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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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Hearing highlights the medical device nightmares

Posted on May 19, 2009
Levin & Perconti posted a blog about the medical device bill yesterday that would provide recourse for product liability victims if they are injured by a medical device approved by the FDA. You can listen to some of the victims of medical device preemption below:

Update on commuter airlines safety hearing

Posted on May 19, 2009
Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on a recent airplane crash. The hearing showed that regulatory changes for commuter airlines are needed. Last week, CBS interviewed the family of one of the recent flight victims. To view the CBS clip on the airplane crash victims? family...

Dems push medical device liability bill

Posted on May 18, 2009
An FDA advisory panel cardiologist has asked Congress to eliminate manufacturers? blanket immunity from product liability lawsuits over defective medical devices that were approved by the FDA. The cardiologist stated that FDA approval does not mean that a device will not malfunction...

Iron gate crushing wrongful death lawsuit reaches settlement

Posted on May 18, 2009
An 11 year-old boy was killed when a 1600 pound unsecured iron gate crushed him in 2007. The personal injury victim and his brother were playing at a school when the unhinged gate fell on them, causing the wrongful death of the 11 year-old and serious injuries to his brother...

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Woman files personal injury lawsuit against aquarium

Posted on May 17, 2009
A woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit after her trip to an aquarium rendered her injured. The personal injury plaintiff tripped over a large screen at the aquarium. She required orthopedic surgery. To read more about the personal injury lawsuit against the aquarium...

Illinois family of 6 year-old killed by garage door files personal injury lawsuit

Posted on May 17, 2009
A Cook County wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the home owner and two companies believed to have manufactured and installed the door. The Illinois lawsuit stems from the boy?s death May 9 when he was trapped between an overhead garage door and the floor...

Illinois cancer victim?s widow sues city for contaminated water

Posted on May 16, 2009
A widow in the Chicago suburbs has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Crestwood, alleging that contaminated drinking water caused her husband?s death in 2003. A Chicago Tribune investigation published last month reported that Crestwood leaders used the well water for more than two decades after the EPA found the well to be contaminated with toxic chemicals...

Fire-related deaths on the rise in Chicago

Posted on May 15, 2009
The city of Chicago is about to set a higher number of fire deaths this year than last. Up until last month, there were 16 fire-related deaths and last year, there were a total of 17 fire deaths all year. The winter?s subzero temperatures likely played a role in the rise in fire-related deaths because of the reliance on space heaters and candles to keep warm through the winter...

Class action train accident lawsuit proceeds

Posted on May 15, 2009
The class-action train accident lawsuit over a 2005 derailment that resulted in 11 wrongful deaths is moving ahead despite a defense motion. The defense motion argued that certifying the lawsuit as a class action would set bad precedent. The train derailment resulted in the deaths of 11 passengers and the personal injuries of nearly 200 others...

Fake medical journals revealed in Merck product liability trial

Posted on May 15, 2009
The products liability class action lawsuit claimed, among other allegations, that Merck & Co., the pharmaceutical manufacturer of recalled drug Vioxx, created phony medical journals full of previously published studies. Vioxx has since been linked to many thousands of strokes and heart attacks...

Jury deciding deputy?s personal injury lawsuit

Posted on May 14, 2009
Jurors are now considering a personal injury lawsuit involving a police officer in a hit-and-run lawsuit. The officer?s right foot was amputated less than two weeks later. To read more about the personal injury lawsuit.

Suburban Chicago boy dies in fire

Posted on May 14, 2009
A Chicagoland fire that may have been intentionally set has resulted in the wrongful death of a 12 year-old boy and personal injuries to his mother and two sisters. The cause of the fire is under investigation. To read more about the Chicagoland fire...

Settlement reached in carbon monoxide lawsuits

Posted on May 13, 2009
A wrongful death lawsuit recently settled out of court for an unreleased amount. The personal injury lawsuit involved a man who was in a coma for two weeks and died as a result of exposure to carbon monoxide in a leak at his apartment. To read more about the carbon monoxide settlement...

Hydroxycut class action lawsuit filed

Posted on May 13, 2009
Only one week after the Hydroxycut recall was issued, a class action lawsuit has been filed. The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturer failed to provide proper warnings and misled consumers about the safety of Hydroxycut. Last week, a recall was issued on the weight loss products as a result of reports of liver damage and other injuries...

Chicago woman killed in Northwest side fire

Posted on May 12, 2009
A Chicago woman was killed in an apartment building fire last week. The fire broke out in the fire victim?s second-floor Chicago apartment. The fire was confined to one apartment. Firefighters found a smoke alarm with no battery in the apartment. To read more about the Chicago fire victim...

$1 million settlement reached in jail wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on May 12, 2009
The family of a man who died in a county jail has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for 1 million. The complaint in the wrongful death lawsuit alleged willful indifference on behalf of the jail staff. To read more about the wrongful death lawsuit settlement...

Man sues spicemaker over food poisoning

Posted on May 11, 2009
A man who says that he received salmonella poisoning at a buffet restaurant has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a spicemaker. The personal injury lawsuit is likely the first stemming from a bacterial outbreak that has caused personal injuries to more than 40 people...

Baxter receives FDA warning over misleading promotions

Posted on May 11, 2009
The FDA recently warned Baxter that materials used to promote one of its surgical sealants are misleading. According to the FDA, the materials overstate the pharmaceutical?s benefits. To read more about the FDA warning.

New warnings on anti-seizure drugs

Posted on May 10, 2009
The FDA has recently made physicians aware of new warnings on anti-seizure drugs. The warnings indicate heightened risks of suicidal tendencies. The product liability warnings apply to more than 20 medications used to control seizures, psychiatric disorders, and nerve pain...

Senate committee will focus on tobacco bill soon

Posted on May 10, 2009
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will soon work on the product liability bill that gives the FDA the power to regulate tobacco products. To read more about Congress?s plans for the bill.

President appoints Tenenbaum to head Consumer Product Safety Commission

Posted on May 09, 2009
Recent reports indicate that President Obama has tapped former schools chief Inez Moore Tenenbaum to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Obama also indicates that he will boost funding at the agency, which is involved heavily in product safety oversight...

Doctor tells family to leave house with Chinese drywall

Posted on May 09, 2009
CNN recently published an article about a Florida family severely affected by the tainted Chinese drywall. Last week, the products liability victim fled a multi-million home because the drywall was making her physically and mentally ill. She believes that injuries that she and family members have been suffering or the past year ? including upper respiratory infections, antibiotics, and bloody noses ? have been caused by the walls...

2 year-old boy dies in pool

Posted on May 08, 2009
A 2 year-old boy died last weekend after family members found him floating in their swimming pool. The boy had no pulse when he was pulled from the water. It is unknown how he got into the pool. Levin & Perconti reminds you, as the summer months approach, to avoid drowning tragedies by practicing safety tips when near or in water! To read more about the 2 year-old drowning...

House Judiciary Subcommittee holds hearing on Federal Arbitration Act

Posted on May 08, 2009
As Levin & Perconti blogged about last week, forced arbitration clauses are receiving pressure from consumer rights organizations like AAJ and Public Citizen and polling results indicating opposition to mandatory arbitration clauses. Now, they are receiving pressure from legislators as well...

Case Law Update: Damages in Personal Injury Case

Posted on May 08, 2009
Stamp v. Sylvan, No. 1-08-1421 (4-22-09) affirmed that because uncontroverted evidence at trial demonstrated that plaintiff suffered a soft tissue injury to her neck; and jury awarded medical expenses for pain incurred during that period of time, trial court properly granted plaintiff a new trial on the issue of damages for pain and suffering and loss of normal life limited to six months after automobile collision in which she was injured...

Institute of Medicine calls for changes to prevent industry influence on patient care and research

Posted on May 07, 2009
The Institute of Medicine recommended that doctors, medical schools, professional groups and drug makers make serious changes to prevent gifts and payments from influencing patient care and research. Levin & Perconti agrees that many non-common practices should be eliminated, such as meals, trips, or other gifts from companies to physicians...

Tort reform videos ? soon to be interrupting your movie experience

Posted on May 07, 2009
Next month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will release four short clips to run before movies in Washington, D.C.-area movie houses. The movie clips will all tell a story of supposed ?Lawsuit Abuse? ? injury lawsuits which people were allegedly dragged into the legal system with frivolous lawsuit filings...

Toppled athletic towers to be investigated

Posted on May 06, 2009
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that it will investigate toppled light poles to try to determine the cause of the failures. The decision about investigating the product safety issues comes after an 80-foot athletic tower crashed to the ground, crushing the bleachers...

FDA recalls nail polish remover

Posted on May 05, 2009
The FDA has recently issued a product recall alert on Personal Care non-acetone nail polish remover, conditioner enriched with gelatin. The polish remover does not meet product specifications and could cause chemical burns to fingers of persons who use the defective product...

Workplace safety task force to help decrease worker deaths

Posted on May 05, 2009
A workplace safety task force will ask for help from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to gather information and analyze why Wyoming has the worst workplace fatality rate in the nation. The task force spent years working with Alaskan officials to build a surveillance model responsible for cutting workplace fatalities in helicopter logging and commercial fishing...

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