or fumigating with a pesticide...

Overhauling The Healthcare System

Posted on March 16, 2010
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its investigations subcommittee have summoned the chief executives of WellPoint Inc., UnitedHealth Group, Humana Inc. and Aetna to testify about medical claims denied for individuals with preexisting conditions as well as recent rate hikes...

Boxed warning added to blood thinner drug

Posted on March 15, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is adding its strongest product liability warning to the label for the drug Plavix. The warning will caution that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner. The Los Angeles Times reported that the boxed warning indicates that the drug is dangerous only in the sense that it does not work in certain patients and may leave them vulnerable to heart attacks and strokes...

First contested case in drywall litigation to be heard this week

Posted on March 13, 2010
The Chicago product liability attorneys at Levin & Perconti have been following the Chinese drywall litigation closely over the past year and wanted to share that the first ?test case? of the product liability cases will be heard this week. The homeowners? case does not have any direct legal influence on the other drywall litigation, but the court is expected to decide about what needs to be done to fix the home and how much it will cost...

Proposal seeks to end nursing home violence

Posted on March 11, 2010
Chicago newspaper SouthtownStar explored the nursing home abuse legislation introduced by Chicago lawmakers this week. The nursing home abuse attorneys at Levin & Perconti are happy with the two key features of the reform nursing home abuse legislation ? beefing up nursing home staffing in Illinois nursing homes and raising fines on facilities that endanger residents...

Residents say that fire alarm system did not go off during Uptown fire

Posted on March 09, 2010
Chicago news source Lake Effect News is reporting tonight that there was a severe fire in an Uptown SRO this afternoon. Editor Lorraine Swanson reported that the fire on the seventh-floor left one man with personal injuries of second-degree burns. He also suffered from smoke inhalation...

Arrests made in deadly Illinois apartment fire

Posted on March 08, 2010
On the morning of Valentine?s day, a tragic deadly fire killed seven people, including four children, in Cicero, Illinois. Further, a Cicero Fire Department firefighter also suffered a personal injury when a chimney collapsed on his head inside the building...

Case Law Update: Duty of Care in Premises Liability

Posted on March 07, 2010
Pence v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Corporation, No. 1-08-3668 (2-3-10) found that when the plaintiff parked his car in Metra parking lot, and walked diagonally across the street, and in middle of street tripped on bolt protruding from railroad tie...

Legislative Update: Electronic notice

Posted on March 07, 2010
House Bill 5381 would allow the circuit court to give required notice to a party by email if the party has an electronic address. Requires that the circuit clerk maintain a copy of the electronic content and a delivery receipt in his or her records. Gives electronic notices the same effect as a hard copy notice...

Chicago injury attorney: Key to ending violence in nursing homes is adequate staffing

Posted on March 03, 2010
Chicago injury attorney Steven M. Levin recently addressed the violence that has been reported and uncovered in Illinois nursing homes in a Letter to the Editor at Chicago Tribune. Mr. Levin commended the Chicago Tribune?s effort in raising public awareness surrounding the safety issues in Chicago nursing homes...

Nursing home safety push stepped up by Illinois government

Posted on March 01, 2010
The Chicago nursing home attorneys at Levin & Perconti are happy to share that the State of Illinois is stepping up its nursing home safety push, according to a recent Chicago Tribune article. The Illinois Attorney General stated that her office and the local police are working to protect Illinois nursing home residents by visiting Chicago and Illinois nursing homes unannounced and also conducting safety checks at troubled Illinois nursing homes...

Toyota makes case for U.S. legal system

Posted on February 28, 2010
A recent editorial again highlighted the need for the U.S. legal system. Despite what proponents of tort reform and damages caps want you to believe, the United States personal injury lawsuit system works. The need for our system was recently reinforced by the Toyota product liability recall...

The need for trial lawyers

Posted on February 25, 2010
The Chicago personal injury attorneys at Levin & Perconti realize that much of the news that our readers encounter about trial lawyers is negative. The need for ?tort reform? has been used as a plea to gain votes in elections and get Americans fired up over false information...

ITLA President discusses the truth behind insurance reform

Posted on February 24, 2010
Last week, the Chicago Tribune published a letter to the editor written by Peter Flowers, President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). ITLA is a statewide organization whose members, including the Chicago injury attorneys at Levin & Perconti who represent injured workers and consumers...

Chicago couple files car accident lawsuit after baby, two friends die in crash

Posted on February 22, 2010
The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that a young Chicago-area couple has filed a car accident lawsuit after a violent crash killed their 13-month old son. The recent Chicago-area crash also killed two of the couple?s friends. The Chicago couple is now seeking justice and has filed a car accident lawsuit against the driver who is alleged to have slammed into their Honda Civic, resulting in the wrongful death of all three backseat passengers...

Local gas company sued over Illinois house explosion

Posted on February 21, 2010
The Chicago-area newspaper Daily Herald recently reported on a local negligence lawsuit that was filed in the Cook County Circuit Court that Levin & Perconti thought was interesting. The story reports that an Illinois Elgin family has filed a lawsuit against NICOR, a local gas company...

Chicago-area family sues Evanston school district over hanging death of son

Posted on February 19, 2010
A year ago, a fifth-grader was tragically found hanging in the bathroom of an Evanston suburban elementary school. An autopsy by the Cook County Medical Examiner?s office determined that the 10 year old Skokie boy died of hanging and ruled his death a suicide...

Jury to consider golfer?s negligence

Posted on February 16, 2010
The Chicago attorneys at Levin & Perconti recently read an article about an Illinois lawsuit that promises to be interesting. As our blog readers know, the attorneys at Levin & Perconti specialize in Illinois injury lawsuits, so this injury ruling peaked our interest...

Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Negligence

Posted on February 14, 2010
Norman v. Brandt, no. 4-09-0246 (2-4-10) is a case where the Plaintiff alleged that Defendant, who offered to lead cars of friends who were heading to lake to swim, drove his vehicle "in concert" with driver of vehicle from which Plaintiff was thrown to cause his injuries and death...

Case Law Update: Punitive Damages in Products Liability

Posted on February 13, 2010
Jackson v. Ford Motor Company, No. 5-05-0723 affirmed a jury verdict for $43 million, including $15 million in punitive damages. The plaintiffs, in 1993 Lincoln Town Car, were rear-ended in dead center of car, at about 60 mph; fuel tank was crushed, and pipe wrench in trunk pierced fuel tank and caught fire immediately; both were severely burned and one Plaintiff died...

Case Law Update: Insurance in Automobile Accidents

Posted on February 12, 2010
Erie Insurance Exchange v. Triana, Nos. 1-08-3310 (2-3-10) affirmed a decision ruling that a driver and a passenger who were in an automobile accident in Galena with an underinsured motorist should have been grated summary judgment. The summary judgment for the underinsured motorist was proper where the trial court found setoff provisions of the policy were not ambiguous; and only $100,000 in total UIM benefits remained for all defendant after setoff by $200,000 total paid to both by other driver's insurer...

Case Law Update: Negligence in Premises Liability

Posted on February 12, 2010
Pence v. Northeast Illinois Regional Committee Corporation, No. 1-08-3668 (2-3-10) affirmed a decision ruling that since the plaintiff parked his car in the Metra parking lot, and then walked diagonally across the street, and it was in middle of street tripped on bolt protruding from railroad tie, Metra owed no duty to Plaintiff as he was not a passenger, as he had not yet boarded train and had not purchased train ticket that morning, even though Plaintiff stated that he had monthly train pass and intended to board train...

Company to pay $200K after importing toys with lead

Posted on February 11, 2010
A company has agreed to pay a product liability settlement in the amount of $200,000. The settlement will settle allegations that it violated U.S. law when it imported the Thomas and Friends, Curious George, and Winnie the Pooh toys that had high levels of lead in them and posed dangers to children who used the toys...

2 stores pull necklaces on concern over toxic cadmium

Posted on February 10, 2010
Teen fashion clothing store Aeropostale and Saks outlet stores have pulled from its shelves necklaces that had high levels of toxic metal in them. Environmental groups tested the necklaces and the necklaces showed to have high levels of cadmium, which could be harmful to consumers...

Environmentalists push for ingredient lists on household cleansers

Posted on February 09, 2010
Environmental advocates have asked a court to use an old law to force manufacturers to reveal what ingredients make up household staple cleaning items. The cleanser industry, which has recently pushed voluntary efforts to unveil product ingredients, claims that the lawsuit is not warranted and that fears about health risks are misinformed...

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