http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/ en-us 2007-11-20T15:41:56-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/11/abused_boy_scouts.html Today Hurley McKenna & Mertz filed suit in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against Charles Bickerstaff, The Boy Scouts of America and the Blackhawk Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Charles Bickerstaff is a 57 man that served... Sexual Abuse hmm 2007-11-20T15:41:56-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/11/suit_filed_against_boy_scouts.html Today Chicago law firm Hurley McKenna & Mertz, filed suit against Charles Bickerstaff and the Boy Scouts of America and the Black Hawk Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America for civil damages arising out of the sexual abuse... Sexual Abuse hmm 2007-11-20T15:19:36-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/11/caps_on_damages_unconstitution.html In a victory for victims of negligent medical care in Illinois, Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Diane Larsen, ruled that caps on damages for medical malpractice are not constitutional in Illinois. The case will now proceed to the Illinois... Unfair Caps on Medical Malpractice Victim's Damages hmm 2007-11-16T14:00:46-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/11/product_liability.html “The Bush administration, responding to a wave of recent food and product recalls, is set to announce today its most aggressive regulatory proposals yet on policing imports. But much of their success depends on congressional action, and some lawmakers and... Drugs and Medical Devices hmm 2007-11-12T14:53:12-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/11/woman_ignored_in_emergency_roo.html As a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer I wish I could say that things like this never happened: “The family of a woman who died earlier this year after collapsing on an emergency room's floor as she waited for treatment has... hmm 2007-11-12T14:48:44-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/10/boy_scout_sex_abuse_1.html This story from Idaho provides an excellent example of why there should be no statute of limitations for sex abuse cases. Children fear telling the story and as in this case in Idaho when the story does get told there... Sexual Abuse hmm 2007-10-29T15:43:17-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/10/boy_scout_sex_abuse_2.html This story from Idaho provides an excellent example of why there should be no statute of limitations for sex abuse cases. Children fear telling the story and as in this case in Idaho when the story does get told there... Sexual Abuse hmm 2007-10-29T15:43:17-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/10/medtronic_leads_may_be_riskier.html “The defibrillator leads pulled off the market this week by Medtronic Inc. may pose a higher risk of fracture in younger adults and children, a population for whom the devices were particularly popular in part because of their small diameter.... Drugs and Medical Devices hmm 2007-10-27T10:11:28-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/10/fda_approval_does_not_insure_a.html As a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer I have known for a long time that drugs and medical devices are not necessarily safe just because the FDA says so. The fact is that the FDA is full of people that either... Drugs and Medical Devices hmm 2007-10-27T10:02:51-06:00 http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2007/10/medical_care_on_cruises.html Cruise lines seem to want it both ways. They want you to feel secure knowing there is a doctor on board but they do not want to take responsibility when the doctor is negligent. The Wall Street Journal reports: “In... hmm 2007-10-27T09:57:50-06:00