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by Steinberg Goodman & Kalish | Dec 4, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
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...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 1, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
It is not uncommon to come across an aggressive driver while navigating Chicago roadways. In fact, at least 80% of American motorists confess that they have, at some point within the last year, felt significant anger while driving, according to AAA. Dangerous driving...
by Steinberg Goodman & Kalish | Nov 26, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
Liability shields for nursing homes and long-term care facilities protect against civil liability for some resident injuries and deaths related to COVID-19. Are Nursing Homes Liable for COVID-19? When the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread across the country, many...
by Steinberg Goodman & Kalish | Nov 19, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
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...
by Steinberg Goodman & Kalish | Nov 12, 2020 | Personal Injury
Each year, Thanksgiving meals, family road trips, and unexpected fires send thousands of people to hospital emergency rooms with serious, even fatal injuries. Beware of Thanksgiving Dangers According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Nov 9, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
Illinois residents like you entrust your relatives to the care facilities you leave them in. When you choose a facility, you expect that you are getting the best quality service you can afford. Unfortunately, abuse is rampant in the nursing home industry. This...
by Steinberg Goodman & Kalish | Nov 5, 2020 | Birth Injuries
A group of Stanford researchers has improved on a technique that diagnoses mini-strokes in babies. Mini-strokes are fairly common for infants born prematurely and can occur in full-term infants as well. Doctors rely on ultrasounds to identify injuries to babies’...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Oct 29, 2020 | Traumatic Brain Injuries
When you get into a serious car accident, you may experience trauma to your head that results in a traumatic brain injury. Although the National Center for Biotechnology Information reports that nearly 80% of brain injury cases are mild, some result in disability or...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Oct 28, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
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...
by Steinberg Goodman & Kalish | Oct 26, 2020 | Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration relaxed training requirements for nurse's aides, drastically reducing mandated training hours for certification. New Nurse's Aides Training Poses Safety Risks Nursing homes around the country have...
