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  • Personal injury plaintiff files wrongful death lawsuit after infant death
  • CDC reports car accidents cost $99 billion yearly
  • Two families agree to settle wrongful death lawsuits
  • Tasered Illinois man files lawsuit against Zion for personal injuries
  • FDA cautions about heart risk with Parkinson’s drug
  • Illinois medical malpractice and conviction records taken offline
  • To prevent Illinois traffic accidents, some south suburbs go “hands free”
  • Food and Drug Administration announces many product recalls in August 2010
  • Several Chicago-area motor vehicle accidents result in deaths, injuries
  • 8 dead and 10 injured after driver loses control in race
  • Chinese drywall product liability complaints reach 6300
  • Pharmaceutical company reaches $198 million settlement of 17,500 Seroquel lawsuits
  • Construction set to improve safety at dangerous Chicago railroad crossing
  • BP faces as much as $17.6 billion in civil fines for Gulf oil spill
  • Toyota recalls 400,000 vehicles to fix steering faults
  • Passage of Food Safety bill urged
  • Injury lawsuits promote car safety and product safety
  • Chicago nursing homes reprimanded for misleading its mentally ill patients
  • Most employees from former State-run facility were not fired
  • Two killed in Chicago-area train accident
  • University’s PET research halted after repeated violations of FDA regulations
  • Chicago traffic deaths decline due to safer roads and safer vehicles
  • Former pro football player files premises liability lawsuit over facility’s collapse
  • Illinois continues to press for license revocation of Southland nursing home
  • Product liability complaints filed in Chicago against health products company
  • Senate faces pressure to pass food safety bill
  • Illinois motorcycle accident and car crash over the weekend claim two young lives
  • FDA to review diabetes drug’s safety
  • FDA sends warning letter to asthma drug maker
  • Governor signs Illinois bicycle safety law
  • Fireworks accident critically injures Chicago man
  • Lawmaker divests troubled Illinois nursing home stake
  • Several Illinois personal injuries from salmonella food poisoning at Skokie Country Club
  • Following the Deepwater Horizon explosion, House Judiciary Committee approves measure to repeal Limitation of Liability Act
  • FDA warns product maker that autism supplement is toxic and unapproved
  • ITLA President says Illinois economy and civil courts are not related
  • Chicago transit fire results in smoke inhalation injuries for many
  • Three injured in Chicago car accident
  • Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Swansea, IL Doctor Delayed Diagnosis
  • Chicago pin-in accident results in serious personal injuries
  • Two dead in Illinois motorcycle accident
  • Case Law Update: Rescue Doctrine
  • Study finds blood pressure drugs may raise cancer risk
  • Case Law Update: Distraction Exception in Premises Liability
  • Illinois man dies from motorcycle accident injuries
  • Chicago man injured after contacting “third rail” of Blue Line
  • BP’s investors rattled by cleanup costs and lawsuits
  • UTV injury settlement reached
  • NFL medical heads convene to discuss brain injuries
  • Chicago doctor charged with sexual assault
  • Just in time for summer & Memorial Day – Pool safety tips
  • Chicago boy fatally killed by drunk driver in Rogers Park
  • Chicago personal injury plaintiff seeks damages from injury on “Public Enemies” street film set
  • 1.8 million toy dart gun sets recalled after deaths of two boys
  • Chicago Injury Lawyers reach $1.2 million Settlement
  • Does the E. coli outbreak affect your lettuce?
  • Illinois personal injury lawsuit filed against Medieval Times
  • Case Law Update: Negligence in Slip and Fall
  • Tylenol plant conditions called “shocking”
  • ITLA President: State courts provide equal justice, not “jackpot justice”
  • Case Law Update: Tort Immunity Act
  • Case Law Update: Voluntary Dismissal in Wrongful Death
  • Case Law Update: Voluntary Dismissal in Wrongful Death
  • Illinois lawsuit alleges lifeguard negligence in drowning wrongful death
  • U.S. issues product recall for another 170,000 baby cribs
  • FDA slams factory conditions after Children’s Tylenol recall
  • Lawmakers launch Tylenol recall investigation
  • After product recalls, Johnson & Johnson intends to take “corrective actions”
  • Brain hemorrhages explained
  • FDA recalling defibrillators
  • The U.S. is now closer to stricter oversight of dietary supplements
  • Illinois product liability lawsuit claims defective exhaust system caused brain damage
  • Crew deactivated warning system before deadly train crash
  • Illinois nursing home reformers say: more staffing at Illinois nursing homes!
  • Recent product safety recalls include child products
  • Uniform Arbitration Act
  • Case Law Update: Requests to Admit in Negligence
  • Case Law Update: Forum Non Conveniens in Slip and Fall
  • Chicago wrongful death lawsuit filed against Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
  • Chicago motorist who crashed into school bus now charged for weapons
  • Case Law Update: Wrongful Death Due to Over-Prescription of Medicines
  • Gurnee family awarded nearly $30 million in Illinois birth injury lawsuit
  • Legislative Update: Electronic Notice by Clerks
  • Case Law Update: Distraction Exception in Premises Liability
  • Illinois nursing home neglect lawsuit filed against Aurora facility
  • Record $16 million fine proposed against Toyota over slow product recalls
  • Case Law Update: Verdict in Wrongful Death
  • Chicago wrongful death lawsuit filed in hit and run death
  • Case Law Update: Assumption of Risk at a Sporting Event
  • Illinois slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against nursing home
  • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports: legal groups bash Chamber’s study
  • AAJ and Illinois trial attorneys confident that healthcare legislation passage will allow progress on other bills
  • Hypocrisy highlighted as “tort-reform” advocates rush to file suit against health care law
  • Madigan Proposes A 10 Year Experience Requirement for Illinois Judges
  • Case Law Update: Statute of Limitations as applied to the Tort Immunity Act
  • Corporate front group calls for less corporate oversight
  • Illinois Supreme Court says: Drunk driving lawsuit against Illinois strip club can proceed
  • Former Toyota lawyer says he can prove company hid information
  • Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settles for $700,000
  • Spice safety being reexamined
  • Overhauling The Healthcare System
  • Boxed warning added to blood thinner drug
  • First contested case in drywall litigation to be heard this week
  • Proposal seeks to end nursing home violence
  • Residents say that fire alarm system did not go off during Uptown fire
  • Arrests made in deadly Illinois apartment fire
  • Case Law Update: Duty of Care in Premises Liability
  • Legislative Update: Electronic notice
  • Chicago injury attorney: Key to ending violence in nursing homes is adequate staffing
  • Nursing home safety push stepped up by Illinois government
  • Toyota makes case for U.S. legal system
  • The need for trial lawyers
  • ITLA President discusses the truth behind insurance reform
  • Chicago couple files car accident lawsuit after baby, two friends die in crash
  • Local gas company sued over Illinois house explosion
  • Chicago-area family sues Evanston school district over hanging death of son
  • Jury to consider golfer’s negligence
  • Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Negligence
  • Case Law Update: Punitive Damages in Products Liability
  • Case Law Update: Insurance in Automobile Accidents
  • Case Law Update: Negligence in Premises Liability
  • Company to pay $200K after importing toys with lead
  • 2 stores pull necklaces on concern over toxic cadmium
  • Environmentalists push for ingredient lists on household cleansers
  • Automaker will fix brake problem
  • Illinois Supreme Court strikes down damages caps
  • Cook County Judicial Primary Results are Tabulated
  • Toyota suspends sales of certain models, but says they are safe to drive
  • Personal injury trial will focus on Botox safety in cerebral palsy children
  • Health experts doubt fast food for dieters
  • Guidelines issued on problem drywall
  • Case Law Update: Arbitration in Class Action
  • Cook County Releases Judiciary Recommendations
  • FDA’s controversial Meridia decision
  • What To Do If Your Toyota Is On the Recall List
  • Update for attorneys: AAJ dangerous defects in autos teleseminar
  • Company issues recall for 1.2 million pounds of salami
  • Refunds and credits for dangerous cribs?
  • Engineer blamed for 2008 train crash
  • Heart attack warning added to diet pill
  • Chicago Tribune reports: Johnson & Johnson criticized in Tylenol recall
  • Clarification on crib recall
  • Time to check your products for recalls and dangers
  • Judge thinks about Tyson antibiotic free chicken settlement
  • Should weight factor into dosage?
  • Injury lawsuits alleges drug caused attempted suicides and death
  • Legislative Update: New Pleading Requirements
  • Chicago Tribune reports: Government to crack down on dangerous child products
  • FDA halts production of some medical devices
  • Levin & Perconti obtains $607,500 settlement for child’s injury
  • Military toy figures recalled for violating lead paint standard
  • Family files product liability against drug maker
  • Personal injury lawsuit seeks $100K for pencil injury
  • Case Law Update: Tort Immunity Act as Applied to Premises Liability
  • $1 million seized from food processing plant
  • Another Chinese drywall update: evidence that builders knew of problems in 2006
  • Additional Chinese drywall builder confirmed
  • Father sues baby hammock maker for $5 million dollars
  • Illinois toymaker to pay $1.25 million fine over lead in paint
  • Museum injury set for trial this week
  • Restaurant patron files lawsuit over fallen stuffed moose head
  • Product recall issued for Tylenol arthritis pain caplets
  • Top Ten Civil Justice Triumphs of the Decade
  • Are generics as good as name brands?
  • New York Times: The 76 Million Food Victims
  • Lack of rescue equipment cited in Illinois pool drowning
  • Reporter finds that Toyota keeps tight lid on product safety issues
  • Some safety reminders for the holidays
  • Workers awarded $100 million in personal injury lawsuit
  • Conflicts abound for advisers on vaccines
  • Suspicious Illinois nursing home death reported
  • Woman died from fall at Provena Covenant Hospital
  • FDA warns doctors about tainted hypertension drugs
  • Multiple people injured in ski lift mishap
  • Excessive CT scans can develop new issues
  • FDA and Bayer issue product recall for Alka-Seltzer capsules with wrong label
  • $7 million awarded to victim’s family in plane crash
  • Children’s plush books recalled
  • Chicago-area woman led fight for blinds and shades recall
  • Case Law Update: Negligence at Wal-Mart
  • CPSC Recalls 50 Million Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds
  • Illinois medical error reporting law to finally be implemented?
  • Recall issued on children’s hoodies
  • Mining company settles for $1.79 billion
  • Letter to the Editor: Standing up for rights is not frivolous
  • Chicken contains harmful bacteria
  • Case Law Update: Pleadings in Illinois
  • Man alleges recalled product caused eye problems
  • Case Law Update: Experts and Summary Judgment
  • CPSC repeats crib recall
  • Case Law Update: Jury Verdicts in Comparative Negligence
  • Are the popular Zhu Zhu toys safe?
  • Case Law Update: Premises Liability
  • Study finds BPA in 90% of newborns
  • Jury awards $50 million in Avacor class-action lawsuit
  • Antidepressant drug gets new warnings
  • Antidepressant drug gets new warnings
  • Cook County jury awards a gross verdict of $8.1 million to victim of swimming pool accident
  • Illinois worker killed in construction accident
  • Editorial highlights hypocrisy of corporate America and organized medicine
  • Lawsuit alleges Airline employee injured baby
  • Chicago-area gas employee dies after truck accident
  • What toys to avoid when you go shopping today
  • Avoid food poisoning at Thanksgiving
  • Smoker awarded $300 million in personal injury lawsuit
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co. removes forced arbitration clauses
  • Open Access to Courts Bill introduced in Congress
  • Case Law Update: Time Frame for Motions to Reconsider
  • 4th case of legionnaires’ disease at Illinois retirement complex reported
  • FDA warns Illinois pharmaceutical company
  • Warning issued against concomitant use of Plavix and omeprazole
  • Chicago family reaches $850,000 settlement in premises liability lawsuit
  • Is blaming lawyers the new "strategy" for halting any meaningful health reform?
  • Legal opinions just got easier to access
  • CVS settles expired products lawsuit
  • CPSC records reveal iPod fire incidents
  • Following stroller recall, more investigations
  • Anemia drugs may increase blood clot risk
  • Chicago psychiatrist received nearly $500K from pharmaceutical company
  • Target settles expired products lawsuit
  • Chicago area boy in critical condition after fall into pool
  • Chinese drywall symposium underway
  • Variety of foods found to contain dangerous levels of BPA
  • Two deaths linked to E.coli poisoning
  • Chicago man dies from 3rd floor porch
  • Chicago boy dies from burns after lighter accident
  • $850,000 jury award in aluminum bat lawsuit
  • Chicago man injured after train station slip and fall
  • Chicago man injured after train station slip and fall
  • The Chamber of Commerce’s “Tort Reform” Mission
  • Push start button investigated as factor in deadly crash
  • AAJ report highlights corporate negligence
  • Chicago-area construction worker struck and killed by truck
  • Illinois plaintiff settles premises liability lawsuit
  • Illinois personal injury lawsuit settles for $750,000
  • Illinois wrongful death settlement reached for $3 million
  • Illinois child injured after bus accident
  • llinois warns about recalled baby food
  • FDA to study negative effects of LASIK eye surgery
  • Woman awarded $8.5 million in Ford SUV rollover accident
  • AstraZeneca ordered to pay $14.7 million in drug price case
  • Fan manufacturer hit with $13.5 million verdict
  • Legislative Update: “Red Flags” Rule Exclusion for Small Firms
  • Insurers dropping homeowners with Chinese drywall
  • CPSC chairman to press China for drywall damage compensation
  • Safe trick-or-treating tips for Halloween
  • CPSC investigated iPod fires
  • Fall eating safety tips
  • $1 million Cook County wrongful death lawsuit verdict
  • Chicago construction accident death
  • Chicago construction accident death
  • Police seek driver in Chicagoland fatal hit-and-run
  • FDA warns drugmakers to halt codeine sales
  • Case Law Update: Res Judicata Applied to Voluntary Dismissal
  • Pharmaceutical company ordered to pay $2.5 million for birth defect claims
  • Settlement reached in lead paint toy litigation
  • Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Duty of Care
  • Larry King focuses on ground beef safety
  • Home repairs will cost millions
  • Case Law Update: Duty of Care in School Maintenance
  • HUD secretary to visit drywall tainted home
  • FDA asks judge not to delay tobacco restrictions
  • Fen-phen litigation award is upheld
  • The insurance hoax: doctors and patients pay for med mal insurers earnings
  • Tell your Rep we want Fair Elections Now
  • Family sues over teenager’s wrongful death
  • Chicago child dies in fire
  • Lilly settles Zyprexa marketing lawsuit
  • Hundreds of Chinese drywall lawsuits filed
  • Injury verdict awards $49 million to personal injury victim
  • 3.8 million car recall
  • Chinese drywall stresses need for Foreign Manufacturers Accountability Act
  • Vote expected on health care reform
  • $7 million Illinois injury lawsuit settlement reached
  • Halloween flashlights recalled
  • Watch what you eat: ground beef
  • Case Law Update: Personal Scanners in Cook County Circuit Court’s Office
  • Target fined over lead paint in toys
  • Recent civil justice system accomplishments
  • Case Law Update: Construction Negligence
  • FDA releases draft guidelines on risk mitigation strategies for pharmaceutical companies
  • Toyota considering potential solutions for recalled vehicles
  • Six Illinois lawsuits filed after hepatitis outbreak
  • Jury rules that Prempro caused Illinois woman’s breast cancer
  • Merck paying thousands of death claims in Vioxx settlement
  • Oral contraceptive concerns spur investigations
  • Illinois lawsuit questions herbicide safety
  • Injury lawsuit filed against Apple
  • Baby food maker looks into glass contamination claims
  • Investigation reveals drinking water at schools contains unsafe toxin levels
  • Judge approves Chrysler wrongful death settlement
  • 57 lots of pediatric Tylenol products recalled
  • FDA announces the examination of medical device approvals
  • CPSC announces Chinese drywall findings will be available in November
  • Illinois car accident lawsuit results in $25 million verdict
  • Tire tread separation lawsuit results in $12 million verdict
  • $49 million awarded in personal injury lawsuit
  • Denture cream overuse sparks liability suits
  • Federal agencies at fault for lag-time on school lunch food recalls
  • Greyhound sued over woman’s personal injuries
  • Couple files wrongful death lawsuit after botched circumcision
  • Denture cream makers sued over alleged zinc poisoning
  • Dannon settles health claims
  • Case Law Update: Joint and Several Liability
  • FDA raises Phenergan warning
  • Chicago personal injury lawsuit reaches settlement
  • Baby’s burn from hash browns results in lawsuit
  • Student seeks $1 million in hazing lawsuit
  • Sears and equipment maker want dismissal from treadmill lawsuit
  • Motorcycle accident lawsuit settles for $1.25 million
  • Forced arbitration: unfair and everywhere
  • Illinois dog bite lawsuit settles for $145,000
  • Family awarded $3.8 million in pool lawsuit
  • Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Slip and Fall
  • $2.9 million settlement issued in personal injury lawsuit
  • Case Law Update: 7th Circuit Discovery
  • IKEA sofa beds recalled
  • Case Law Update: Evidence in Conflicts of Law
  • California fines 12 hospitals for violations resulting in injuries and death
  • Illinois Woman Files Lawsuit after Boat Crash
  • $15 Million awarded to Chicago family in wrongful death lawsuit
  • Implicated drywall manufacturers about to increase
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigating airbag recall
  • 85 year-old woman suing after E. coli outbreak
  • Concern about diet supplements growing
  • Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Slip and Fall Cases
  • Some municipalities inspecting dangerous light towers
  • Case Law Update: Res Judicata in Strict Liability
  • Toyota accused of hiding relevant evidence
  • First Chinese drywall trial to be held in January
  • Pfizer settles $2.3 billion government lawsuit
  • Illinois family obtains $3.2 million verdict in wrongful death lawsuit
  • Illinois editorial addresses that fairness requires accountability
  • Report finds some Midwestern states have too many unsafe trucks
  • Cigarette companies will have to graphically depict dangers of smoking
  • Illinois sues power generator over emissions
  • Jury awards $4.4 million to a family in fatal traffic accident
  • Toys “R” Us launches used baby-product exchange program
  • Maytag recalls refrigerators because of fire hazard
  • Vehicle safety tests to become more rigorous
  • Jury awards punitive damages to smoker’s daughter
  • $2 million dental malpractice jury verdict
  • Supermarkets sued after managers strip searched customers
  • Construction accident lawsuit alleges injuries from unsafe work site
  • Chinese drywall imported to islands
  • Truck accident lawsuit results in $1 million verdict
  • Defective infant bassinets recalled
  • Spinal cement injury subject of product liability lawsuit
  • Lilly to pay $22.5 million to settle Zyprexa lawsuit
  • Chicago wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago injury lawsuit alleges medication from school caused death
  • Airplane air may not be safe
  • Elderly plaintiff receives $550K Illinois personal injury settlement
  • Case Law Update: Pre-Trial Procedure in Voluntary Dismissal
  • Cook County slip and fall lawsuit settled for $325,000
  • Railroad injury lawsuit reaches $2 million settlement
  • Case Law Update: Diversity Jurisdiction
  • Bicycle accident victim receives $160K settlement
  • Chicago construction accident results in worker death
  • 1.6 million Little Tikes toys recalled
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against officer
  • Case Law Update: 1983 Actions
  • Chicago airport injury lawsuit reaches settlement
  • Wrongful death lawsuit filed against restaurant for unsafe ramp
  • Case Law Update: Attorney-Client Privilege in Illinois
  • Bank of America announces halt on forced arbitration
  • Case Law Update: Diversity Jurisdiction
  • Illinois family files lawsuit after football player suffers traumatic brain injury
  • Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in 1983 Actions
  • Drug safety lawsuit shows the risk of pharma negligence
  • Victims of Chinese drywall may be able to file lawsuits against Chinese companies
  • Senate Committee holds hearing on medical devices
  • Case Law Update: Qualified Immunity in 1983 Actions
  • Case Law Update: Records in Worker’s Compensation
  • Health officials confirm illnesses tied to recalled ground beef
  • Fosamax drug safety lawsuit begins
  • Chicago boy dies after construction accident
  • Abbott draws FDA heat over Magic Johnson ads
  • Case Law Update: Records in 1983 Actions
  • Product liability lawsuits filed over pain patches
  • Injury lawsuit over lost leg settles for $2.9 million
  • Case Law Update: ADA in Wrongful Termination
  • Baseball stadium injury victim allowed to file lawsuit
  • Tougher FDA regulation promised
  • Case Law Update: Forum Non Conveniens in Wrongful Death
  • Case Law Update: Attorney Fees in Removal
  • Case Law Update: Qualified Immunity in Section 1983 Action
  • Injury lawsuit filed after car plunges 13 feet
  • Worker sues four companies after injuries near oil rig
  • Case Law Update: Negligence in Premises Liability
  • Merck to pay $80 million to settle Vioxx litigation
  • FDA approves new Botox warning
  • Americans on antidepressants have doubled
  • Families to testify in favor of Medical Device Safety Act
  • Lawsuits filed against medical device maker
  • Injury lawsuit filed against McDonald’s for hot tea burns
  • Case Law Update: Duty in Negligence Cases
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against Wolfgang Puck
  • E-cigarette maker says it will continue despite FDA warning
  • Case Law Update: Personal Injury in Automobile Accident
  • Texting drivers 23 times more likely to crash
  • House set to vote on food safety bill
  • Florida student awarded $1.6 million in school bus crash lawsuit
  • Chicago man killed in elevator shaft fall
  • WHO elevates tanning beds to top cancer risk level
  • 4 hurt in Chicago area railing collapse
  • Congress weighs federal oversight of cemeteries following Burr Oak
  • Chicago warehouse employee dies from workplace accident
  • Woman killed in steel accident
  • $70,000 jury award in corrections workers comp case
  • Injury lawsuit filed against Costco
  • Pfizer goes to trial on first suicide claim
  • Doctor tells House panel about rising medical bankruptcies
  • Family awarded $3.4 million for mesothelioma wrongful death
  • Should software companies be subject to product liability lawsuits?
  • Jury returns $1.25 million verdict to sulfuric acid spill victims
  • BioSensory mosquito monitor recall
  • Fan distributor pays $587,000 penalty
  • Company recalls cilantro because of salmonella discovery
  • Teva recalls thousands of vials of anesthetic propofol
  • FDA issues recall of weight loss drugs
  • Settlement reached over 2004 mercury spill
  • $675,000 verdict reached in Cook County trip and fall case
  • Lawsuits target Zicam maker
  • Consumers in desperate need of arbitration fairness
  • Comptroller freezes trust funds of Burr Oak owner
  • Exposure to Hepatitis C could ignite personal injury lawsuits
  • Walmart snakebite victim ponders lawsuit
  • Chicago car crash results in one wrongful death
  • Acetaminophen drops recalled
  • Safety concerns over diabetes drug rejected
  • Defendant challenges gas leak award
  • Amazon sued over cracked Kindles
  • Final vehicular homicide lawsuit reaches settlement
  • End of the road for many GM and Chrysler lawsuits
  • Bicycle accident wrongful death lawsuit settles for $2.3 million
  • Chicago law firms sue over Burr Oak cemetery scandal
  • Pharmaceutical company sued over birth control pills
  • Company admits drywall problem and faces lawsuits
  • Instant oatmeal linked to tainted milk products recall
  • Generic version of Diprivan recalled
  • CPSC outlines Chinese drywall investigation to Congress
  • Avon product liability lawsuit seeks $200,000 in damages
  • Town buried in ash still suffering injuries
  • Burr Oak cemetery declared crime scene
  • Case Law Update: Evidence in Slip and Fall Case
  • Illinois fire marshal issues smoke detector warning
  • Playpen recall raises child safety concerns
  • How to report a dangerous product
  • Dual sensor smoke alarm recalled
  • Case Law Update: Mailbox Rule in Service of Process
  • FDA and USDA announce broad food safety initiatives
  • Chinese drywall concerns focus on radioactive substance
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed after boy falls ill from beef
  • Six lawsuits filed against Burr Oak cemetery
  • Some asking for warning labels on used Chryslers
  • Instant milk product recalled
  • FDA requiring painkiller makers to add warning box
  • First Lawsuits Filed in Burr Oak Cemetery Tragedy
  • Tips to prevent drowning
  • Illinois Attorney General issues warning about defective women’s robes
  • Statistics on trampoline injuries
  • Illinois Attorney General issues product recall for 4 million baby floats
  • The product dangers of trampolines
  • GM bankruptcy leaves pending victims behind
  • Bed maker recalls 2700 mattresses for fire hazard
  • MySpace not liable for offline assaults
  • Your swimming pool filter could be dangerous
  • Product liability lawsuit alleges toxic plane air caused illness
  • Zicam manufacturer expects additional product liability lawsuit
  • Restaurant patron files salmonella personal injury lawsuit
  • Two dozen injured in Merrillville bridge collapse
  • Three dead following fireworks explosion
  • Monorail crash kills driver at Disney
  • Chinese experts indicate drywall problems may be caused by synthetic gypsum
  • Industrial accident victim wins $16.25M settlement
  • This Independence Day: another concern about fireworks
  • FDA recommends smaller acetaminophen doses and painkiller bans
  • Taser company to soon unveil new Taser X3
  • Illinois recall alert: Kroger recalls ground beef
  • Drug giant disputes studies linking drug to increased cancer risk
  • Push for Singulair to receive black box warning
  • FDA discusses acetaminophen OD protection
  • Biogen releases information on brain injury side effects
  • FDA will not shield tobacco firms from tort liability
  • Chinese regulators come to U.S. to investigate drywall problem
  • Company found liable for lead-contaminated paint
  • Pharma company seeks laxative’s return to the shelves
  • Builder in facility collapse found negligent in prior collapse
  • Court rules employee injured on way to work not compensable
  • Chicago car crash results in 1 death, several injuries
  • Personal injury lawsuits allege disease contracted in hot tub
  • 5 dead in I-65 car crash
  • GM to maintain legal liability for product liability claims
  • Minor injuries reported after I-80 bus crash
  • Wife crusades against pool filters that killed husband
  • Seaman seeks $1M after being thrown from truck bed during collision
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against grocery store for unreasonably dangerous water puddle
  • Zicam maker’s product recall damaging to company
  • Many Mesothelioma cases go unreported
  • Knorr kosher soup mix recall!
  • Starbucks coffee grinders recalled for laceration hazard
  • Personal injury accidents rising
  • Chicago wrongful death lawsuit filed against Dunkin’ Donuts
  • Transit train crash kills 6, wounds dozens more
  • Children’s hooded sweatshirts recalled for choking hazard
  • State AGs challenging GM’s liability plan
  • Mixed reaction to FDA tobacco regulation
  • Chicago man hit by 2 cars dies
  • FDA orders stop use on ED drug
  • Chemical leak at food plant results in one death
  • Air France will pay $24,500 to crash victims’ families
  • 1 dead and 6 hurt in Illinois train derailment
  • Increasing problem: herbal products avoiding FDA scrutiny
  • Product liability lawsuit filed against Yamaha for ATV accident injuries
  • EPA declares public health emergency
  • Illinois lawsuit against Crestwood follows personal injury lawsuits
  • Hydroxycut lawsuit filed alleging liver failure caused by the weight loss drug
  • Man loses sense of smell after taking Zicam
  • Study states metoclopramide safe for short-term use by pregnant women
  • FDA backs use of antipsychotics for children
  • Senate set for final vote on FDA tobacco regulation
  • Personal injury lawsuit alleges defendant was drunk driving
  • Flammable bath robes recalled
  • Wrongful death lawsuit filed against doctor
  • Case Law Update: Wrongful Death in Asbestos Case
  • Matrixx Initiatives receives warning letter from FDA
  • Injured worker receives $13 million verdict
  • Higher safety measures key to airline safety
  • Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Personal Injury
  • Levin & Perconti hosts American Constitution Society event
  • Continued concern about auto bankruptcies for product injury victims
  • Court finds for employee in workers’ comp case
  • Microcars have high repair costs for low-speed collisions
  • House subcommittee clears FDA food regulation bill
  • Senate approves FDA tobacco regulation bill
  • Safe BBQ tips: preventing food poisoning
  • Dog bite injury victim requires 25 facial stitches
  • Acid reflux drugs linked to pneumonia
  • FDA issues warning about Clarcon skin products
  • Senate votes to end debate on tobacco regulation bill
  • $52.5 million settlement reached in nuclear plant explosure claims
  • Toxic tort victims left out of GM bankruptcy plan
  • Bankruptcies could leave product liability victims with no recourse
  • Court secrecy continues to concern injury attorneys and victims
  • John Perconti Settles Personal Injury Lawsuit for $600,000
  • Chrysler’s bankruptcy could leave victims out in the cold
  • Obama’s preemption stance also victory for consumers
  • Study indicates decline in rate of depression after antidepressant warnings
  • Case Law Update: Joinder in 1983 Action
  • Case Law Update: Joinder in 1983 Action
  • Smokers flocking to potentially unsafe e-cigarettes
  • Jury awards $30 million to widow of smoker
  • Family of asbestos victim sues 33 companies
  • Patient suffers side effects from Reglan
  • Chicago Personal Injury Attorneys Levin & Perconti Sponsor Networking Event
  • Victory for Chicago personal injury lawyers: Governor signs SB 84
  • Car accident lawsuit filed seeking more than $50,000 in damages
  • FDA plans to warn about potential Tamoxifen drug interaction
  • Product safety report: drug no better than placebo for autistic children
  • Personal injury lawsuit alleges that pilot negligence caused crash
  • Chicago woman dies in apartment building fire
  • FDA tobacco legislation reaches Senate floor this week
  • Patients file product liability lawsuit for ObTape complications
  • Personal injury lawsuit alleges beach chair improperly maintained
  • Lack of oversight blamed for Hydroxycut issues
  • FDA alerts doctors of drug side effects
  • Former Britney Spears bodyguard files personal injury lawsuit
  • 70,000 HP notebooks recalled
  • Walmart agrees to crowd-control plans for Black Friday events
  • Vehicle roof requirements do not go far enough
  • Company that built fallen Cowboys’ facility also built others that fell
  • Commercial vehicle industry needs enhancement
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed in fatal helicopter crash
  • CSPC announces new child drownings report
  • FDA recalls defective baby breathing monitors
  • Single cup tea/coffeemakers recalled due to burn hazards
  • Congress likely to pass FDA tobacco regulation
  • Case Law Update: Product Liability in Bankruptcy
  • Injuries from falling furniture on the rise
  • Complications from urinary control device highlights FDA regulation failures
  • Case Law Update: Discovery Sanctions in Personal Injury
  • CPSC allows youth ATV sales
  • Chinese drywall lawsuits multiply
  • Case Law Update: Legal Malpractice in Premises Liability
  • Vehicle roof strength regulation upgrades
  • Contact Illinois Governor to sign SB 84
  • FDA investigates potentially fraudulent product claims to cure swine flu
  • Appeals court says college, employee not liable for crash
  • Complexity of food system brings danger
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed after Nutria attacks shopper
  • Update on commuter airlines safety hearing
  • Hearing highlights the medical device nightmares
  • Dems push medical device liability bill
  • Iron gate crushing wrongful death lawsuit reaches settlement
  • Woman files personal injury lawsuit against aquarium
  • Illinois family of 6 year-old killed by garage door files personal injury lawsuit
  • Illinois cancer victim’s widow sues city for contaminated water
  • Fire-related deaths on the rise in Chicago
  • Fake medical journals revealed in Merck product liability trial
  • Class action train accident lawsuit proceeds
  • Suburban Chicago boy dies in fire
  • Jury deciding deputy’s personal injury lawsuit
  • Settlement reached in carbon monoxide lawsuits
  • Hydroxycut class action lawsuit filed
  • Woman killed in Northwest Chicago fire
  • $1 million settlement reached in jail wrongful death lawsuit
  • Man sues spicemaker over food poisoning
  • Baxter receives FDA warning over misleading promotions
  • New warnings on anti-seizure drugs
  • Senate committee will focus on tobacco bill soon
  • President appoints Tenenbaum to head Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Doctor tells family to leave house with Chinese drywall
  • 2 year-old boy dies in pool
  • House Judiciary Subcommittee holds hearing on Federal Arbitration Act
  • Case Law Update: Damages in Personal Injury Case
  • Tort reform videos – soon to be interrupting your movie experience
  • Institute of Medicine calls for changes to prevent industry influence on patient care and research
  • Toppled athletic towers to be investigated
  • Workplace safety task force to help decrease worker deaths
  • FDA recalls nail polish remover
  • Jury awards $5.5 million in personal injury lawsuit after drunk driving accident
  • Weight loss products linked to liver damage
  • Democrats and Obama vow to strengthen workplace safety laws
  • Wrongful death lawsuit follows helicopter crash
  • Drugmaker lawsuits proceeding
  • Commanding majority of Americans oppose forced arbitration
  • 97 plaintiffs file products liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies
  • Some experience allergic reactions following MRI injections
  • Jury awards $14 million to family of drowning victim
  • Barge worker files personal injury lawsuit after exposure to toxic chemicals
  • Early bird special – AAJ 2009 Annual Convention
  • Peanut butter salmonella outbreak: poster child for food safety flaws
  • AAJ calls on FRA to review safety protections for victims of railroad accidents
  • FDA to hold strategic meeting on medical devices
  • NTSB’s findings on the injuries sustained in 2008 bus rollover
  • Salmonella spice recall
  • State Senate passes asbestos litigation claim
  • Products liability attorney tours Peanut Corp of America plant
  • Senator may filibuster tobacco regulation bill
  • Fitness balls recalled after risks that may burst unexpectedly
  • AAJ Public Service Award deadline tomorrow!
  • FDA nearing decision on e-cigarettes
  • Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of manufacturers in asbestos injury lawsuit
  • $27.5 million awarded to a woman run over by bus
  • Health insurance companies in business of making profits
  • Illinois man dies from drowning
  • TASER dropped from product liability lawsuit
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against county jail for neck injuries
  • Jury awards $50K in food poisoning lawsuit
  • Case Law Update: Proximate Cause in Wrongful Death
  • Report shows drugmakers spent nearly $3 million to market products to doctors in one state
  • Bayer settles product liability lawsuits over imaging dye
  • Retailers restock pistachios after recall
  • Court says injury awards do not have to cover all bills
  • Update on asbestos litigation
  • Woman files personal injury lawsuit stemming from car accident
  • Tomorrow: ACS Members Only Event
  • 143 plaintiffs seek damages from BP
  • Injunction stops pharmaceutical company from selling unapproved cough and cold products
  • Women’s and children’s shoes from Wal-Mart recalled
  • Beware of silent killer: drowning
  • U.S. makes no progress against food poisoning
  • Toddler drowns in hot tub
  • FDA reverses its morphine painkiller decision
  • How to prevent child drowning
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against university over hazing
  • Fewer claiming job injuries in at least one state
  • Mother files personal injury lawsuit against son’s estate
  • 100 years later: Illinois mine disaster remembered
  • 4 year-old boy drowns in pool
  • Drug linked to vision loss
  • Pharmaceutical joins list of deadly drugs
  • Antibiotic causing patients severe pain
  • Tainted drywall driving owners from homes
  • Seat belt use up and highway deaths down
  • State court allows construction injury lawsuits without showings of injury
  • Recall issued for heart medication Digitek
  • Shoemaker faces personal injury lawsuit over escalator incident
  • Chicago-area woman files personal injury lawsuit against party hosts
  • Steven M. Levin named to American Constitution Society Chicago Chapter Board of Advisors
  • Motorcycles and ATVs likely subject to lead law
  • House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products
  • Deadline for AAJ Public Service Award: April 25
  • Chicago-area boy dies following near-drowning
  • Lawsuit filed after Illinois boy’s drowning
  • Law firms seeking potential drywall personal injury plaintiffs
  • Contradictions found in report on fallen bridge
  • Bill aimed at allowing greater access to justice passes House
  • Case Law Update: Legal Malpractice
  • Big Dig accident settlement reached
  • Case Law Update: Summary Judgment in Worker’s Compensation
  • CDC says that lead based ink poses little danger
  • BPA ban on the horizon?
  • Case Law Update: Counter Claims in Arbitration
  • Bill seeks FDA regulation of tobacco products
  • Legislative Update: Statute of Limitations and Death
  • Food industry lobbies against fee for more inspections
  • Drug industry advocates support splitting the FDA
  • Jury awards $10.2 million in personal injury lawsuit
  • Man with polio wins $22.5 million product liability lawsuit against drug maker
  • Multimillion dollar award issued in Illinois car crash lawsuit
  • Are pool drains safe for kids yet?
  • Warnings on Acai weight loss online get stronger
  • Case Law Update: Pre-emption in Pharmaceuticals
  • Juries should be able to make decisions on product safety
  • Case Law Update: Product Liability in Weapons Case
  • Builders brace for lawsuits over odor-emitting drywall
  • Case Law Update: Removal in Medical Expenses Case
  • Product liability lawsuit takes aim at zinc in denture creams
  • Smithsonian and worker dispute perils of asbestos
  • Woman claims she was fired over workers’ compensation claim
  • Drugmaker attorneys challenge witnesses in Seroquel lawsuit
  • Family of woman mauled by chimp files personal injury lawsuit against animal’s owner
  • Workers’ compensation denied to “hero”
  • Weekend Chicago car accident results in death of rapper
  • Supermarket checkout system sought for recalled foods
  • Man killed after truck plows through fence
  • Fatal fall on Chicago River walkway ruled an accident
  • Court reverses summary judgment – jury will hear car accident lawsuit
  • Lawsuit filed after construction accident
  • Released documents show that Seroquel side-effects are more prevalent than company reported
  • Jury recommends $2.3 million for families of personal injury victims
  • AAJ Seminar this weekend: How is the Economy Impacting Your Jury?
  • Wyeth decision viewed as a victory for consumers
  • Lawmakers introduce medical device lawsuit
  • FDA sets new peanut safety guidelines
  • Illinois woman files personal injury lawsuit after massage table collapses
  • Bill passes restricting workers compensation for soft tissue injuries
  • Levin & Perconti Associate remarks on Free Speech and Human Dignity
  • Metoclopramide to get FDA black box warning
  • Choking hazard and lead paint prompts recall of children’s toys
  • Product recall alert: Chicken Bouillon products
  • Consumers file product liability complaints over brake defects
  • Reminder: AAJ Seminar on Wyeth v. Levine today
  • Illinois jury awards $2.6 million in wrongful death lawsuit
  • Case Law Update: Plain Sight Negligence
  • Case Law Update: Substitution of Judge in Class Actions
  • Case Law Update: Voluntary Dismissal
  • Case Law Update: Civil Sanctions
  • Report of personal injury prompts product recall
  • AAJ presents seminar on recent Supreme Court products liability ruling
  • Product liability lawsuit questions antipsychotic drug’s effectiveness
  • Companies in peanut recall face millions in damages
  • Court ruling could put spotlight on drug safety
  • Rail company responds to personal injury lawsuits over derailment and chemical spill
  • GAO Report urges FDA to better regulate dietary supplements
  • Personal injury lawsuit alleges that a paraprofessional harmed student
  • Illinois Attorney General files suit against drug-testing company
  • Various product liability lawsuits filed against Medtronic Inc.
  • Chicago commuter train victim receives $30 million verdict
  • Case Law Update: Premises Liability in Slip Cases
  • Drug maker’s e-mail released in psychiatric drug lawsuit
  • Case Law Update: Freedom of Information of Act
  • Woman infected with sexually transmitted disease receives $7 million jury verdict
  • Case Law Update: Tort Immunity Act in Wrongful Death
  • Case Law Update: Section 1983 Actions
  • No workers comp for employee shot protecting patron
  • Are vaccine-makers held accountable?
  • State court issues workers comp decision
  • FDA states that pharmaceutical plant falsified generic drug data
  • Product liability lawsuit claims Chinese drywall threat to homeowners
  • Teacher hurt while on school field trip entitled to workers' compensation
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed following coal ash spill
  • Mattress fire causes injuries in Chicago
  • $24 million personal injury verdict reached in landlord-tenant lawsuit
  • Is McDonald’s employee shot at work entitled to workers’ comp?
  • Personal injury lawsuit against Native tribe settles for $500,000
  • Widow of smoker gets $8 million in product liability damages
  • Chicago man dies after being struck by vehicle
  • Case Law Update: Admissible Evidence in Slip and Fall Cases
  • Legislative Update: Freedom of Information Act
  • Peanut corporation faces lawsuits and class actions
  • Altria must pay $8 million in smoker’s death
  • Train accident lawsuit results in $2.3 million jury award
  • Coleman deposition will not be released until personal injury lawsuit is settled
  • Train crash victims’ deadline for filing lawsuits approaching
  • Birth control device Nuvaring may have fatal side effects
  • Be aware of product recalls
  • Peanut company insurer files suit to limit liability
  • Case Law Update: Res Judicata in Strict Product Liability
  • Case Law Update: UPS and the Mailbox Rule
  • Kids’ clothing recalled after child strangled by drawstring
  • Lawsuit filed against Disney after teen suffers heart attack and stroke on ride
  • Coal ash spill cleanut to cost up to $825 million
  • Judge who threw out the Medtronic case failed to disclose potential conflict
  • Following salmonella outbreak – peanut butter may be “high risk” food
  • Court rules that vaccines do not play a role in causing autism
  • Altria loses opening phase of product liability trial
  • Handy Manny tool sets recalled
  • Prescription drug Darvon may be banned
  • Man charged after personal injury accident
  • Court to decide if damages cap applies in products liability lawsuit
  • Salmonella lawsuit filed against Kellogg’s
  • Attorney sues pharmaceutical company over drug experiment
  • Personal injury lawsuit follows botched abortion case
  • Injury lawsuit results in $760K settlement
  • Product liability lawsuit leads some to question Taser use
  • Crane falls in construction accident and results in wrongful death
  • Peanut butter recalls hit Chicago-area retailers
  • Court rules that cheerleading is a contact sport
  • Personal injury victim receives $3.25 million auto accident settlement
  • Case Law Update: Strict Liability in Workers Compensation Cases
  • Legislative Update: Suits Against Metra Trains
  • Brandy responds to personal injury lawsuit
  • Pedestrian accidents are too common: what is the solution?
  • Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Federal Tort Claims Act Claim against US Forest Service
  • Pharmaceutical company may spend $2 billion more on Zyprexa lawsuits
  • Victim gets $600,000 settlement in personal injury lawsuit
  • Illinois man fired after claiming workers’ comp
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed after dog attack at refinery
  • FDA announces criminal investigation into Georgia peanut plant
  • Recalls widen in peanut butter salmonella outbreak
  • Wal-Mart settles wrongful death lawsuit
  • FDA says that the Peanut Corporation of America knew of salmonella contamination
  • Legislative Update: Mental Health and Development Disabilities Confidentiality Act Updated
  • Legislative Update: Freedom of Information Act Updated
  • Police Taser lawsuit filed seeking $100K in damages
  • Wrongful death lawsuit filed over salmonella-related death
  • Starbucks recalls peanut butter products
  • Peanut plant inspections lead to fines and closing
  • Pfizer settles with government in off-label marketing case
  • FDA investigating interaction between Plavix and heartburn medications
  • Lawyer Charged with Legal Malpractice
  • Study finds that ADHD meds can cause hallucinations
  • Widow of NFL player reaches settlement in wrongful death lawsuit
  • Metra Electric Line Train Derails
  • Chicago side street closed after scaffolding collapses
  • Case Law Update: Statute of Limitations in Personal Injury Lawsuits
  • Carbon Monoxide Leaks Send 11 Teens to the Hospital
  • John J. Perconti of Levin & Perconti files two personal injury suits and a wrongful death claim after family falls victim to truck accident
  • Case Law Update: Liability in Slip and Fall Cases
  • Case Law Update: Retroactive Application in Sexual Abuse
  • New litigation packet: litigating claims against foreign manufacturers
  • Home Explosion Creates Fire
  • FDA website offers product recall alerts
  • Police officer to get $100K in workers’ compensation
  • FDA cautions dog owners about chicken jerky products from China
  • Pedestrian Hit By Metra Train
  • 80% of pools not in compliance with new safety law
  • Worries rise over pharmaceutical plants move overseas
  • Case Law Update: Claims in Workers’ Compensations Cases
  • Crane company to be fined over safety violations after four worker deaths
  • Case Law Update: Defense Comments in Negligence Case
  • Case Law Update: Construction Accidents Lawsuits
  • Case Law Update: Shipping Negligence in Violation of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
  • Train Derails in Illinois
  • Second Illinois family files personal injury lawsuit in connection with Fox River drownings
  • Dangerous Dog Crackdown in Illinois
  • Illinois Grand Jury Indicts Pilot who was Under the Influence when Plane Clipped House
  • Two deaths linked to salmonella
  • Cribs and baby clothes recalled
  • Federal agency recalls dangerous children’s play yards
  • No injuries reported for train accident near Chicago
  • Fraternity wrongful death lawsuit dismissed
  • Builder sued after girls’ death during tornado
  • Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Man Struck by Metra Train
  • FDA’s new rules make it easier for drug companies to promote unapproved use of their drugs, possibly placing patients in danger
  • Report on tainted milk scandal
  • Settlement reached for family of Dollar Tree worker
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against airline, pilot in aviation accident
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against school district
  • Workers compensation laws criticized for not offering enough employee protection
  • Peanut butter recalled among fears of salmonella
  • Bat with rabies found in Chicago
  • Winter shoveling tips
  • Boy Dies After Attacked by Dog
  • Illinois fire kills boy, grandfather
  • Fire Kills Man and Personally Injures his Two Grandchildren
  • Workers Burned When Working with Power Lines
  • Personal injury lawsuit over escaped tiger reaches settlement
  • 3 Children Die in Chicago Fire
  • Organic food company warned to label wheat in products
  • 2 Sisters Personally Injured by Dog
  • Cribs recalled for faulty wooden slats
  • $500,000 fine follows accidental death of worker
  • Join the AAJ Products Liability Section
  • Judge Dismisses Cases for Thousands of Patients with Dangerous Heart Defibrillators
  • Family Files Suit after Helicopter Crash
  • 3 Victims Die in Snowmobile Crash
  • Helicopter Crashes Killing 8 and wounding 1
  • Wrongful death lawsuit filed against sawmill
  • Workers burned after corn dust explosion at work site
  • Cephalon settles product liability lawsuit over off-label marketing
  • Tainted Water from Steel Plant Leaking to Lake
  • 2 Killed After Plane Bursts Into Flames
  • Case Law Update: Insurance Indemnification
  • Fire Starts in Illinois Hospital
  • Case Law Update: Evidence in Premises Liability Cases
  • Parents sue amusement park after child hurt in go-cart
  • Ruling deals setback to pedestrian personal injury lawsuits
  • Some toymakers may be exempt from the lead rule
  • Chicago car accident involving CTA bus results in multiple personal injuries
  • Case Law Update: Personal Injuries from Toxic Asbestos Exposure
  • Disabled Child Dies After Falling From Window
  • Case Law Update: Damages in Personal Injury Cases
  • American Bridge fined $70,000 in bridge collapse that caused workers’ death
  • High mercury levels send Jeremy Piven to the hospital
  • AAJ counters tort reform advocates who want lawsuit losers to pay court costs
  • Chicago, Illinois House Fire Leaves Two Children Dead
  • FDA warns about inadequate warning labels on diet pills
  • Court dismisses appeal of $545K award in tobacco case
  • City settles with Taser injury victim
  • Water Main Break Traps Drivers
  • Product liability law firm asks Supreme Court to rule on out-of-state toxic tort suits
  • FDA raises requirements for new diabetes drugs
  • 2 Children Die and 2 Others Saved in Southwest Fire
  • Injured worker seeks $75,000 after hose crushes his fingers
  • Diseased pork plant workers still not receiving workers’ compensation
  • Runway fire injures 38
  • Construction accident results in 1 death, 18 injuries
  • Work injury lawsuit results in $48 million verdict for paralyzed man
  • Brandy faces second personal injury lawsuit stemming from car accident
  • Bridge Collapse Leads to Injuries and Death of a Construction Worker
  • Case Law Update: Worker’s Compensation in the Course of Employment
  • Woman recovering after face transplant
  • Case Law Update: Sovereign Immunity In Defamation Cases
  • CPSC urges parents to check toys on website
  • Case Law Update: Investigators in the Federal Torts Claim Act
  • Crave Restaurant & Bar: The Scene of Death Due to Brain Injury
  • Asbestos lawsuit ordered to move
  • Manufacturers found not liable in asbestos lawsuit
  • City looks to settle wrongful death lawsuit
  • Plaintiff Awarded $14 Million in Utility Negligence Case
  • FDA hears testimony about safety of asthma drugs
  • Crib hazards spotted after database developed
  • Military Jet Crash Kills Three People
  • 4 residents and 1 firefighter injured in West Chicago fire
  • Case Law Update: Wrongful Death in Terrorism
  • Case Law Update: Dismissal in Wrongful Death Case
  • Case Law Update: Personal Injury Negligence Found by Jury
  • Chemical Spill Prompts Evacuation of High School
  • Lead-laden toys may still be at stores
  • Class-action asbestos lawsuit settles for $140 million
  • Wrongful death lawsuit alleges that medical product caused death
  • Products liability podcast released regarding the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act
  • FDA Comes under Fire for Chemicals in Baby Formula
  • Illinois committee approves workers comp settlements totaling $270,100
  • Potential Liability of Walmart in Black Friday Stampede
  • Carbon monoxide leak kills family
  • Toddler Killed in South Side Fire
  • Flood victims file personal injury lawsuit in federal court
  • FDA sets high standard for melamine in baby formula
  • Wal-Mart death was avoidable, according to Union
  • Fires burn 3 homes in Chicago suburb
  • Travis Barker gives thanks for life on Thanksgiving
  • Naperville Girl Dies after Falling into Pond
  • Consumers Warned of Toxic Toys and Toy Dangers
  • Are Toys Safer this Christmas?
  • Teen Personally Injured After Leaping from SUV
  • Settlement reached in personal injury lawsuit against Six Flags for girl whose feet were severed on ride
  • Chicago jury awards $16.5 million in fentanyl death case
  • FDA alert: Chinese milk products high risk
  • Window Blind Recall after Death
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against Martha Stewart for collapsing lounge chair
  • Victoria’s Secret facing personal injury lawsuits after consumer suffers skin injuries
  • Travis Barker files personal injury lawsuit against airline and tire companies
  • Court extends statute of limitations for personal injury lawsuits
  • Companies’ Improper Labeling of Food Threatens Those with Allergies
  • Urgent Recall of Mylicon Baby’s Gas Relief Drops
  • Mother Sues For Wrongful Death after Son Drowns
  • Case Law Update: Statute of Limitations in Personal Injury Cases
  • Chicago Jury Awards $16.56 Million In Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Duragesic Pain Patch Manufacturer
  • Lean Cuisines Recalled
  • Jury awards $2.5 Million to teen beat by the KKK
  • Agency Lists Top 5 Dangerous Toys to Keep in Mind this Holiday Season
  • Jury Awards $7 Million in Accutane Lawsuit
  • Hidden Crib Dangers
  • Treadmills Recalled after Fall Hazards
  • Judge approves $11 million settlement in Chicago train accident
  • Safety concerns lead group to file Illinois lawsuit over prison closing
  • Toy Recalls Drop 46 Percent
  • $11 million settlement in Metra Train Derailment
  • FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
  • Jury Finds Utility Company at Fault in Deadly Crash
  • Woman files personal injury lawsuit against NFL running back
  • Case Law Update: Wrongful Death not allowed for In Vitro Fertilization
  • Illinois judge considers transferring personal injury lawsuit
  • Chicago Home Explodes And Bursts Into Flames
  • 7 People Including Four Children Personally Injured In Apartment Fire
  • Court to decide whether smokers must find safer cigarette for damages
  • FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
  • What do you do if you suffer a serious burn injury?
  • Case Law Update: Discovery Violations in Personal Injury Case
  • Man in Gary Coleman personal injury lawsuit says he is not Coleman’s bodyguard
  • Can brand name drug makers be liable for generics?
  • Several People Personally Injured When Chicago Ambulance Hits Cars
  • Two People Seriously Injured in Fire
  • Case Law Update: Snow and Ice Removal Act Bars Plaintiff from Suit
  • Men Personally Injured After Chicago Scaffold Falls in Chicago
  • Family Sues Chicago Public School After Son Dies in Gym Class
  • Cribs Across the Country are Being Recalled
  • Chicago man dies after police taser him
  • Extra alarm fire damages Chicago Chinatown restaurant
  • Woman who miscarried settles wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits with police
  • Ex-student who alleged rape against athletes files personal injury lawsuit against university
  • Woman jailed for $800K workers’ comp fraud
  • Legal Malpractice Suit Goes to Deliberation
  • Lincoln Park Soccer Field Alleged to Be Toxic
  • Companies Will Disclose Physicians Fees
  • Driver in Speed Related Accident Charged With Negligence
  • 3 Children And Two Adults Killed in Fire
  • Drug makers say no cough or cold medicine for kids under 4 years old
  • Chicago Bar Louie Closes Due to Rat Droppings
  • Supreme Court Set to Review Verdict Against Drug Maker
  • Zyprexa warning labels expanded
  • Illinois slip and fall lawsuit reaches settlement
  • Big Dig personal injury lawsuit settles for $28 million
  • States sue pharmaceutical company to recover money spent on Vioxx
  • Student sues for personal injuries sustained in “freeze tag”
  • Products recall – three-wheeled scooters
  • Case Law Update: Wrongful Death Determined Under EMS Act
  • Pharmaceutical company to pay $425 Million for improper marketing
  • Federal judge allows suicide products liability claim to go to trial
  • Salmonella in Frozen Chicken Meals Sickens 32 People in 12 States
  • Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission adopts changes to fee schedule
  • Wrongful Death Suit Recovers $1.7 Million
  • Illinois Man Wins Personal Injury Suit
  • City settles personal injury claims for unsafe walkways and greenery
  • Case Law Update: Duty to Defend In Regards To Insurance
  • Case Law Update: Statute of Limitations in Priest Sexual Misconduct Case
  • Case Law Update: Right of Access to Land in the Drainage Code
  • Case Law Update: Automobile Collision Lawsuits May be Consolidated
  • Family of dead miner seeks workers’ compensation benefits
  • Metra Train Kills Pedestrian
  • Toys “R” Us ordered to release list of all injuries since 2001
  • Personal injury lawsuit alleges negligence by hospital in bad diagnosis
  • Dog attack personal injury lawsuit settled
  • Investigators Probe Into Plane Crash That Injuries Celebrities and Kills Others
  • Joliet Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash
  • Fan files personal injury suit against Gary Coleman
  • Cellphone ban passes legislature for train operators
  • Train accident kills 25 people
  • Nine Passengers Injured in CTA Bus Crash
  • Helicopter Flies Through Home
  • Train Crash Involving 25 Deaths Believed to be Result of Engineer Text Messaging
  • Pit Bull Attacks Six Year Old
  • Families file products liability lawsuit against drug maker over baby death
  • Parents file personal injury lawsuit following son’s death
  • Case Law Update: Retailer Required to Produce 10 Years of Information
  • Birth injury spotlight: what are symptoms of Erb’s palsy
  • Family of boy scout settles personal injury lawsuit
  • Police Investigate Death of 92-year-old Woman
  • Case Law Update: Wrongful Death Act Not Upheld in In Vitro Fertilization
  • Personal injury victim now victim of embezzlement
  • Birth injury spotlight: how does Erb’s palsy occur?
  • Birth injury spotlight: more information about Erb’s palsy
  • Case Law Update: Plaintiff Failed to Establish Time Frame in Slip and Fall Case
  • Beginning February 10 – tougher lead standards for children’s products
  • Lawmakers look into changing workers’ compensation system
  • Courtroom fight over products liability law
  • Chicago personal injury victims claim that illegal fish made them sick
  • Man Killed By Chicago-bound Amtrak Train
  • Woman Attacked By Pit Bulls in Chicago Suburb
  • Engineer Ignores Signal in Crash that Kills 24 People
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against gas company
  • FDA posts lists of drugs under investigation
  • Case Law Update: Insurance Companies Duty to Driver of Vehicle Not Insured by Company
  • Case Law Update: Insurance Company Not Required to Indemnify Owners of Dog That Bit Child
  • Case Law Update: Life Insurance in the Context of Wrongful Death
  • Case Law Update: Tort Immunity Act in the Context of Forest Preserve
  • Case Law Update: Freedom of Information Act in Terms of Municipal Contract
  • Case Law Update: Evidence Held Sufficient in Parental Neglect Case
  • Chairman resigns from Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
  • CLE Program on Advanced Workers' Compensation – October 13
  • Speculation whether courts should expect personal injury lawsuits following RNC
  • Case Law Update: New Trial Granted in Products Liability Case
  • Sheriff closes restaurant that has no workers' comp policy
  • Illinois hit-and-run caught on tape
  • Formerly sealed docs in products liability lawsuit released
  • 4 Year Old Girl Critically Injured by Pitt Bull
  • Two Dead in Chicago Suburban House Explosion
  • Products liability Zyprexa lawsuit class certified
  • The Dangers of Hot Water: Burn Injuries and Personal Injuries
  • Chicago, Illinois Lawyers Relate to Tragic Fire and Deaths in Apartment Unit
  • Electrical wiring suspected in Chicagoland fire that killed 3 kids
  • Chicago Suburban Fire Kills Three Children
  • Chicago, Illinois Housing Apartment Fire Causes Three Children Kids to Die and an Injured Mother
  • Chicago Robert Allison Housing Development Fire Leads to Burn Injuries and Death
  • Chicago, Illinois Apartment Housing Fire Leaves Three Children, Infants Dead
  • Trial lawyers protest warning-label rule
  • Products liability lawsuit filed against Ford Motor company
  • Chicago Man Killed in Hit-And-Run Accident
  • Class-Action Lawsuit to be filed against Company that sold Food Products that were Contaminated and Led to Deaths
  • Resident of Chicago Suburbs Killed in Hit-And-Run Accident
  • Teen Drowns In Chicago Suburban Pool
  • FDA urged to remove synthetic dyes from food
  • This Labor Day: How to be safe on the job
  • Jury finds Company Negligent in Landslide Case
  • Seven People Suffer Smoke Inhalation in a Chicago Housing Authority Building
  • Two Dead from Chemical Exposure at Plant
  • Chicago Woman Struck By CTA Train
  • Man Killed By Semi Truck
  • $8,000,000 Verdict for Insurance Agent Negligence
  • Infant’s death spurs product liability warnings on bassinets
  • Chicago Woman Struck and Killed by Metra Train on South Side
  • Cook County Mourns 16th Motorcyclist Death of the Year
  • Motorcyclist Under the Influence Crashes Into Jeep
  • Product Safety Under Investigation
  • Man files Chicago personal injury lawsuit alleging undercooked fish gave him tapeworm
  • Case Law Update: Federal Tort Claims Act in the Context of Prisons
  • Case Law Update: Uninsured Motorist Vehicle Coverage
  • Consumers at risk by recalled products
  • Court ruling prevents injured workers from receiving workers’ comp benefits
  • Nail salon cited for workers’ comp violations
  • Lawsuit Filed After Propane Blast
  • School faces personal injury lawsuit after school shooting
  • Lawyer suspended after practicing after mishandling a client’s money after winning a personal injury lawsuit
  • Vitamin maker faces products liability after customers claim vitamins made them sick
  • Fire Determined to be Intentional
  • Plaintiff alleges retaliation for filing Illinois workers’ compensation claim against The Lincoln Home
  • Make mediation a consideration before heading to the courthouse
  • Personal injury lawsuit filings down in last ten years
  • Chicago Archdiocese settles priest abuse lawsuit for $12.6 Million
  • Woman files medical malpractice personal injury lawsuit for injuries sustained during a hysterectomy
  • Plaintiff receives over $1 Million in personal injury lawsuit settlement
  • Beyond workers’ comp: suing a manufacturer for a harmful product defect
  • Illinois city aims to lower worker injury claims with bonus offer
  • Insurance agency searched for workers’ comp fraud
  • Pharmaceutical companies not monitoring dangerous drugs
  • Register now for the 2009 Winter AAJ Convention
  • Johnson & Johnson receives subpoena for information about their potential product liability
  • Product recalls
  • Chicago Train Hits Garbage Truck, Seven Injured
  • Police officer and police chief sued by bar owner for personal injuries
  • Average wait time to see an ER doctor: 56 minutes
  • TASER International dismissed from product liability lawsuit
  • Illinois personal injury lawsuit filed after employee injured by falling debris in shaft
  • Couple charged with fraud after personal injury lawsuit
  • Illinois judgment against preservation group in Illinois personal injury lawsuit
  • Strange Twist on Wrongful Death Lawsuits, Plaintiff Is Still Alive
  • Study shows that fast-food meals for kids are unhealthy and dangerous
  • Personal injury lawsuit filed against IBM for releasing “toxic plume”
  • Lollapalooza Concert Showcases Possible Dangers to Concertgoers, Negligent Security Concerns
  • Crane Collapse Kills Four Workers; Video Shows Destruction at Refinery
  • Jalapeno Peppers May Be Source of Foodborne Salmonella Breakouts, Could Cause More Injuries
  • Video Shows Anatomy of a Bus Accident
  • Teen Decapitated by Six Flags Rollercoaster Ride
  • Lawsuit Filed Against Kroger for E Coli Outbreak
  • Illinois Man Drowns
  • Case Law Update: Admissibility of Expert Testimony
  • Fuselage Hole Forces Emergency Stop for Qantas Airplane
  • On the Lighter Side: Video Parodies Insurance Company Rules
  • Biker Killed in Chicago’s Logan Square
  • Ramp Collapses at Casino
  • Pool Company Maybe to Blame in Drowning
  • Deadly Balcony Accident
  • Asbestos Litigation Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
  • One More Killed in CTA Accident
  • Man Struck By Metra Train
  • PACE Bus Accident Causes Injuries in a Chicago, Illinois Suburb
  • Chicago, Illinois CTA Blue Line Accident Leaves One Dead
  • Family of Cicero Man Wins $7.5 Million in Wrongful-death Lawsuit
  • Girl Biking Hit by Police Car
  • Backover Accidents Often Result in Death and Injuries to Children
  • Children's Toys, Children's Cribs and Children's Car Seats: The Unknown Risks of Consumer Products
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  • United States continues to drop in world life expectancy ratings
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  • Six figure settlement in videotape rape case
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  • Recall alert: Botulism in canned hot dog chili sauce
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  • Gateway issues laptop battery recall
  • Hidden hazards of Magnetix toys prompt legislators to action
  • Patients suffer while drug companies profit
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  • House bill to improve product safety for children
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  • Bill attempts to hold corporations responsible for their actions
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