An Illinois Appellate Court recently affirmed a decision by a Cook County circuit court judge holding that a workers’ compensation […]
The City of Chicago has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a mentally-ill woman – […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Association’s (FDA) examination of metal-on-metal hip implants, and the wave of litigation against the makers […]
Uncertainties regarding the debt ceiling have many Social Security recipients, including those who receive Social Security Disability benefits, biting their […]
Two banking giants – Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley – have agreed to pay $557 million to settle […]
Metal-on-metal hip implants could soon be a thing of the past, if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has […]
Several states have passed or are considering passing tort reform legislation that would limit the damage awards on medical malpractice […]
The Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law by President Obama on January 2011, and now – more than […]
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed in which plaintiffs allege that DES, a pregnancy drug, caused vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a serious impact on the amount a plaintiff can […]
According to research conducted by Johns Hopkins University, surgical “never events” (those mistakes that should never occur in surgery) happen […]