by James Bizzieri | Jul 26, 2023 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
In most cases, when a patient enlists the services of a physician or medical facility, one can assume that some level of risk will be involved. It’s therefore prudent that a physician or other medical professional inform the patient about whatever procedure or test...
by James Bizzieri | Jul 26, 2023 | Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury
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...
by James Bizzieri | Jul 25, 2023 | Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
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’...
by James Bizzieri | Jul 25, 2023 | Defective Products Claims, Personal Injury, Pharmaceutical Drugs
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...
by James Bizzieri | Jul 24, 2023 | Dog Bite, Personal Injury
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...
by James Bizzieri | Jul 14, 2023 | Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
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...
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