The AMTRAK derailment on Tuesday night was one of eleven train accidents to occur in the United States this year alone. Seems like quite a few, and it is. Sadly, most of these are kept out of the eye of the media, even though 25 people have perished and another 250 (at least) suffered injuries….
We’ve all heard the stories in the press over the past several years about professional football players sewing their teams or franchises for suffering from head injuries. But what most people don’t realize is just how many people are struggling through a similar fate without any help. The United States has thousands upon thousands of…
The nation’s 1.3 million active-duty service members are basically powerless to fight the health care system that treats them. Yes, even for the most selfless people in our government system, becoming a victim of medical malpractice is running rampant. This article explains how Lieutenant Colonel Chad Gallagher died last Spring after his superiors made him perform…
It takes a truly patient person to work at a mental hath facility, taking care of those who cannot take care of themselves. Some people are born for the job and thrive in an environment where others would struggle. Unfortunately, as I am sure you are aware, mental health facilities in the United States are…
Medical Malpractice lawsuits are limited in some cases. One such cases involves times when Medicare refuses to pay for claims involving malpractice, such as instruments being left inside patients or infections contracted by patients while in the hospital. Shocking, isn’t it? Legislation was passed on Tuesday, April 14 by the Senate and the House of…
This past Friday, a 60-year-old Navy vet was awarded $21 million in damages for medical malpractice against a Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester. Simply put, the maltreatment in the form of improper medication left the man a prisoner in his own body. He now lives with “locked-in syndrome,” which means that although he is fully conscious, he has…
In a nutshell, medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. Doctors are so worried about their own well being, they often refrain from risky surgeries and prescriptions, often putting the patient at greater risk of infection, injury or death. If…
Auto accident attorneys and consumers have recently filed dozens of lawsuits against car giant, General Motors (GM). The culprit is faulty ignition switches, which allegedly shut off very easily and leave vehicles without power. Although GM has set up an Ignition Compensation Fund, car owners and accident victims are now turing to the Courts to seek…
The Chicago personal injury lawyers at Baizer Kolar P.C. won $19.4 million in a medical malpractice case involving a surgical error made by a doctor. As the result of the medical mistake, the victim suffered from a permanent brain injury.
Baizer and Kolar won a $29.8 million verdict Dec. 20 for the family from a federal judge in southern Illinois because a delay delivering the baby in 2009 when tests indicated an earlier birth was appropriate caused the damage, according to a release from the Highland Park law firm of Baizer Kolar P.C..