Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Recent Posts from Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

• Cook County Trucking Accident Results in Wrongful Death Claim

  A recent Cook County trucking accident settlement raises some interesting question about driver responsibility. The Cook County wrongful death lawsuit was brought by the family of a 47 year-old Illinois auto worker who was killed…

• Chicago Foundation Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary

  Last Friday the Chicago Union League Civic & Arts Foundation marked its 60th anniversary celebration with a gala event that featured several of its former Foundation award winners. Chicago civil attorney Robert Kreisman attended the…

• Chicago Man's Partial Paralysis Leads to Medical Malpractice Settlement

  A Cook County resident filed a medical negligence lawsuit against a neurosurgeon and neurologist who allegedly failed to correctly diagnose a cancerous growth on the man's spine. The delay in the diagnosis allowed the tumor…

• Guidelines for Selecting a Nursing Home for the Elderly

  In an age when reports of nursing home abuse are becoming all too common, picking a nursing home for an elderly relative is never an easy task. A recent book, Taking Charge: Good Medical Care…

• Could Product Defect Be at Fault? Toyota and Lexus Cars Reported to Have Numerous Sudden Acceleration Accidents

  According to the Chicago Tribune, since 2001 over 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported that their cars having suddenly accelerated on their own. Sometimes these runaway cars were found after crashing into trees, parked…

• Negligent Cook County Delivery Results in Brain Damage to the Child

  A Cook County birth injury lawsuit that alleged a baby boy had suffered severe brain damage during a delay in his birth was settled. The medical malpractice lawsuit was against Northwest Community Hospital, a nurse…

• Cook County Emergency Room Malpractice Verdict Returned in Favor of Woman's Surviving Family

  A jury returned a Chicago medical malpractice verdict for the family of a 45 year-old diabetic woman who died after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest while in the emergency department of Little Company of Mary Hospital.…

• Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict Stands On Appeal For Doctor’s Failure to Diagnose

  An recent Illinois medical malpractice jury verdict was affirmed by the Illinois Fifth District Appellate in favor of an injured plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The appellate court's decision effectively denied a physician's claims…

• Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Participates in Principal For A Day Program

  Yesterday the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) sponsored its thirteenth year of its Principal for a Day (PFAD) program. celebrated its 13th year in Principal for a Day. Chicago personal injury attorney Robert Kreisman participated in…

• Heart Valve Replacement Surgery To Be Made Safer

  Leading heart valve manufacturers Edwards Lifesciences and Medtronic are racing each other to perfect new heart valves that could revolutionize heart valve replacement surgery. The new heart valves would result in a less-invasive surgery because…