As with doctors, nurses have a legal responsibility to maintain standards of quality in patient care. As such, states recognize when a nurse’s failure to live up to those responsibilities, and patient harm results. We lay out several instances where Illinois...
Some professions, by their very nature, create conditions for illness or injury. There are many occupations that often bring about injuries directly related to the work they involve. Those conditions are called occupational illnesses and are often covered by workers’...
Injuries sustained as a result of the use of a pharmaceutical drug may in fact be cause for a defective products claim. These claims are based on a failing of sorts in the drug’s manufacturers, distributor and sometimes, sales representative, prescribing doctor or...
Illinois is one of several states where plaintiffs who share some responsibility in their own injuries may be bound by the rule of “Modified Comparative Negligence” to also share in some of the financial burden for their injuries. This simply means that...
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, more than 15 million people suffer from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) today. That is a huge number. The pain from this condition can be debilitating and can inhibit one’s ability to maintain a living or...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that more than 1.3 million U.S. workers work each day in spaces that routinely expose them to large amounts of asbestos. Shown to be a carcinogen, asbestos has long been associated with the...
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