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Kudos to the American Association for Justice (AAJ)!  Today AAJ filed comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on proposed rulemaking governing the regulation of used cars and the installment of event data recorders in cars, respectively. The proposed rules by the FTC regarding the sale of... Read More

The arrival of a newborn is something that parents dream about for nine months.  Sadly, however, that dream can quickly turn into devastation when a baby sustains an unnecessary birth injury. Birth injuries are fairly common—about 7 out of every 1000 live births involve a birth injury.  However many birth injuries can be prevented. Following... Read More

Your parent or other loved one is admitted to a hospital or nursing home because they are ill, or have been injured. They are there because they need assistance or care that they can't get in their home.  Unfortunately, many times patients in hospitals and nursing homes aren't given the attention they need, and suffer... Read More

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has established new guidelines for managing patients who are suspected of having suffered a stroke.  Eligible patients presenting to the hospital with ischemic stroke should receive recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rTPA) within 60 minutes of arrival, according to the new ischemic stroke guidelines. Published in Stroke, the guidelines include the... Read More

Enlisting the help of an experienced Chicago medical malpractice attorney is one of the best ways to ensure fair compensation for injuries resulting from a doctor or hospital’s mistake. Not only will the attorney be able to handle all correspondence with the doctor’s malpractice insurance company, but the attorney will also manage the ordering of... Read More

Pinpointing whether or not your medical ailments are a result of Illinois medical malpractice can be difficult. It may seem like the pain and complications you are experiencing are just a side effect of the original medical problems you were facing, or that the injuries were a risk that you unfortunately were victim to. That... Read More