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2012.05.14: Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Finding for Hospital in Doctor's Injury Case - Caburnay v. Norwegian American Hospital
2012.05.09: U.S. Court of Appeals Rules For Parents of Disabled Woman, Letting Family Sue Chicago Police for Negligence - Paine v. Cason, et al.
2012.05.07: Illinois Appellate Court Allows Premises Liability Case to Proceed Under Safety Code - McCarthy v. R&M Holdings & Quality
2012.04.30: Appellate Court Publishes Opinion Regarding the Use of Tools to Modify Product Causing Injury - Perez v. JLG
2012.04.26: Illinois Appellate Court Rules That Employer May Not Offset Worker's Compensation Award with Credit - Patel v. Home Depot USA
2012.04.25: Photographic Evidence May Be Found Relevant Without Expert Testimony - Williamson v. Morales
2012.04.23: Internet Linking May Be Copyright Infringement - Flava Works, Inc. v. myVidster.com
2012.04.18: Illinois Jury Finds for Defendant Driver Who Was Ticketed for Hitting Stopped Vehicle
2012.04.16: CEO Binds Limited Liability Company to Loans - J. F. Brewing, Inc. v. PaulMark Land Acquisition
2012.04.12: $277,000 Illinois Jury Verdict for Driver's Ligament Hand Injury
2012.04.11: Engineering Expert Excluded from Testifying Because He Did Not Perform Any Tests to Form His Opinions - Bielskis v. Louisville Ladder, Inc.
2012.04.09: Cook County Jury Finds for Driver Who Hits Crossing Teen in Front of High School
2012.04.05: U.S. Court Finds Injured Worker Is Not a Borrowed Employee of Post Office - Fowler v. U.S.
2012.04.04: Illinois Supreme Court Holds That No Relationship Needed Between Asbestos Exposed Person and Company - Simpkins v. CSX
2012.04.02: Illinois Appellate Court Limits Uninsured Motorist Claim for Workers' Compensation Benefit Claim - Burcham v. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co.
2012.03.29: Illinois Jury Sides With Defendant in Rear-End Crash - Bozinis v. MacArthur
2012.03.28: U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court Decision That Party Seeking Discovery Rule Must Offer Sufficient Evidence for Its Use - Broaddus v. Shields
2012.03.26: Cook County Jury Finds for One Taxi Driver Who Struck Another at O'Hare Airport - Said v. Barry
2012.03.22: $225,000 Jury Verdict for CTA Passenger Who Fall on Wet Bus Floor - Pflanz v. Chicago Transit Authority
2012.03.21: Illinois Retains Jurisdiction Despite Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Inconvenient Forum - Fennell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
2012.03.19: $6.4 Million Settlement for Construction Worker's Injuries Following 25 Foot Fall - Carmona v. Dormitory Authority
2012.03.15: Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Jury Was Wrong in Choosing Not to Award Loss of Society in Death Case - Watson v. South Shore Nursing & Rehab
2012.03.14: $381,000 Verdict in Injury from Chain Reaction Car Crash - Flynn v. Galanis
2012.03.12: $1.265 Million Awarded to Investors After Corporation Cancels Stock - Dore, et al. v. Sweports Ltd.
2012.03.08: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Reduces Trucker's Weekly Hours
2012.03.07: More Than 16,000 Deaths in Six Years: Texting While Driving
2012.03.06: $1.9 Million Jury Verdict for Motorcycle Passenger Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck - Razim v. Erickson
2012.02.29: $4.25 Million to Family of Pedestrian Killed in Fiery Highway Crash - Estate of Hawa Sissoko v. Roadway Express, Inc.
2012.02.27: Companies Dispute Responsibility for Workers' Compensation Claim - Elite Labor Services, Ltd. v. William Dudek Manufacturing
2012.02.23: Bicycle Injuries and Deaths on the Rise - Illinois Lawmakers Amend Illinois Vehicle Code
2012.02.22: Army: Workout Supplements May Have Caused Two Soldiers' Deaths
2012.02.20: Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal for Subcontractor After Ironworker Injury - Oshana v. FCL Builders
2012.02.16: Illinois Appellate Court Confirms That Softball is a Contact Sport - Gvillo v. DeCamp Junction
2012.02.15: Construction Company Loses Bid for Injury Contribution Claim - McMackin v. Weberpal Roofing
2012.02.13: $4.75 Million Jury Verdict to Stand - Supreme Court Will Not Overturn Case of the "Blogging Juror" in Eskew v. Metra and BNSF Railway Co.
2012.02.09: Cook County Jury Finds for Driver of Car in Motorcyclist's Injury Case - Utterback v. Isenhart
2012.02.08: $36M Settlement in Charter Bus, Tractor Trailer Crash That Killed 4 and Injured Many
2012.02.06: $20 Million Jury Verdict Reinstated on Substitution of Judge Issue - Powell v. Dean Foods Co.
2012.02.02: City of Chicago to Pay $525,000 to Settle Police Abuse of Autistic Boy
2012.02.01: Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Express Terms in Employment Contract Not Waived - Downs v. Rosenthal Collins Group
2012.01.30: Insurance Company Owed Duty to Defend Claim for Negligent Spoliation of Evidence Because the Vehicle Loss Was Tangible Property - Universal v. LKQ
2012.01.27: Texting, Driving, and Causing Accidents is Still Insured
2012.01.25: Illinois Appeals Court Ruled in Helicopter Crash Case: It Has Jurisdiction Against French Maker of Ball Bearings - Russell v. SNFA
2012.01.23: No Bad Faith for Insurance Company’s Delay in Payment to Insured - Pryor v. United Equitable Insurance Company
2012.01.18: $8 Million Jury Verdict for Bricklayer Who Fell 30 Feet at Construction Site - Mazzorana v. Emil Perrotta Co.
2012.01.16: Illinois Supreme Court Settles Employment Covenants Not to Compete Debate: Refutes Marginalization of the Legitimate Business Interest Prong
2012.01.11: Joliet Squad Car Hits Bicyclist at High Speed, Resulting in Broken Leg and Brain Trauma - Cedric Bacon v. City of Joliet
2012.01.09: Illinois Appellate Court Opens Waiting Passenger's Lawsuit Against Estate of Teen Killed by Amtrak Train
2012.01.04: Court Vacates Verdict for Driver in Bicycle Collision Case - English v. McLaughlin
2012.01.03: Summary Judgment for Defendant in Negligence Action Where Hazard was Open and Obvious- Deliberate Encounter Exception Did Not Apply in Swearingen v. Momentive Specialty Chemicals
2012.01.02: Alternative Liability Rule Applied in Two-Vehicle Collision - Anderson v. Anderson
2011.12.28: Illinois Appellate Court Orders Third Trial For Car Crash Case - Petraski v. Thedos
2011.12.26: $2.5 Million Settlement Reached in Pickup Truck/Bicycle Collision in Downstate Illinois
2011.12.21: Honda Air Bag Problem Leads to Recall of 304,000 Vehicles Worldwide
2011.12.19: Cook County Judge Restricts Insurance Recovery in Porch Collapse Case; Ware v. First Specialty Insurance Corp.
2011.12.14: $60,000 Jury Verdict in Admitted Liability Rear-End Crash - Paolinetti v. Yakovleva
2011.12.12: $5M Verdict for Company for Conspiracy and Fraud Against Ex-Employee - Catmet Company v. Melnick
2011.12.09: 25th Anniversary Year of Receiving Highest Legal Honor for Robert D. Kreisman - Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Rating
2011.12.07: 168,000 Volkswagen and Audi Diesel Vehicles Recalled for Fuel Leaks
2011.12.05: Copyright Found Not Protectable in Holiday Inn Express Design Case - Nova Design Build v. Grace Hotels
2011.11.30: Illinois Appellate Court Upholds $23.8M in SUV Crash with Illinois Department of Transportation Truck - Chraca v. Miles
2011.11.28: Train Engineer Receives Jury Verdict for Injury to Shoulder While Applying Train Brake - Hatchett v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.
2011.11.24: Photographs for Cross-Examination Are Excluded When Not Produced Prior to Trial - Scales v. Benne
2011.11.23: Jury Reaches $897,000 Verdict in Head-On Collision After Rear-End Impact From School Bus - Fuller v. Richmond Burton High School
2011.11.22: $349,000 Jury Verdict for Injured Driver at T-Intersection - Valdez v. Claes
2011.11.21: Jury Finds for Construction Company in Ironworker Injury at Loop High-Rise - Silva v. O'Sullivan Plumbing
2011.11.17: Illinois Appellate Court Affirms That Walking Outside of a Crosswalk is Pedestrian Negligence- Longo v. Chicago Transit Authority
2011.11.16: Bricklayer Who Fell at Construction Site Awarded $8.3 Million; Mazzorana v. Emil Perrotta Co.
2011.11.14: $1.7 Million Jury Verdict Awarded to Driver for Injury Suffered After Rear-End by 18-Wheeler Truck - Kolodzik v. Castillo
2011.11.10: Judge Declares Mistrial in $700 Million Tobacco Lawsuit
2011.11.09: Illinois Bar Journal Publishes Tort Law Article Written by Robert D. Kreisman
2011.11.08: $600,000 Verdict for Plaintiff Hit by UPS Driver While Stopped in Traffic for Ambulance - Barbin v. United Parcel Service
2011.11.07: $850,000 Jury Award for Painter Who Falls From Elevated Train Tracks - Luna v. Chicago Transit Authority
2011.11.03: Illinois Supreme Court Holds Again that Punitive Damage Claims Do Not Survive an Injured Person's Death - Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor
2011.11.02: Jury Finds Chicago Chinese Restaurant Not Liable for Allergic Reaction to Egg Roll - White v. Leung
2011.10.31: $5.4 Million Settlement for Workers Injured in Construction Accident
2011.10.27: Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury's $3 Million Damages Award for Stairwell Fall; Van Gelderen v. Hokin
2011.10.26: $98,000 Verdict for Injured Mother After Teen Runs Red Light - Martlett v. Fuller
2011.10.24: $3 Million Verdict for Leg Amputation in Forklift Mishap - Price v. Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc.
2011.10.20: Retired Judge Admits Negligence - $91,000 Jury Verdict in 4-Car Chain Reaction Crash; Clark v. Tucker
2011.10.19: Jury Awards Chicago Recycler $3.25 Million for Business Breach of Contract – Paper Recovery, Inc. v. Segerdahl Corp.
2011.10.17: Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Railroad Owed Duty to Child Injured Climbing onto Train - Choate v. Indiana Harbor Belt R. Co.
2011.10.13: Federal Court of Appeals Rules That Expert Needed in SUV Rollover Case - Show v. Ford Motor Co.
2011.10.12: Jury Awards $403,000 to Worker Exposed to Toxic Gas at Citgo Refinery - Bland v. Citgo
2011.10.10: $175,000 Jury Verdict for CTA Bus Driver After Intersection Crash with School Bus - Comer v. United Quick Transportation, Inc.
2011.10.06: Illinois Supreme Court Rules No Negligent Auto Design, Reversing $43 Million Verdict in Jablonski v. Ford Motor
2011.10.05: Surviving Kin Receives $614,000 for Mental Suffering Following Father's Death in Motorcycle Accident - Estate of Harder v. Nooraee
2011.10.04: Bicyclist Found Partly Responsible for Intersection Accident - Still Awarded $1.5 Million in Smith v. Suburban General Construction
2011.09.30: Store Accident Results in $346,000 Verdict for Plaintiff Shopper - Corbett v. Menard Inc.
2011.09.29: Jury Awards Bicyclist $269,000 Verdict in Intersection Crash Despite Lack of Eyewitnesses - Bettag v. Mackie
2011.09.26: Hospital Employee's Fall Results in $355,958 Verdict - Viernun v. Universal Maintenance LLC
2011.09.21: Two-Truck Accident Results in Five Party Lawsuit - $3.1M Verdict Awarded in Edwards v. Millstadt Rendering Co.
2011.09.19: Third-Party Defendant Held Responsible for Ice Patch That Caused Car Accident - Ponto v. Levan
2011.09.14: Chicago Rear-End Accident Receives $110,000 Jury Award Despite Preexisting Medical Condition - Thomson v. Mueller
2011.09.12: Chicago Judge Enters Directed Verdict Against Defendant Truck Driver in Car Accident Case - Walker, et al. v. Andrade, et al.
2011.09.09: Chicago Rear-End Collision Results in $222,000 Verdict - Castillo v. Chicago Transit Authority
2011.09.08: Bicyclist Struck in Designated Bike Lane - Esposito v. Sims Reinforces Need for Improved Bike Safety in Chicago
2011.09.06: Illinois Construction Worker Receives $13.5 Million Verdict for Machine's Design Defect - Stone v. MiTek Industries
2011.09.01: Chicago Pedestrian Granted New Jury Trial After Defendant Attorney Disregards Motion Barring Evidence Relating to A Third-Party
2011.08.29: Chicago Jury Rules Both Plaintiff and Defendant Responsible for Intersection Accident - Vasiliadis v. Cortese
2011.08.25: Cook County Brick Layer Injured, Multiple Parties Blamed - Mieszkowski v. Patel Builders, Inc., et al.
2011.08.22: Chicago Cab Driver Hits Lawyer - $594,245 Verdict Exceeds Cab Company's Policy Limits in Sojka v. Papadopoulus, et al.
2011.08.17: $2.7 Million Chicago Porch Death Settlement Puts Building Owners on Notice - Doyle v. Kendard Management Corp.
2011.08.15: Teenage Driver Causes Intersection Accident - $177,624 Awarded in Lewandowski v. Butler
2011.08.10: $6.95 Million Jury Verdict, Road Construction Injury to Worker Loses Leg, Struck by Car; Martinelli v. City of Chicago
2011.08.08: $170,754 Verdict Entered Against Cook County Driver Talking on Cell Phone - Budd v. Kelso
2011.08.05: Social Host Liability Decision in Underage Drinking Case Overturned By Illinois Supreme Court - Bell v. Hutsell
2011.08.03: Chicago Pedestrian Suffers Head Injury After Rear-End Car Crash - Receives $110,000 Verdict in Franks v. Chicago Carriage Cab Corp.
2011.08.02: $3.2 Million Verdict in Chicago Construction Death Trial Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court in Maggi v. RAS Development, Inc.
2011.08.01: Chicago Bike Injury Results in $1.9 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Shoulder Fracture - Smart v. City of Chicago
2011.07.29: Fatal Truck Accident Results in $7 Million Settlement for Surviving Family Members - Villa v. Heritage Operating Truck Company
2011.07.27: Metra Train Crossing Accident Verdict of $700,000 Upheld By Illinois Appellate Court - McDonald v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.
2011.07.25: Chicago Cab Rear-Ends White Sox Fans in Game Traffic - $291,681 Jury Verdict in Barbarigos v. LW Cab Corp.
2011.07.22: Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Section 318 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts Does Not Apply in Illinois - Tilschner v. Spangler
2011.07.20: Special Needs Child Drowns at Day Camp - $1 Million Jury Verdict in The Estate of Barnabe Lucas, deceased minor v. Christian Youth Center Ministries, et al.
2011.07.18: Appellate Court Holds Illinois Law Applies to Michigan Car Crash - Murphy v. Mancari’s Chrysler Plymouth
2011.07.15: Illinois Work Injury Lawsuit Results in Record Macon County Verdict - $3.09 Million Awarded in Jones v. Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc.
2011.07.13: Cook County Industrial Plant Accident Leads to Worker's Death - $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jensen v. Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
2011.07.11: Chicago Bike Accident Results in $1.2 Million Verdict for College Student - Ferry v. Pendleton
2011.07.08: Illinois Fall Case Results in $2.25 Million Settlement from Kmart
2011.07.06: Amtrak Train Crash Under Investigation by NTSB
2011.07.01: HBO Documentary Shows Different Perspective on Personal Injury Cases and Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
2011.06.29: Law Limiting Sale of Customer Prescription Data Overturned by Supreme Court - Sorrell v. IMS Health
2011.06.27: Generic Drug Companies Held to Lower Standard Than Name Brand Counterparts - U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Pliva v. Mensing
2011.06.24: Cook County Railroad Employee Awarded $1.26 Million for Defective Track Switch Injury - Barnicle v. Belt Railway Company of Chicago
2011.06.22: Parked CTA Bus Hit By Elderly Driver - $395,858 Verdict for Injured Bus Driver In Maldonado v. Meade
2011.06.20: Jeep Grand Cherokees Recall? Crash Tests Show Fire Risk Following Rear-End Collisions
2011.06.15: Contaminated Heparin Lawsuit Awarded $625,000 By Cook County Jury - Johansen v. Baxter International
2011.06.13: Illinois Jury Returns $95 Million Verdict for Workers' Rights Violations
2011.06.10: U.S. Supreme Court Orders Microsoft to Pay $290 Million in Patent Infringement Lawsuit
2011.06.08: Chicago Forklift Operator Fails to Meet OSHA Standards - Truck Driver Receives $3.6 Million Settlement in McDonald v. Imperial Zinc Corp.
2011.06.06: Disabled Resident's Fall Leads to $400,000 for Surviving Family - Estate of Schrik v. Omole
2011.05.31: Cook County Construction Injury Results in $423,242 Jury Verdict for Crane Accident - Zdanwic v. Gatwood Crane Service
2011.05.27: Chicago Housing Authority's Request for Judgment NOV Denied By Illinois Supreme Court - $16.5 Million Verdict Stands in Howell v. Chicago Housing Authority
2011.05.25: Illinois Court Rules Train "In Use" and Contributory Negligence Does Not Apply - $500,000 Verdict in Balough v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
2011.05.23: Illinois Court Clarifies Definition of "Next of Kin" Under Wrongful Death Act - Baez, etc. v. Rosenberg, etc.
2011.05.20: FDA Okays Abbott's Marketing of Trilipix as Combo Medication
2011.05.18: Cook County Pedestrian Suffers Brain Injury After Being Hit by SUV - $713,602 Verdict
2011.05.16: CTA Explosion Leads to $4.1 Million Verdict for Death of Chicago Electrician - Ingolia v. Target Electric, Inc.
2011.05.11: Illinois Workers’ Compensation Decision Affirmed - Pactiv v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
2011.05.09: Chicago UPS Workers Pushed Too Far: Demand Reduced Workloads for Health and Safety
2011.05.06: Should Illinois Jurors Be Allowed to Question Trial Witnesses? Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee Considers New Proposal
2011.05.04: Loose Gravel on Roadway Results in Illinois Motorcycle Accident - $1.73 Million Settlement Reached
2011.05.02: Cook County Multi-Vehicle Rear-End Accident Results in $8.4 Million Jury Verdict - Nofal v. Cardinal Transport, Inc.
2011.04.29: City of Chicago Not Liable for City Resident's Faulty Staircase - Hess v. City of Chicago
2011.04.28: Toyota Voluntarily Recalls 2011 Tundra Pick-Up Trucks Due to Defective Driveshafts
2011.04.27: Blagojevich Retrial Underway: Ex-Governor Faces Twenty Federal Charges
2011.04.25: Infant Deaths Caused by Crib Bumpers - Safety Agency Needs Stricter Investigation Standards
2011.04.22: Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Car Crash Verdict Despite Judge's Error - Oglesby v. Berg
2011.04.20: Product Defect Case Not Barred by Assumption of Risk Issue - Stollings v. Ryobi Technologies
2011.04.18: Illinois Park District’s Poor Inspections Do Not Satisfy Willful and Wanton Conduct Requirement Under Illinois Tort Immunity Act - Tagliere v. Western Springs Park District
2011.04.15: Jury Sides With Toyota in Product Defect Case - Sitafalwalla v. Toyota Motor Corporation
2011.04.13: Illinois Supreme Court Rules Common Fund Doctrine Does Not Apply to Healthcare Liens - Wendling v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services
2011.04.11: Illinois Court Denies Plaintiff's Request to Change Theory of Liability in Product Defect Lawsuit - Aldridge v. Forest River, Inc.
2011.04.08: Chicago Bus and Truck Collision Receives Verdict of $363,853 - Johnson v. Mr. Bult’s, Inc., et al.
2011.04.06: Cook County Pedestrian Crosswalk Accident Results in $300,000 Jury Verdict - Aspera v. RSJM Restaurant
2011.04.04: Illinois Head-On Car Crash Results in $483,000 Jury Verdict – Guide v. Garlanger
2011.03.30: Forum Non Conveniens Motion Denied in Illinois Birth Defect Case - Erwin v. Motorola, Inc.
2011.03.28: Illinois BIcycle Accidents - The Dangers of "Dooring"
2011.03.25: Home Depot Worker Injury Leads to $2.5 Million Settlement; Jones v. Stimson Lumber Co.
2011.03.23: CTA Rider's Fractured Leg Brings $246,000 Cook County Verdict - Kpea v. Chicago Transit Authority
2011.03.21: Overview of Illinois DePuy ASR Hip Replacement System Recall and Lawsuits
2011.03.17: Illinois Crosswalk Collision Between Bicyclist and Car Results in $130,000 Verdict - Hilborn v. Merchants Solutions, Inc.
2011.03.15: Cook County Rear-End Collision Results in $675,000 for Traumatic Brain Injury- Davis v. Schneider National Carriers, Inc.
2011.03.10: $5 Million Settlement Approved in Illinois Truck Crash - Berry v. OSF Healthcare System
2011.03.09: Chicago Iron Worker Injured – Construction Site Injury Receives $436,000 Verdict - Petrouski v. Brandenburg Industrial Service Co.
2011.03.07: Chicago Student Awarded $571,000 From the City of Chicago After Light Pole Injury - Brown v. City of Chicago
2011.03.03: Mazda Seat Belt Case to go to Trial After Woman Dies - Williamson v. Mazda
2011.03.01: Cook County Construction Accident Verdict Awards $6.3 Million Against Subcontractor for Death of Electrician in Estate of Ingolia v. CTA, et al.
2011.02.24: Illinois Auto Crash Settled for $2.93 Million - Cox v. Phillips
2011.02.22: Illinois Rear-End Crash With Pickup Truck and Semi-Truck Results in a $100K Verdict in Gallaugher v. Arrow Specialized Carriers, Inc.
2011.02.17: Chicago's Mayor Daley Speaks at Union League of Chicago's George Washington Birthday Gala
2011.02.15: Chicago Drunk-Driving Car Crash Case Settled for $5M - Ambrogio v. Ericksen
2011.02.10: Chicago Car Crash Involving Police Car Results In $750,000 Cook County Verdict - Rajewski v. City of Chicago
2011.02.08: Cook County Jury Finds for Business in Fraud Case, $2.1M, Punitive Damages; ISB Products, Inc. v. Autotech Technologies
2011.02.03: Chicago Blizzard Makes Record Books, Dubbed "Snowpocalypse"
2011.01.25: Cook County Intersection Accident Receives $97,433 Verdict for Injured Driver - Linkevich v. Alarcon, et al.
2011.01.20: Illinois Engineering Expert Qualifications Clarified by Illinois Supreme Court in Thompson v. Gordon, et al.
2011.01.17: Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitration Clause; Carr v. Gateway, Inc.
2011.01.15: Cook County $1.5 Million Verdict for Injuries Suffered When Railcar Grab-Bar Breaks Off; Walters v. Belt Railway Company of Chicago
2011.01.09: Cook County Construction Site Accident Leads to $8.5 Million Verdict for Two Injured Construction Workers - Calloway Jr. and Calloway Sr. v. Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
2011.01.07: Illinois Highway Accident Involving Cell Phone Use Results in $8 Million to Two Teens' Surviving Family Members - Illinois State Trooper Held Responsible in Uhl v. State of Illinois
2011.01.05: Illinois Product Defect Case Returns $2 Million Verdict for Factory Worker - Thakore v. Universal Machine Co. of Pottstown, Inc.
2011.01.03: Illinois Auto and Truck Accident Caused By Bike Rack Defect Settled for $1.5 Million - Starr Frohlich v. Yakima Products
2010.12.29: Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Explains Reasons for Chicago Judge's Dismissal of Whistleblower Lawsuit - Goldberg v. Rush University Medical Center and Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, LLC
2010.12.23: Illinois Intersection Car Accident Driver Receives Over $600,000 Verdict - Burke v. Plainfield Limousine
2010.12.21: Applying Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals to Filter Expert Testimony Qualifications
2010.12.15: Chicago Rear-End Truck Crash Ends With a $4.5 Million Jury Verdict – Dorman v. Sysco Food Services – Chicago, Inc.
2010.12.11: Illinois Railroad Worker's Medical Experts Unable To Connect Cumulative Trauma Injury - Myers v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
2010.12.09: Chicago Construction Site Injury Involving Elevator Shaft Fall Leads to Verdict Against General Contractor - Aguilera v. FHP Techtonics Corporation
2010.12.04: Tractor-Trailer Truck Accident Leads to Death of Two-Year Old Girl - $4 Million Verdict in Estate of Santos v. Garfoot Trucking, Inc.
2010.12.02: Illinois Wrongful Death Case After Single-Vehicle Car Crash Gets $1 Million Jury Award – Estate of Isom v. Barham
2010.11.30: Illinois Rear-End Auto Accident Involving Tow Truck Verdict Reduced by 50% for Comparative Negligence – Verhaegen v. Bill Smith Auto Parts, Inc.
2010.11.25: Illinois Product Defect Case Reversed For Injured; Malen v. MTD Products, Inc.
2010.11.23: Chicago Carpenter Injured In Fall At Construction Site Receives $1.47 Million Verdict - Conwell v. James McHugh Construction
2010.11.18: Federal Preemption Auto Safety Case To US Supreme Court; Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
2010.11.16: Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Featured Speaker at Michigan Association for Justice Seminar
2010.11.12: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Immunity Claim Reversed by Illinois Appellate Court - Torf v. Chicago Transit Authority
2010.11.10: Illinois Wrongful Death Truck Crash Results in $6.5 Million Settlement - Carroll, et al. v. Geils Farms, LLC, et al.
2010.11.08: Illinois Bicyclist Hit By Auto Driver - Personal Injury Case Settled for $1.7 Million
2010.11.05: Violence Dismissed: Public Affairs Initiative At Union League Club Of Chicago
2010.11.03: 15-Passenger Van Warning Issued By National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2010.11.01: Verdict for Mother and Child Rear-Ended by Tow Truck – Admitted Liability; Tucker v. Hollywood Towing, Inc.
2010.10.29: Cook County Jury Returns Verdict of $3.3 Million for Injured Motorcyclist
2010.10.27: Illinois Family Sues for Wrongful Death of Daughter Killed by Amtrak Train
2010.10.25: Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Wrongful Death Verdict, $8.13 Million – Ready v. United/Goedecke, Inc.
2010.10.22: Res Ipsa Loquitur Applied to Illinois Medical Malpractice Claim - Cook County Jury Awards $3.6 Million
2010.10.19: Falling Tree that Caused Back and Ankle Injuries to Lake County, Illinois Woman Results in Jury Verdict of $4.52 Million
2010.10.14: Verdict for Teen Dies of Head Injuries in Stairway Collapse Upheld By Illinois Appeallate Court - Gaston v. City of Danville
2010.10.12: Illinois Wrongful Death Jury Verdict of $734,400 Awarded for Worker Killed During Torch Cutting of Rail Car
2010.10.07: Strip Club Settles Drunken-Driving Lawsuit For $1 Million- Simmons v. Homatas
2010.10.05: Illinois Highway Trucking Accident Involving Three Semi Trucks Reviewed For Insurance Policy Limits - Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Munroe
2010.10.01: Illinois Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Extra Injured on Transformers 3 Set - Romo v. Paramount Pictures, et al.
2010.09.27: Civil Justice Advocacy Program at Baltimore AAJ Conference Promotes High Quality Trial Training
2010.09.25: Illinois Car Accident Case Reviewed For Application of Dead Man's Act - Balma v. Henry
2010.09.23: Illinois Chemical Plant on Trial for Potential Brain Cancer Clusters Caused By Leaking Chemicals - Branham v. Rohm & Haas Co.
2010.09.21: Illinois Birth Injury Lawsuit Criticizes Nurses For Chain of Command Breakdown - $9.5 Million Settlement in The Northern Trust Company, et al. v. Ghia, et al.
2010.09.16: Additional Metra Train Derailment Settlement Reached - $1.45 Million to Illinois Woman With Leg Injury
2010.09.14: Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Duty as Common Carrier Evaluated By Illinois Supreme Court Regarding Removal of Ice from Train Platform - Krywin v. Chicago Transit Authority
2010.09.09: Prescription Drug Liability Case Receives $21 Million Verdict - Bartlett v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
2010.09.07: Illinois Product Defect Lawsuit Springs From Rollover Accident - Appellate Court Rules on Spoliation Issues in Brobbey, et al. v. Enterprise Leasing Co. of Chicago
2010.09.02: Chicago Nursing Home Inspections May Be Compromised - Suspicions That Nursing Home Owners Tipped Off
2010.08.31: Cook County Court Rejects Plaintiff's Inadequate Security Claim - Sanchez v. Wilmette Real Estate & Management Co.
2010.08.26: Illinois Pharmacy's Duty to Warn Customers of Drug Interactions Examined By Illinois Appellate Court - DiGiovanni v. Albertson's, Inc.
2010.08.23: Fatal Illinois Highway Accident Case Settles for $5 Million - Estate of Heinz v. Messel, et al.
2010.08.20: Illinois Car Crash and Medical Malpractice Combo Case Settles for $1.9 Million - Khourny v. Sarmed Elias, M.D., et al.
2010.08.18: Blagojevich Trial Ends: Illinois Jury Finds The Ex-Governor Guilty of Only 1 of 24 Counts
2010.08.16: Illinois 'Popcorn Lung' Case Receives $30.4 Million From Cook County Jury - Solis v. BASF Corp.
2010.08.13: Cook County Medical Malpractice Settlement Approved for Surgical Negligence in Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation Surgery - Estate of Yvonne Harris v. Advocate Healthcare Network, et al.
2010.08.11: Cook County Construction Accident Jury Verdict Upheld on Appeal - Colella v. JMS Trucking Company of IL, Inc., et al.
2010.08.09: Illinois Product Defect Liability and Medical Malpractice Combo Case Settles for $3.5 Million - Susan Calles, et al. v. Scipto-Tokai Corp., et al.
2010.08.06: Truck Mechanic Settles Lawsuit Against Trucking Companies and Railroad
2010.08.04: Chicago Inadequate Security Case Filed: Retail Chain Sued When Employee is Killed
2010.08.02: Chicago Roofing Accident Settlement Reached With Metra and Other Defendants
2010.07.30: Illinois Nursing Home Safety Bill To Protect Seniors From Nursing Home Abuse Signed by Governor
2010.07.29: Progressive Insurance Limits in Illinois Motorcycle Accident Case Ruled On By Appellate Court
2010.07.26: Illinois Product Liability Rules to Evaluate Product Dangerousness Given By Appellate Court
2010.07.23: Chicago Train Derailment Personal Injury Claim Settled for $2 Million
2010.07.21: Former Chicago Bulls Star Scottie Pippen Receives $2 Million Jury Verdict Award
2010.07.19: Illinois Nursing Home Arbitration Clause Subject of Recent Illinois Appellate Court Decision
2010.07.15: Wounded Marine Corp Sergeant Advocates On Behalf of Wounded Veterans
2010.07.13: Cook County Car Crash Leaves Teenage Girl a Quadriplegic: Settlement Reached
2010.07.08: Illinois Appellate Court Dismisses Liability of Directors and Corporate Officers in Investment Fraud Case
2010.07.06: Illinois Rear-End Car Crash Lawsuit Will Be Retried on Damages - Anderson v. Zamir
2010.07.02: Illinois Worker’s Claim Against Employer for Spoliation in Product Liability Claim Denied - Gerard v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.
2010.06.30: Drop-Side Crib Recalls By Federal Regulators Due to Death and Injury
2010.06.28: Nursing Home Claim for Punitive Damages Upon Resident's Death Denied by Illinois Courts - Vincent v. Alden-Park-Strathmoor, Inc.
2010.06.25: Crosswalk Auto Accident Case Returns to Trial Court to Decide Pain and Suffering Damages: Kiggins v. Mather
2010.06.23: Asbestos Dangers to Illinois Employees' Family Members Falls Under Duty of Employer Upheld By Illinois Appellate Court - Simpkins v. CSX Corp
2010.06.21: CTA Red Line Train Fire Injuries Include Smoke Inhalation and Respiratory Problems
2010.06.18: Minors Drinking Alcohol Decision: Social Host Liability Against Parents Reviewed By Illinois Appellate Court
2010.06.16: Johnson & Johnson Drug Recall Update: Pharmaceutical Company Not Cooperating According to Oversight Committee
2010.06.14: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Reviewed By Chicago Forum
2010.06.11: Auto Defect Case to be Reviewed by Illinios Supreme Court
2010.06.09: General Motors Recalls SUVs with Heated Windshield Washer Fluid Systems
2010.06.07: Illinois Birth Injury Case to Be Retried: Will Include Previously Barred Expert Testimony
2010.06.04: GlaxoSmithKline Avandia Case Settles: First of Many Cases Set For Trial
2010.06.02: Personal Injury Case Against School Reviewed By Illinois Appellate Court for Immunity Issues of Willful and Wanton Count
2010.05.31: Safe Youth Chicago Works Towards Decreasing Chicago Violence and Crime
2010.05.28: Recall of Children's Tylenol Subject of Congressional Hearing Entitled "Johnson & Johnson's Recall of Children's Tylenol and Other Pediatric Medicines"
2010.05.27: Alli and Xenical (Orlistat) Could Cause Severe Liver Injury: FDA Warns of Dangers of Weight Loss Drug
2010.05.26: Children's Tylenol Recalled By FDA
2010.05.20: Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Robert Kreisman Attends General David H. Petraeus Luncheon
2010.05.18: Sandra Day O'Connor Lectures In Chicago On Ethics, Civility, and Public Service: Robert D. Kreisman Attends
2010.05.14: Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Settles Case Involving Damage to Section of Joliet Road
2010.05.12: Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court on Misconduct Personal Injury Claim Against Tennis Club
2010.05.10: Scaffolding Death of Construction Worker Case Reviewed By Illinois Supreme Court For Sole Proximate Cause
2010.05.07: Illinois Gas Company Held Not Responsible In Gas Explosion
2010.05.05: Cook County Judge Approves $5.6 Million Settlement for Thirteen Year Old Injured in Car Crash
2010.05.03: Illinois Jury Awards Injured High School Student After Head-On Crash
2010.04.30: Union League Club of Chicago's Distinguished Public Service Award Given to Abner J. Mikva
2010.04.23: AstraZeneca Settles Federal Investigation on Illegal Drug Marketing
2010.04.19: American Association of Justice's Mega College: Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Robert Kreisman Presents
2010.04.17: Chicago Bus Accident Settlement Ordered By Cook County Court Despite Plaintiff's Willingness To Accept Settlement
2010.04.14: Chicago Birth Defects Result of Medical Malpractice: Claim Filed Under Federal Tort Claims Act
2010.04.12: Union League Club of Chicago Hosts "The Response Screening": A Look at The Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunals
2010.04.09: Late Diagnosis of Cancer in Illinois Woman's Elbow Led to Arm Amputation
2010.04.07: Illnios Workers’ Compensation Claims Not Allowed By Ex-Football Players: Forced to Take Their Claims to California
2010.04.05: Cook County Personal Injury Claim for Fall at Metra Train Station Denied By Court: Illinois Tort Immunity Act Does Not Apply to Non-Train Passengers
2010.04.02: Chicago Brain Injury Occurs During Cardiac Surgery
2010.03.31: Illinois Railroad Injury Verdict: FELA Claims Are Different Than Workers' Compensation Claims
2010.03.29: Illinois Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Benefits Reviewed By Illinois Supreme Court: Affirm Illinois Workers Entitled to TTD Benefits Until Condition Stabilizes
2010.03.26: Illinois Personal Injury Claim Reviewed By Appellate Court: Uphold Denial of Plaintiff’s Motion to Keep Out Two Prior Accidents
2010.03.24: Cook County Personal Injury Case Highlights Importance of Following Illinois Building Code Requirements
2010.03.22: Illinois Product Liability Claim Underscores the Importance of Filing a Well-Drafted Complaint
2010.03.19: Illinois Hockey Trainer's Negligence Claim Not Barred By 'Contact-Sports' Doctrine
2010.03.17: Cook County SUV Crash Results in Illinois Personal Injury Claim on Behalf of Two Restaurant Customers
2010.03.15: Chicago's Chairman of Council Committee on Finance, Edward M. Burke, Speaks at Union League Club
2010.03.12: Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Lake County Daycare Center Settled
2010.03.10: Chicago Board Of Education Settles After Court Determines Actions Were Willful and Wanton - A Tort Immunity Exception
2010.03.08: Illinois Product Defect Case Reviewed By Illinois Appellate Court: Lower Court Ruling on Product Defect-Chain of Distribution Reversed
2010.03.05: Cook County Wrongful Death Case Highlights Issues of Logo-Liability Under the Interstate Commerce Act
2010.03.03: Fighting Hate Since 1970: Morris Dees is Honored by Chicago’s Decalogue Society of Lawyers
2010.03.01: Wyeth v. Levine Used to Reverse Pre-Emption of Chicago Pharmaceutical Litigation Case Against Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK)
2010.02.26: Fatal Chicago Bus Accident Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Death Case
2010.02.24: Illinois Chemical Accident at Construction Site Leads to Worker's Death: Illinois Jury Finds For Worker's Estate
2010.02.22: Union League Club of Chicago's Civic & Arts Foundation Hosts 2010 Jazz Competition at Buddy Guy's Legends
2010.02.19: Kane County, Illinois Nursing Home Resident Settles After a Below the Knee Leg Amputation
2010.02.17: Illinois Truck Driver Settles Rear End Crash
2010.02.15: Illinois Premise Liability Issues Reviewed: Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling Regarding Franchisor’s Duty
2010.02.12: Illinois Motorcycle Accident Result of Drunk Driving: Leads to Liability On Behalf Of Driver and Liquor Store Under Illinois Dram Shop Act
2010.02.10: Illinois Truck Accident Disables Chicago Brick Layer - Settlement Reached
2010.02.08: Chicago Law School Hosts Panel Discussion on Attorneys' Stories About Guantanamo
2010.02.05: Toyota Recalls Reaches New High As Models Expand to Include Prius and Other Hybrids
2010.02.03: Illinois Medical Malpractice Jury Award Limits Struck Down By Illinois Supreme Court in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
2010.02.01: Cook County Medical Negligence Results From Poor Post-Surgical Care: Plaintiff Prevails at Trial
2010.01.29: Cook County Assessor Candidate Forum Hosted By Union League Club of Chicago
2010.01.25: Radiation Therapy Treatment for Cancer Patients at All-Time High
2010.01.21: Cook County Construction Site Injury Lawsuit Receives Verdict for Plaintiff Who Was Injured Falling From Scaffold
2010.01.19: Cook County Board Presidential Candidate Forum Presented by Union League of Chicago's Public Affairs Committee and the Chicago Area Public Affairs Group
2010.01.15: Dangers of Illinois Intersection Car Accidents Highlighted By Recent Chicago Auto Accident: Two South Suburban Cook County Motorists Left in Critical Condition
2010.01.13: Baycol Drug Manufacturing Decision Reversed By Illinois Supreme Court
2010.01.11: Excess Radiation Treatment Results in Chicago Medical Settlement in Cancer Patient's Death
2010.01.08: Chicago Hit and Run Accident Results in Woman's Death
2010.01.06: Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Robert Kreisman Recognized as Illinois Super Lawyer
2010.01.04: Mandatory Arbitration Clause Defeated in Carideo v. Dell, Inc.
2009.12.30: Cook County Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court
2009.12.28: Aviation/Airplane Injuries On The Rise Nationwide
2009.12.23: New Risk Calculator Available For Bone Fractures To Women
2009.12.21: Illinois Truck Accident Insurance Coverage Clarified By Illinois Supreme Court
2009.12.16: Chicago Man Receives Verdict Against Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for Psychological Injury
2009.12.14: Kreisman Law Offices Thoughts On Mediation and Settlement Before Jury Trial
2009.12.11: Cancer Patient Saved by 43 Hour Ex Vivo Resection Surgery
2009.12.09: High Blood Pressure Could Be Better Controlled By Applying Teamwork Approach
2009.12.07: Chicago Intersection Accident Settled Against Electric Company
2009.12.04: Chicago Holiday Activities and Events for 2009
2009.12.02: Cook County Medical Malpractice Verdict Decided in Favor of Parents for Delay in Treatment of Child with Heart Defect
2009.11.30: Diabetes on the Rise Could Lead to Higher Insurance Costs
2009.11.27: Kreisman Law Offices Wishes You A Happy Thanksgiving
2009.11.25: Illinois Wrongful Death Case Brought by Family of Man Who Died of a Brain Injury When Brain Bleed Not Recognized
2009.11.23: Illinois Motorcycle Accident Involving Father and Daughter Settled Against Maintenance Worker
2009.11.20: Chicago Birth Injury Case Settled: Delay in Delivery Results in Severe Brain Damage to Baby
2009.11.18: Cook County Trucking Accident Results in Wrongful Death Claim
2009.11.16: Chicago Foundation Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
2009.11.13: Chicago Man's Partial Paralysis Leads to Medical Malpractice Settlement
2009.11.11: Guidelines for Selecting a Nursing Home for the Elderly
2009.11.09: Could Product Defect Be at Fault? Toyota and Lexus Cars Reported to Have Numerous Sudden Acceleration Accidents
2009.11.06: Negligent Cook County Delivery Results in Brain Damage to the Child
2009.11.04: Cook County Emergency Room Malpractice Verdict Returned in Favor of Woman's Surviving Family
2009.11.02: Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict Stands On Appeal For Doctor’s Failure to Diagnose
2009.10.30: Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Participates in Principal For A Day Program
2009.10.28: Heart Valve Replacement Surgery To Be Made Safer
2009.10.26: Illinois Car Crash Death Case Settled: Chain Restaurant Held Liable
2009.10.23: Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act Allows Worker To Recover For Injury Playing A Sport
2009.10.21: Falls On the Rise as a Leading Injury Among Senior Citizens
2009.10.19: Evanston/North Shore Branch of NAACP Celebrates 100 Years
2009.10.16: Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunals Highlighted in Film
2009.10.14: Illinois Construction Accident General Contractor Held Responsible For Injury To Employee Of Sub-Contractor
2009.10.12: Cook County Medical Malpractice Breast Cancer Jury Verdict Upheld By The Illinois Appellate Court
2009.10.09: Chicago Gun Ordinance Challenged in U.S. Supreme Court
2009.10.07: Illinois Nursing Homes Housing The Mentally Ill And Felons Threaten The Elderly
2009.10.05: Chicago Union League Club Honors Distinguished Writer Carol Marin and Scott Turow
2009.10.02: Cook County Medical Malpractice Settlement Reached For Misread Of Abnormal EKGs
2009.09.30: Toyota Announces Largest Ever Recall - 3.8 Million Vehicles Recalled for Defective Floor Mats
2009.09.28: Chicago Area Hydroxycut Lawsuits Pending In Illinois
2009.09.25: Illinois Wrongful Death Case Settled: Physician To Pay $1.2 Million To Surviving Family Members Of A Man With A History of Sleep Apnea
2009.09.23: Illinois Truck Accident Settled by Truck Driver For $2 Million
2009.09.21: Cook County Medical Malpractice Case Results in $5 Million Award to Woman Who Received Unnecessary Hysterectomy
2009.09.18: Chicago Motorcycle Crash Caused By Large Pothole: City to Pay $3.25 Million to Injured Driver
2009.09.16: Chicago Union League Club Hosts Illinois Ethics & Reform Panel
2009.09.14: Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Robert Kreisman Serves As Faculty Member At AAJ Case Workshop
2009.09.11: Chicago Truck Crash Results in $25 Million Jury Award To Man Who Sustained Spinal Injury
2009.09.09: Cook County Birth Injury Settlement Reached in Illinois Cerebral Palsy Case
2009.09.08: Gastric Bypass Surgery Complications Lead to Death of Illinois Woman: Family Receives Cook County Settlement
2009.09.03: Union League Club Of Chicago Hosts Secretary Of Labor
2009.09.02: Illinois Metra Train Accident Results in $5 Million Verdict to Widow of Legally Blind Man
2009.08.31: Arthritis Pain Can Be Eased By Certain Foods Found in Mediterranean Diet According to Several Studies
2009.08.28: Illinois Commuter Train Derailment Results in New Speed Limits
2009.08.26: Illinois Wrongful Death Case Results from Chicago Hospital's Negligence
2009.08.24: Emergency Room Misdiagnosis of Brain Aneurysms Is All Too Common
2009.08.21: Illinois Asbestos Case Resulting From Second-Hand Exposure Denied Recovery By Illinois Appellate Court
2009.08.19: Chicago Birth Injury Case Settled For $11 Million
2009.08.17: Asperger’s Syndrome Draws Attention As Subject of Three New Movies
2009.08.14: Illinois Motorcycle Accident Results in Factory Worker's Death
2009.08.12: Chemotherapy Patients Acknowledge Memory Loss
2009.08.10: Chicago Metra Train Death Results in $5 Million Illinois Jury Verdict
2009.08.07: Child Birth Injuries And Maternal Deaths On The Rise In Poor Countries
2009.08.05: FDA Warns Consumers on Body-Building Products Sold As Nutritional Supplements
2009.08.03: Civil Justice Attorney, Robert Kreisman, Attends American Association for Justice (AAJ) Meeting at San Francisco
2009.07.31: Good Communication The Key To A Successful Doctor Visit
2009.07.29: Freight Train Incident Results in Leg Amputation: Cook County Jury Awards $6.6 Million
2009.07.27: Illinois Workers' Compensation Cases May No Longer Soley Rely on "Independent" Medical Exams According to Illinois Appellate Court
2009.07.24: Chicago Wrongful Death Case Involving Failure to Diagnose Meningitis of Thirteen Year-Old Girl Awarded $3.75 Million By Federal Judge
2009.07.22: Worker Injured In Illinois Construction Accident Awarded $2.84 Million By Jury
2009.07.20: Automotive Product Liability Claims Against General Motors Will Continue To Stand Even After Bankruptcy
2009.07.17: Cook County Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Affirmed On Appeal As To Apparent Authority of Emergency Room Physician
2009.07.15: Chicago Construction Worker Falls to His Death: Surviving Family Recovers $10 Million
2009.07.13: Illinois Wrongful Death In Undiagnosed Lung Cancer Case Settled by Family
2009.07.10: Illinois Workers' Compensation Case Decided in Favor of Employee Who Shook Vending Machine to Retrieve Chips
2009.07.08: Medical Advances Expand Kidney Transplants
2009.07.06: Illinois Work Accident Plaintiff Damages in Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA) Case Reduced By Illinois Federal Court
2009.07.03: Illinois Wrongful Death Act Is Amended To Include Recovery For Grief, Sorrow And Mental Suffering
2009.07.01: Birth Injury Reduction Unlikely to Occur Under Revised Fetal Monitoring Strip Guidelines for Doctors in the Delivery Room
2009.06.29: Civil Justice Attorney Bob Kreisman Walks In The Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate
2009.06.29: Illinois Surgeon Not Responsible For Forgotten Sponge
2009.06.26: Chicago Construction Death Case Settled
2009.06.23: Quadruple Amputee Gets Rare Second Opportunity To Recover For Doctors' Medical Errors
2009.06.19: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Accident Cases No Longer Subject to Six Month Notice Requirement: Illinois Governor Signs Bill Into Law
2009.06.17: Illinois Mary E. Smith Foundation - Providing the Public With Information on Brain Tumors
2009.06.15: Chicago, Nation’s Transportation Hub, Faces Trucking, Rail and Air Gridlock
2009.06.12: Nursing Home Residents Face Uncertain Future With Long-Term Care Insurance Denials
2009.06.10: Chicago Construction Site Accident Settled Leaving Laborer's Family With $4.5 Million
2009.06.08: Investigating Illinois Truck Crashes Involving Commercial Vehicles
2009.06.04: Illinois Class-Action Lawsuit Settled for Food, Not Money
2009.06.01: Autopsy Answers And Painful Questions About Untimely Deaths In Medical Malpractice Cases
2009.05.29: Illinois Hydroxycut Users Showing Symptoms Described by FDA
2009.05.28: Illinois Appellate Court Finds Patient’s Consents Makes Doctor Contractors Not Hospital Employees
2009.05.26: Illinois Trucking Companies Forced to Cut Fleets Because Of Soft Demand
2009.05.22: Medical Industry Gifts To Doctors To Be Made Public
2009.05.21: Cancer Patients Sue Over Gene Patents
2009.05.19: Trucking Accidents and the Engine Control Module (ECM), a.k.a. the “Black Box”
2009.05.18: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Welcomed By The Union League Club of Chicago And Its Public Affairs Committee
2009.05.18: Illinois Enforcing Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Infections
2009.05.14: Illinois Product Liability Lawsuit Against Gun Company Prevented by State Supreme Court
2009.05.12: Cellphone Use While Driving Leads to Increased Car Accidents and Trucking Accidents
2009.05.11: Forklift Accidents Fatalities On the Rise According to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2009.05.07: Hydroxycut Diet Aid Recalled Nationwide For Causing Heart Problems and Kidney Failure: Chicago Area Health Stores Pull Products From Shelves
2009.05.06: Illinois Cracks Down on Truck Driver Licensing to Reduce Truck Accidents and Improve Trucking Safety
2009.05.04: Chicago Fleet Phospho-Soda Case Returns Multi-Million Dollar Verdict
2009.05.01: Illinois Trucking Accidents Linked to Unskilled Truckers
2009.04.29: Dementia Up in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Linked to Drops in Blood Sugar
2009.04.27: Chicago-Cook County Jury Duty – Democracy in Action in the Civil Justice System
2009.04.24: Wrongful Death Action Allowed Against Nursing Home by Missouri Supreme Court, But Arbitration Clause Not Allowed
2009.04.24: Hospitals in Illinois and U.S. Report C. Difficile Bacteria Causes 350,000 Infections Each Year
2009.04.20: Chicago Cubs Win World Series! (According to Sophisticated Simulators)
2009.04.17: Cervical Cancer Causing Virus Can Be Tested with New DNA Test as an Alternative to a Pap Smear
2009.04.15: Illinois Residents Injured by Fleet Phospho-Soda Application
2009.04.14: Extraction Of Defective Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis Cables Causes Deaths
2009.04.09: Illinois' Contribution Act Interpreted by Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
2009.04.08: Illinois Supreme Court Embraces ‘Direct Participant Liability’ Requirement for Damages Under Illinois Workers' Compensation Act
2009.04.06: Illinois Pharmacy Mistake Case Punitive Damage of $25 Million Reversed by Illinois Appellate Court
2009.04.02: Chicago Hospitals Pays $6 Million to Settle Birth Injury Lawsuit for Late Delivery of Child
2009.03.31: Illinois Residents May Still Be Linked to Defective Heart Device of Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis Cardiac Leads
2009.03.25: Preeclampsia Among Pregnant Women Can Increase Risk of Heart Attack, Strokes, and Blood Clots
2009.03.23: Chicago's John Marshall Law School Moot Court Team Practices at Kreisman Law Offices
2009.03.19: Do Drug Companies Really Influence Doctor’s Decisions Regarding Dispensing Drugs to Illinois’ Residents?
2009.03.17: Illinois Product Liability Case Involving Product Defect Hastened by Illinois Supreme Court Decision
2009.03.15: Chicago U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Evidence of Suicide-Related Warnings on Antidepressant Package
2009.03.12: Illinois Car Crash Leads to $2.5 Million Settlement for Personal Injuries Suffered by Minors
2009.03.10: CHANGE Illinois Calls News Conference
2009.03.09: Wyeth v. Levine: Supreme Court Overturns Pharmaceutical Litigation Preemption Claim
2009.03.06: Medical Device Malpractice Changes: Congress Makes Efforts to Restore a Patients Right to Sue In Reaction to Riegel v. Medtronics, Inc.
2009.03.04: Car, SUV And Truck Rollover Accidents No Longer Being Ignored By Manufacturers
2009.03.02: Chicago Civil Justice Attorney Robert Kreisman Facilitates At Mobilization For Change
2009.02.24: Birth Injuries Are Devastating to Children and Parents
2009.02.23: Passenger Bus Crashes Increase In Frequency As Safety Issues Arise
2009.02.20: Detecting Traumatic Brain Injury In Salmon
2009.02.18: No Contributory Fault for Illinois Animal Control Act Held By Illinois Appellate Court
2009.02.17: Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial Given Go-Ahead to Inclue Stem Cell Research
2009.02.11: Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Attends a Civil Justice Conference
2009.02.10: Illinois Workers' Compensation Act Allows for the Termination of Employment Benefits After Firing
2009.02.08: Illinois Appellate Court Finds Doctor Not Qualified As Medical Malpractice Expert
2009.02.06: Cook County Verdict in Medical Malpractice Misdiagnosis Case Gets Second Chance in Medical Malpractice Case
2009.02.03: Class Action Settlement in Chicago Hospital Overcharing Case Grants Patients Vouchers for Future Services
2009.02.02: Illinois Truck Accident Insurance Coverage Will Be Decided On By Illinois Supreme Court
2009.01.30: Illinois Reform Coalition Considers House Bill 24: Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Attends
2009.01.28: Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Lawsuits Brought By Masquerading Lawyers
2009.01.26: Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Displays Zimbabwe Sculpture Pieces
2009.01.23: Illinois Makes Mandatory Insurance Coverage For Vehicles Applicable to Truckers
2009.01.21: Illinois Tort Immunity Act Does Not Apply to Metra or Other Common Carries in Train Accidents
2009.01.20: Chicago Lawyer Robert Kreisman Attends Chicago Inauguration Day Celebration
2009.01.19: Elevated Blood Sugar Linked To A Poor Memory
2009.01.15: Amtrak Train Derailment at Chicago's Union Station Causes Long Delays
2009.01.13: Obama Transition Team Receives Complaints of "Corruption at the FDA"
2009.01.12: Illinois Reports That Dangerous Drug Interaction Could Affect Older Adults
2009.01.09: Illinois Workers' Compensation Act Exclusive-Remedy Provision Denied By Illinois Supreme Court As Applies To Employer's Co-Venturer
2009.01.06: When Do Nurses Have a Duty To Intervene Under Illinois Law?
2009.01.05: Prescription Medication Helps Only About Half of Those Who Take Them
2008.12.31: Is New Year's Eve The Most Dangerous Time of the Year to Be On the Road? What About for Pedestrians?
2008.12.29: National and Illinois Nursing Home Deficiencies On the Rise
2008.12.24: Happy Holidays from Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman
2008.12.23: Illinois Construction Workers Can Recover For Burn Injuries
2008.12.22: Are Pharmaceutical Companies Ghostwriting Their Own Praises?
2008.12.19: Organ Transplant Surgeon Cleared of Harming Organ Donor
2008.12.17: New Study Finds Widening Gap in Colon Cancer Occurrences Among Different Races
2008.12.15: Therapeutic Hypothermia: Studies Show it Could Effectively Treat Cardiac Arrest
2008.12.12: Illinois Governor Blagojevich Has Yet to Resign Even as His Chief of Staff Resigns
2008.12.10: When MRI Scan Shows Abnormalities They May Not Be the Cause of the Problem
2008.12.08: Chicago Plaintiff's Medical Device Lawsuit Denied by Illinois U.S. District Court Judge
2008.12.05: Product Liability Case Reversed When Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Risk-Utility Design Test
2008.12.02: Motorcycle Helmets Not Required by Illinois Law
2008.12.01: Pharmaceutical Liability for Prescription Drugs Possibly Pre-empted by FDA Regulations and Policies
2008.11.28: Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Bob Kreisman Volunteers at Salvation Army Center Thanksgiving Day
2008.11.25: Illinois Medical Malpractice Case on Constitutionality of Damage Caps for Doctors and Hospitals Argued before Illinois Supreme Court
2008.11.24: Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Kicks Off Chicago's Holiday Festivities
2008.11.19: Motorcycle Accident Fatalities Give Rise to New Safety Regulations
2008.11.17: Illinois Supreme Court Holds for Injured Worker in Additional Lawsuit After Not Approved by Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
2008.11.14: Illinois Truck Accident: Driver Cleared In 'Unavoidable Accident'
2008.11.13: Cook County Class Action by Nursing Home Residents Challenges State of Illinois to Provide Supportive Services
2008.11.11: Illinois Automobile Owner Responsible for Authorized Driver's Negligence
2008.11.07: Chicago Hospital's Negligence Clarified by Illinois Appellate Court
2008.11.05: Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Bob Kreisman Serves Voter Protection Program on Election Day
2008.11.03: Illinois Attacks Distributor of Defective Baby Cribs
2008.10.28: Eligible Voters Purged From Swing State Rolls
2008.10.27: Are All FDA Approved Devices Safe?
2008.10.21: Chicago Injury Attorney Bob Kreisman Co-Chairs Union League Club of Chicago Congressional Debate
2008.10.20: Medical Records Falsified In Birth Injury Case
2008.10.17: United States and Illinois Fall Behind Other Countries in Infant Death Rates: What Does This Say About Quality of Health Care?
2008.10.15: Illinois Erb's Palsy Medical Malpractice Case Turns on Engineering Expert's Testimony
2008.10.14: Are MRI Scans To Be Relied On By Chicago and Illinois Doctors?
2008.10.08: Medical Credit Card- Beware of Chicago and Illinois Hospitals' New Methods of Securing Payment for Medical Bills
2008.10.06: Infected Pressure Sores from Malnutrition and Other Nursing Home Abuse Results in Illinois Legislation
2008.10.03: Truck Accident Leaves Illinois Teens Dead
2008.09.30: Nursing Home Abuse And Alzheimer's Residents: Protection Under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act
2008.09.26: Doctors Spread Infection Through Contaminated Scrubs
2008.09.23: Illinois Courts: Using The Internet To Access Services and Information
2008.09.22: Illinois Personal Injury Case Argument Over Medical Damages Settled by Illinois Supreme Court
2008.09.18: Chicago Bar Foundation Honors US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens: Attorney Robert Kreisman Attends
2008.09.17: Chicago Residents Size Up MRSA and Other Superbugs: What You Should Know
2008.09.16: Goodyear Tire Defect in Motorcycle Accident Case Decision Stands: Illinois Court Allows Expert Opinions Without Pinpointing Precise Cause of Crash
2008.09.12: Autism Vaccine Debate Continues: New Study Further Contests Link
2008.09.09: Chicago Not Liable For Fatal Crash Involving Two Children Struck By Chicago Police In Unmarked Car
2008.09.08: Henry Cisneros and Jim Durkin Represent Obama and McCain In Debate On Future of Metropolitan Areas
2008.09.05: Consumer Fraud Claim Against Phillip Morris In "Light" Cigarette Case: U.S. Supreme Court to Review
2008.09.04: How to Prepare for the Chicago Winter: New Studies Show Flu Vaccine May Be Ineffective For Elderly
2008.09.02: Prisoner's Medical Malpractice Claim Allowed to Go Forward By Chicago's Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Reverses District Court Ruling
2008.08.28: Blanco v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.: Court Upholds Medical Device Preemption Clause
2008.08.27: Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Verdict Over Expert Qualifications
2008.08.25: Illinois Appellate Court Holds School District Accountable For Bus Driver's Misconduct
2008.08.22: Illinois Court Decides Insurance Company Not Responsible for Covering Workers' Compensation Claim
2008.08.20: U.S. Supreme Court Receives Unsolicited Drug Safety Advice From Top Doctors Questioning the FDA's Ability to Protect Patients
2008.08.18: Illinois Appellate Court Denies Insurance Coverage To Individual, But Company Covered
2008.08.15: Chicago Metra Worker Denied FELA Recovery For Injuries Due to Lack Of Notice
2008.08.13: Injured at Work? Illinois Workers Could Have a Product Liability Case
2008.08.12: Chicago's Priests' Sexual Abuse Cases Settled by Catholic Archdiocese: Cardinal George Releases His Deposition Transcript
2008.08.08: Illinois Hip Replacement Product Defect Suit Survives After Statute of Limitations Runs: Re-Evaluation of When Discovered Injury
2008.08.07: MetLife v. Glenn: U.S. Supreme Court Says Insurance Company's Conflict of Interest One Factor in Wrong Denial of Disability Benefits
2008.08.05: Chicago Courts Limit Admissibility of Pictures at Trial: How Does This Effect Your Case?
2008.07.29: Collapsed Seat In Dodge Caravan Found Unsafe and Cause for Infant's Death
2008.07.27: Do Doctors Listen To Their Patients?
2008.07.23: Are All Chicago Lawyers Ruthless and Heartless? A Kreisman Law Offices Intern's Perspective
2008.07.21: Chicago Hospital Sued for Overcharging Uninsured Patient: Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Hospital's Right to Charge Different Rates
2008.07.17: Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Bob Kreisman Attends Annual AAJ (American Association of Justice) Convention
2008.07.16: Product Liability Litigation Avoided by Cook County Car Dealership: Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies Product Defect Statute
2008.07.14: Apparent Authority: Who is Your Doctor Really Working For?
2008.07.11: Be Your Own Best Advocate: How Being Proactive in Your Own Care Can Improve Your Medical Outcome
2008.07.09: Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court: Good Samaritan Act Does Not Apply
2008.07.07: NHTSA's Roof Crush Standard: Opponents Decry as Ineffective and a Smokescreen for Stripping Consumer's Legal Rights
2008.07.04: Chicago's Diversity Highlighted in Its July 4th Festivities
2008.07.02: District of Columbia v. Heller: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds 2nd Amendment Right to Bear Arms
2008.06.30: Illinois Appellate Courts Disagree on Scope of Construction Statute of Repose
2008.06.26: Illinois Wrongful Death Act Interpreted by Illinois Supreme Court to Deny Recovery Of Unborn Child Aborted After Serious Injury To Mother
2008.06.26: Hospital Liability in Cook County Jury Verdict Upheld Against Loyola University Medical Center In Heart Transplant Case
2008.06.23: Chicago Injury Lawyer Robert Kreisman Participates in Evanston's Race Against Hate
2008.06.23: Car Accident Pedestrian Death Leads to Cook County Jury Verdict of $2.5 Million- Largest Verdict For Death of 90+ Year Old
2008.06.21: Age Discrimination Claim Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court In Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
2008.06.20: Illinois Supreme Court Interprets Medical Malpractice Law
2008.06.19: Illinois Wrongful Death Case Settled by Kreisman Law Offices
2008.06.18: Illinois Mass Tort Class Action $120 Million Verdict Against Oil Refinery Reinstated by Illinois Appellate Court
2008.06.13: Attorneys Lobby for Consumer Rights Stripped Away in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
2008.06.09: Illinois Medical Malpractice Reform Faces Judicial Challenge
2008.05.19: Chicago Lawyers, Staff of Kreisman Law Offices Supports Autism Speaks
2008.04.26: Breast Cancer Specimens Misdiagnosed: How Accurate Are Your Test Results?
2008.03.01: US Supreme Court Holds Medical Devices Exempt from Liability in Riegel v. Medtronic
2008.02.01: Hudson v. City of Chicago: Illinois Supreme Court Redefines Res Judicata
2008.01.13: Illinois Medical Malpractice Caps: An Overview
2008.01.07: Paxil-Related Teen Suicide State Lawsuits Not Preempted By Federal Statutes According to Federal Court
2007.11.27: Medical Negligence Settlement by Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Robert Kreisman for Death of Patient
2007.11.01: Truck Settlement by Chicago Injury Lawyer Robert Kreisman: Trucker Loses Leg in Freight Accident

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