Medical Malpractice

According to the Cleveland Clinic, surgical mesh is a material that is used to strengthen bodily tissues, including bone. It is often used to correct pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, two conditions which affect numerous women.  Despite its...

Failure to follow up on diagnostic testing can lead to complications with medical conditions, as well as patient injury and death. Diagnostic Testing Errors Can Be Fatal Medical negligence can occur in a variety of ways. In some cases, negligence is obvious when a...

When medical errors are overlooked or ignored by medical professionals, patients risk further injury or death from complications due to lack of proper treatment. Deadly Medical Mistakes Ignored medical mistakes are often deadly for patients who fail to seek proper...

Medical malpractice creates an ongoing health crisis for many victims in Illinois. While their circumstances may have been out of their control, their knowledge about choosing a good doctor may protect them from going through a similar experience in the future. There...

If you suffered an injury during or after surgery, you may feel certain that the doctor should shoulder the blame. This may very well prove true, but surgical staplers may also have a role to play. The devices have a history of malfunctioning and the FDA reviewed them...

Medical experts suspect that 1 in 20 patients who visit the doctor for illness experience a misdiagnosis or lack of diagnosis for his or her condition. Diagnostic Errors Put Patients at Risk Medical illnesses and diseases that are misdiagnosed or go undiagnosed put...

A new law allows non-combat servicemembers to file medical malpractice claims and recover compensation for their losses from the federal government when they are injured by military healthcare provider negligence. Impact of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act...

You trust your doctor and pharmacist in Illinois to take proper care of your health, but either of them could accidentally put your health at risk by making a medication error. Do you know how you can help avoid such an unnecessary mistake?  The Mayo Clinic offers...

Defense medical exams are undertaken by doctors hired by the defendant to investigate and, possibly, undermine a plaintiff's case. If the case does not settle, it is highly likely that the doctor conducting the medical exam will testify against the injured party....

Diagnostic errors are common in pediatric practices with rates as high as 62% in some areas of practice. Pediatric Diagnostic Errors According to recent studies in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, diagnostic errors commonly occur within the practice...