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On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Apr 6, 2017 | Personal Injury
As Americans, we have a remarkable railroad system weaving intricately across the country. Furthermore, we trust that our train systems will be reasonably safe for travelers and for the homeowners, drivers and pedestrians near the tracks. Most of us simply assume that...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Mar 30, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
The John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and the University of Illinois Hospital have both been repeatedly sued for malpractice and have paid out more than $160 million to settle claims, demonstrating the pervasive problem of negligence within their systems....
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Mar 24, 2017 | Personal Injury
A comprehensive study completed by researchers at Britain's University of Oxford and Imperial College illustrates the lasting effects that even a mild bump on the head can have. It found that people who suffered mild concussions had shorter life spans and suffered...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Mar 17, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
Republican representative Steve King introduced a bill in Congress that would limit the available non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 per case. If the law passes, it would affect claims in every state, including in Illinois. The law would...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Mar 6, 2017 | Premises Liability
While shopping can be an entertaining pastime as well as a necessary duty, sometimes you can get hurt while at the mall or the local grocery. Shoppers can suffer from accidental injuries in a number of ways. The most common type of accident happens when a customer...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Mar 2, 2017 | Personal Injury
On April 4, 2017, the New York Supreme Court affirmed that law enforcement officials don't need to warn users or get permission to snoop through their private Facebook activity. It doesn't matter whether the information was posted to "friends of friends," "friends" or...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Feb 21, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
The second most common cause of cancer death in the U.S., colorectal cancer kills almost 50,000 people each year, but delays in diagnosis often happen. When there is a delayed diagnosis for colorectal cancer, people who have greater risks of death due to being in more...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Feb 15, 2017 |
Mental and physical changes that typically accompany aging can significantly diminish an elderly driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Unfortunately, there is no magic number that tells older people when it's time to hand over the keys. Since aging...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Feb 7, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
Tort reform, despite its many proponents, is not the cure-all to high medical costs. Torts, medical malpractice suits, and lawyers are the common scapegoats that lawmakers, hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies cite as the primary culprit for runaway medical...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Feb 7, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
Since 2015, health care regulators and lawmakers have devoted much time, energy and resources into investigating a series of outbreaks of "superbugs" related to the use of duodenoscopes. These devices, used to inspect and treat problems in the intestinal tract, have...
