Chicago Accident Law Blog
Covers accident and injury law, asbestos, medical device litigation, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, pharmaceutical litigation and workers' compensation.
Author: Edmund Scanlan is the founding attorney of the Scanlan Law Group in Chicago.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Medical Malpractice • Product Liability Law • States • Illinois • Solo / Small Firm • Workers Compensation
Recent Posts from Chicago Accident Law Blog
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Illinois Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims Get A Break
Illinois childhood sexual abuse victims were given a chance to bring their claims for injuries by an opinion by the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District that was released March 7, 2008, Doe v. Diocese of…
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Illinois Truck Accident Death Action Filed
An Illinois wrongful death lawsuit was filed recently for the deaths of a husband and wife who died March 7, 2007, in Will County. Unfortunately the heirs did not contact me until last month. They…
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Product Liability Rollover Suit Not Preempted
A products liability suit in a rollover accident was not preempted by federal regulations according to a recent decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. This decision rejects a common defense used by manufacturers…
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Illinois Medical Malpractice Caps Found Unconstitutional
Illinois medical malpractice lawyers who represent victims and their clients were pleased with the ruling last week by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Joan Diane Larsen that caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases…
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Negligent Entrustment of Motorcycle
An Illinois wrongful death lawsuit that I filed on behalf of the family of a 17 year old boy who died in a crash while riding his motorcycle recently came to a successful conclusion. On…
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Illinois Wrongful Death Act Amended
Illinois Wrongful Death Act now allows jurors to award damages for "grief, sorrow, and mental suffering." The law in Illinois since 1867 has been that in wrongful death actions, there is "no recovery for bereavement"…
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Illinois Sexual Abuse Victims Abused Again
Illinois sexual abuse victims often confront confusing statute of limitations issues when bringing claims for chilhood sexual abuse. The Illinois Supreme Court held that under the common law discovery rule governing when a statute of…
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Internet Prescriptions As Public Health Threat
Internet prescription drug overdoses are a threat to public health in the United States. Medical malpractice and product liability suits against the internet pharmacies, physicians who prescribe without a valid physician-patient relationship, and the pharmaceutical…
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Illinois Hospital Immunity-Confidential Patient Records.
Illinois hospitals were granted immunity from disclosing confidential patient records by the Illinois Supreme Court. Bagent.v. Blessing Care, d/b/a Illini Hospital, 224 Ill. 2d 154, 862 N.E. 2d 985 (Jan. 19, 2007). An Illinois woman's…
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Internet Prescription Malpractice-Part II
An Illinois internet prescription malpractice case that I tried last year now has resulted in the indictment of the very doctors sued. The doctors were charged in the civil suit with: (1) prescribing Xanax and…