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On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Sep 12, 2016 |
With their large size and high speeds, trucks represent a major safety risk and are involved in thousands of fatalities on American highways each year. Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed a new regulation that would require all large commercial...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Sep 9, 2016 | Personal Injury
Slips, trips, and falls send millions of Americans to hospitals every year. While slip and fall injuries are among the easiest to prevent, they are a leading cause of injuries for workers and the elderly. Every day, the average person takes between 5,000 and 7,000...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Sep 1, 2016 | Firm News
A medical misdiagnosis is extremely serious. According to a recent study, 12 million Americans are misdiagnosed in doctors' offices each year. What steps can you take to prevent a medical misdiagnosis?
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Aug 21, 2016 | Medical Malpractice
Physician burnout, common among doctors, often leads to medical errors that result in patient injuries. If the problem is not treated or corrected, Illinois patients are likely to experience physician errors and medical injuries that require the assistance of a...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Aug 16, 2016 |
State and federal laws require truck drivers to obtain and maintain a valid commercial driver's license. The Illinois Secretary of State says that Congress passed the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety of 1986 due to a prior patchwork of laws that posed risks to anyone...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Aug 9, 2016 | Firm News
The need for medical malpractice litigation is evident when medical care goes wrong and the hospital or physician at fault refuse to properly compensate the victim. The standard of care may vary depending on the location of the hospital and the experience of the...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Aug 9, 2016 |
The federal government is tracking data to crack down on hospitals that consistently commit high rates of avoidable or preventable errors in patient care. The government is relying on patient data collected by Medicare. The purpose of the program is to reduce...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Jul 31, 2016 |
Doctors who intentionally misdiagnose patients with conditions they do not have can pose a considerable risk to patient safety and quality of life. The treatments they prescribe are not only unnecessary, they may adversely affect patient health. When a physician...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Jul 28, 2016 |
It's nearly impossible not to drive without distractions in a multi-tasking oriented society. We're in a time-crunch these days, with work time bleeding into family time and the increasing feeling that if we're not constantly connected to what is happening now, we are...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Jul 12, 2016 |
Molly's Law, a new measure that was recently signed by Governor Bruce Rauner, will help Illinois families who are seeking justice in wrongful death cases. Inspired by Molly Young, an Illinois woman who was found dead in 2012 in her ex-boyfriend's Carbondale home, the...
