Month: October 2014

Radiology and Medical Malpractice

Radiology is medical specialty that focuses primarily on the diagnostic use of CT scans, MRI, x-rays, ultrasounds, sonograms, and other methods of imaging. Like all medical professionals, radiologists are obligated to provide medical treatment that meets the...

Estimating How Much Medical Malpractice Case Might Be Worth

  If a patient is injured as a result of a preventable medical error, he or she may be able to recover money damages in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Medical malpractice damages may include the following: Past and future medical expenses Lost wages Loss of future...

CMS to Resume Medical Error Reporting

Timely and adequate reporting of medical errors is essential to proper oversight, accountability, and safety within in the healthcare industry. But, a few months ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discontinued its practice of publicly reporting...

Integrating the law with the facts of motor vehicle accidents

Whether they are minor or serious, car accidents happen all across Chicago each and every day. When accidents occur not all people may know how to proceed or who to call in order to get their lives back on track. Some people may not even know what to do in the moments...

Report Issued on Top 10 Patient Safety Strategies

  Earlier this year, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report identifying the top 10 patient safety strategies that can be implemented immediately by health care providers. AHRQ developed 41 recommended strategies based on an assessment...

What You Need to Know about the Ebola Outbreak

Fears about the Ebola outbreak have been escalating over the past few weeks, ever since a Dallas doctor tested positive for the virus. Below are 7 facts that you need to know about the Ebola outbreak in order to protect your and your family's health. At least 17 Ebola...

Will staffing shortages lead to increases in nursing home abuse?

Nursing homes and other medical care facilities are required to meet the standards established for them by law to ensure that their residents are safe. In Illinois and other states throughout the nation, care facilities must employ adequate numbers of nurses, doctors...

Defining negligence as a cause for personal injury

There are many ways that Chicago residents can suffer personal injuries. In some situations individuals harm themselves in avoidable accidents. In other cases their harm is caused by the actions or omissions of others.When a person suffers harm as a result of the...

What is distracted driving and how does it cause car accidents?

Chicago residents see it each day on local roads. A driver puts on her makeup at a stoplight. Another chats on his phone while changing lanes. A mother in the driver's seat of her car reaches around to discipline her children in the backseat.According to the United...

$2,300,000 – Brain Injury
$650,000 – Motor Vehicle Accident
$800,000 – Construction Injury
$570,000 – Medical Malpractice

$4,300,000 – Medical Malpractice
$4,100,000 – Construction
$4,000,000 – Medical Malpractice
$3,000,000 – Vehicle Accident

$950,000 – Birth Injury Malpractice
$5,860,000 Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Death
$1,800,000 – Product Liability
$4,000,000 – Medical Malpractice

$3,000,000 – Vehicle Accident
$950,000 – Birth Injury Malpractice
$7,500,000 – Premises Liability

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