http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Levin & Perconti en-us 2010-09-08T08:15:35-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/09/cpsc_issues_product_recall_for.html During the winter of 2008, tragically after Christmas, the strangulation death of a child by a Tots in Mind crib tent became the first to be investigated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. According to the CPSC, the... Products liability levinperconti 2010-09-08T08:15:35-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/09/levin_perconti_files_illinois.html Illinois nursing home abuse lawyers Steven M. Levin and Scott J. Richard of Chicago personal injury firm Levin & Perconti filed an Illinois wrongful death lawsuit against Hinsdale nursing home ManorCare Health Services in the Circuit Court of Cook County... Nursing Home Abuse levinperconti 2010-09-06T08:26:22-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/09/transformers_extra_seriously_h.html As those of us in Chicago are well aware, Transformers 3 has been forming in the Chicagoland area for the past month. Unfortunately, the filming brought tragic news earlier this week when a movie extra was hospitalized after suffering a... Workers' Compensation levinperconti 2010-09-04T08:22:25-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/09/personal_injury_plaintiff_file.html A wrongful death lawsuit was filed after an infant son died because he was exposed to deadly chemicals escaping from the BP refinery after the oil spill. The wrongful death lawsuit seeks $10 billion from BP. The mother of the... Wrongful Death levinperconti 2010-09-02T08:04:55-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/cdc_reports_car_accidents_cost.html A new report issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) researchers found that in a one year period, the costs associated with personal injuries from car crashes exceeded $99 billion. The cost of direct medical care accounts for $17... Motor Vehicle Accidents levinperconti 2010-08-31T08:31:29-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/two_illinois_families_agree_to.html Two families have agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the crash of the February 2009 Continental Airlines crash that killed all 49 individuals on board the plane and one on the ground. According to a statement released... Wrongful Death levinperconti 2010-08-29T21:42:21-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/tasered_illinois_man_files_law.html An Illinois man is seeking a cash settlement from the suburban city of Zion and five Zion police officers for Illinois personal injuries sustained in addition to alleged violations of his civil rights. The plaintiff, a forty one year old... Personal Injury levinperconti 2010-08-27T21:37:28-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/fda_cautions_about_heart_risk.html In the latest update regarding product liability and harmful pharmaceutical interactions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that it is investigating the possibility that the combination Parkinson’s drug called Stalevo may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and... Products liability levinperconti 2010-08-25T08:37:32-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/illinois_medical_malpractice_a.html The State of Illinois formerly provided its state citizens with useful and valuable information and detailed histories of its state’s doctors, including vital information such as whether the Illinois physician was convicted of a crime, fired by a hospital, or... Medical Malpractice levinperconti 2010-08-23T08:06:47-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/to_prevent_illinois_traffic_ac.html As most of the readers of our Illinois personal injury lawyer blog know, texting in Illinois while driving can get you pulled over and ticketed by police in Illinois. And, Chicago drivers have known that talking and driving on the... Motor Vehicle Accidents levinperconti 2010-08-21T20:00:55-06:00