Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog
Personal injury and product liability cases in the news.
Author: Robert D. Kreisman is a solo practitioner in Chicago.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Product Liability Law • States • Illinois • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Illinois Car Crash Death Case Settled: Chain Restaurant Held Liable
A recently settled Illinois wrongful death case presented a unique theory of liability that targeted the owner of a restaurant more so than the driver who caused the Illinois car accident. The decedent was tragically…
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Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act Allows Worker To Recover For Injury Playing A Sport
An Illinois Appellate Court held that a suburban Chicago park district has been ordered to pay an Illinois worker’s compensation claim to an employee that got hurt playing a sport during his work shift because…
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Falls On the Rise as a Leading Injury Among Senior Citizens
One out of every three Americans 65 years or older will suffer injuries as a result of a fall. According to the Illinois-based Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, falls are the leading causes of injury among…
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Evanston/North Shore Branch of NAACP Celebrates 100 Years
On Saturday, October 17, 2009, Evanston/North Shore Branch of the NAACP celebrated its 100th year with pride. Several hundred friends and supporters were in attendance at the Chicago North Shore Holiday Inn in Skokie, Illinois.…
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Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunals Highlighted in Film
Using actual transcripts from the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals, The Response provides a window into the tribunals and allows the general public a glimpse of what takes place at Guantanamo Bay. The film's writer/producer, Sig…
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Illinois Construction Accident General Contractor Held Responsible For Injury To Employee Of Sub-Contractor
In a case before the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals in Chicago, it was held that a general contractor can be held liable for injuries to an employee of a sub-contractor where it…
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Cook County Medical Malpractice Breast Cancer Jury Verdict Upheld By The Illinois Appellate Court
A woman brought an Cook County medical malpractice lawsuit against her gynecologist for a failure to diagnose her breast cancer in a timely manner. The woman had been seeing the defendant gynecologist regularly since the…