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2012.05.19: Avoiding Patient Deaths From Alarm Fatigue: Technology & Training
2012.05.14: Family Of Former Sun Times Owner Reaches Medical Malpractice Settlement
2012.05.09: Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict $78.5 Million
2012.05.04: $3.9 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosis
2012.05.01: Shocking Malpractice Suit Planned After Baby Found Alive In Coffin
2012.04.18: Malpractice Case Involving Fatal Medication Error Settles For $8.25 Million
2012.04.16: Surprising Medical Malpractice Demographics By Wealth, State, And Gender
2012.04.11: Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict Of $4.1 Million Affirmed On Appeal
2012.04.08: Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Case Settles After Alleged C-Section Delay
2012.04.05: Birth Injuries From Medical Malpractice Challenge Everyone
2012.04.03: Medical Mistakes In Emergency Rooms A Troubling Problem
2012.03.27: Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Alleging Birth Injury After Oxytocin Given
2012.03.20: A Third Of Doctors Say They Shouldn't Disclose Medical Errors To Patients
2012.03.13: Debate Over Malpractice Suits For "Wrongful Birth" Heats Up
2012.03.06: Women Less Likely To Get Immediate Treatment For Heart Attack
2012.02.21: Subpoena For Medical & Pharmacy Records After Houston's Death No Surprise
2012.02.09: Malpractice Lawsuit: Boy Loses Eyesight After Doctor Allegedly Failed To Diagnose Meningitis
2012.02.06: Gov't Aims To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections By 40%
2012.01.20: Poor Penmanship By Doctors Can Lead To Medical Malpractice
2012.01.16: Poor Communication By Many Doctors To Breast Cancer Patients
2012.01.04: Anesthesia Complications At Surgical Centers Can Be Fatal
2011.12.20: Medical Malpractice Suit Filed When Teen Died After Simple Tooth Extraction
2011.11.29: Hospitals Fail To Chart Most Adverse Events Of Hospitalized Kids
2011.11.21: Another State Supreme Court Decides Caps On Damages
2011.11.15: Illinois Officials Failed To Investigate Most Hospital Complaints
2011.11.11: Cosmetic Surgery On Patients By Non-Doctors - Yes It Happens
2011.11.08: Jackson's Doctor Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter
2011.11.03: Jackson's Doctor Declines To Testify: Closing Arguments Next
2011.11.01: Publicly Measuring Physician Care Improves Medical Care: Study
2011.10.28: Murray's Defense Continues To Shift Blame For Jackson's Death
2011.10.26: Will Defense Claim Jackson Gave Himself Propofol Work?
2011.10.18: Murray Defense Abandons Claim Jackson "Swallowed" Propofol Himself
2011.10.14: Many Doctors Who Draft Practice Guidelines Have Conflicts Of Interests
2011.10.12: Woman Loses Legs Following Weight Loss Surgery: Malpractice Suite Filed
2011.10.10: No Direct Evidence Jackson Took Propofol Himself: Week 2 Dr. Murray Trial
2011.10.07: If Our Worst Hospitals Don't Improve, Should We Let Them Fail?
2011.10.05: Magnet Hospitals Linked To Higher Nursing Standards & Patient Safety
2011.10.03: Dr. Murray Covered Up His Role In Jackson's Death: Week 1 Testimony
2011.09.30: Chicago Medical School Hosts World MRSA Day
2011.09.28: Trial Against Dr. Murray Underway For Death Of Michael Jackson
2011.09.26: Medical Malpractice Suit Filed After Asthmatic Boy Sent To 3 Hospitals In 11 Hrs
2011.09.23: Medical Dangers Of Cheap Cosmetic Surgery By Unqualified Doctors
2011.09.14: Chicago Dentist Blames Brain Disease For Causing Fatal Car Accident
2011.09.12: Study Shows Alarming Rate Of Preventable Medication Errors
2011.09.08: Medical Malpractice Comprise Less Than 2% of Healthcare Costs
2011.09.02: MRSA Routinely Found On Medical Staff Clothing & Swipe Cards
2011.08.31: Court Lowers $60 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict to $600,000
2011.08.29: Deadly Hospital-Related Infections Drop Under One State's Plan
2011.08.17: Effects Of Medical Board's Failure To Discipline Its Doctors
2011.08.09: Man With Breast Cancer Denied Medical Insurance Because Not A Women
2011.08.04: Tests Show Kids' Car Seats Have Potentially Dangerous Chemicals
2011.08.01: Doctor Convicted Of Falsifying Medical Records And Unneeded Surgeries
2011.07.28: Chicago Lawyer Killed In Tragic Train Accident
2011.07.25: North Side Woman Files Personal Injury Suit after Horse Bites Finger Off
2011.07.21: $8.1 Million Personal Injury Settlement with Kraft in Chemical Contamination Class Action Suit
2011.07.18: CDC Says Medical Offices Must Do More to Prevent Infections
2011.07.16: Jury Awards $510,000 for Birth Injury at University Hospital
2011.07.13: Personal Injury Lawsuit Nets $3.6 Million Settlement for Chicago Man
2011.07.07: Jury Awards Widow $6.7 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
2011.07.02: Jury Awards Couple $58.6 Million in Birth injury Lawsuit
2011.06.27: Florida Judge Upholds Medical Malpractice Non-Economic Caps
2011.06.22: IL Hospital Settles Birth Injury Lawsuit for $6.5 Million
2011.06.21: Medication for Blood Clots Can Prevent Dangerous Pulmonary Embolism
2011.06.21: Medication for Blood Clots Can Prevent Dangerous Pulmonary Embolism
2011.06.16: Medical Malpractice Claim Payments Down
2011.06.16: Parents Settle for $8.5 Million in Minnesota Birth Injury Lawsuit
2011.06.12: Family Undeterred in Wrongful Death Lawsuit by Toyota Study Findings
2011.06.10: Two Chicago Hospitals Rated Low In Preventing Catheter Infections
2011.06.07: Jury Awards $21 Million in Birth Injury Lawsuit
2011.06.05: Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Chicago Construction Accident
2011.06.03: Medical Malpractice Deaths From High Risk Surgery Likely Down
2011.06.01: $18.2 Million Awarded in Wisconsin Birth Injury Case
2011.05.28: Estate of Prospect Heights Man Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
2011.05.23: Unintended Consequences of Illinois Patients' Right To Know Act
2011.05.03: Military' Medical Malpractice Shield Disputed
2011.05.01: New York Times Article Alleges Medication-Related Injuries on the Rise
2011.04.29: Medical Malpractice Suits to Follow Criminal Trial of Nursing Director
2011.04.27: Tribune Article Calls for Hospital Reform to Lessen Likeliness of Medical Malpractice
2011.04.25: Patients Advocacy Groups Explain How Medical Malpractice Prescription Drug Mix-Ups Occur
2011.04.23: Study Finds Malpractice Lawsuits Aren't Improving Nursing Home Care
2011.04.21: Understanding Damages in Illinois Medical Malpractice Cases
2011.04.19: Using Expert Witnesses in Medical Malpractice Cases
2011.04.17: Illinois Doctor Disciplinary Flaws Increase Medical Malpractice Possibility
2011.04.15: Recalled Pharmaceutical Drugs at Center of Medical Malpractice Suits
2011.04.13: How Electronic Health Records Impact Medical Malpractice Liability
2011.04.11: New Legislation Aimed A Predatory Doctors With Criminal History
2011.04.09: False Positive HIV Tests Results Spur Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
2011.04.07: Report Indicates Fewer Illinois Medical Malpractice Suits for Now
2011.04.05: Economic Study Shows Minimal Impact of Malpractice Suits On Health Costs
2011.03.16: Many Hospitals Ban Recordings in Delivery Rooms Due to Malpractice Fears
2011.03.14: Congressional Bill Sponsor Previously Sued for Malpractice
2011.03.12: Lake County Coroner Named in Wrongful Death Suit
2011.03.10: Naperville Doctor Sued Over Controversial Autism Treatments
2011.03.08: Judge Awards Gurnee Family $29 Million for Medical Negligence
2011.03.06: $4.6 Million Dollar Medical Malpractice Award to Minnesota Family
2011.03.04: Chicago Eye Doctor Reprimanded After 50 Malpractice Allegations Filed
2011.03.02: Harvard Study Finds Emergency Rooms Wait Times Dangerously Increasing
2011.02.28: H.R. 5 Approved by House Judiciary Committee
2011.02.26: Expert Tips to Protect Yourself from a Medical Error
2011.02.24: Illinois Politicians Debate Using Mediation for Medial Malpractice
2011.02.22: Illinois House Passes Patients' Right to Know Act
2011.02.20: Obama Voices Support for Medical Malpractice Reform
2011.02.17: Legislative Information Found on the NCSL Site Organized By State
2011.02.15: Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlements Set Record Highs
2011.02.11: Chicago Area Teen Dies From Possible Dental Malpractice
2011.02.09: Gov't Study Blames Mechanical Problem For Toyota Crashes
2011.01.17: Surgical Checklists Prevent Deadly Medical Mistakes
2010.12.21: Gov't Fines Toyota $32.4 Million For Failing To Report Safety Defects
2010.12.10: Toyota Lawsuits May Tentatively Proceed
2010.08.23: Medical Lobby Blocks Illinois Patients From Accessing Doctor Histories
2010.05.25: Quaid Sues Baxter Over Babies' Heparin Overdose
2010.03.19: NHTSA Advice If Unintended Acceleration In A Toyota
2010.02.15: Was Rep. Murtha' Death After Surgery From Medical Malpractice?
2010.02.02: Toyota Announces Plan To Fix Sticky Gas Pedals
2010.01.08: CTA Bus Colllides With School Bus In Chicago
2009.12.16: Amtrak Train Bound for Chicago Hits and Kills A Student
2009.12.09: Quaid Launches New Programed To Prevent Medication Errors
2009.11.16: Another Fatal Car Accident In Illinois Linked to Alcohol
2009.11.04: Questions Remain After Toddler Survives Being Dragged By Train
2009.10.20: Car Accidents Leading Cause of Teen Deaths
2009.10.06: 7 Million Settlement To Women Injured By Door At Target
2009.09.25: Yaz Birth Control Dangers And Lawsuits
2009.08.07: Illinois To Ban Texting While Driving
2009.07.30: Jackson's Doctor And World Await Autopsy Results
2009.07.20: Zimmer Hip Replacement: From Denial To Class Action
2009.07.13: Six Injured In Chicago Car Accident
2009.06.25: Trooper Serioiusly Injured in Chicago Car Accident
2009.06.11: Illinois May Soon Ban Texting While Driving
2009.06.07: Car Accident Kills Driver Who Ran Red Light
2009.06.02: 2 Fatal Motorcycle Accidents in Chicago Area
2009.05.26: Deadly Car Accident Near Chicago Airport
2009.05.11: Chicago Woman Dies in Motorcycle Accident
2009.04.17: Car Seat Recalls
2008.05.29: Chicago Cab Jumps Curb and Injures Pedestrians near Union Station
2008.01.27: Ritter Lawsuit Shows Malpractice Caps Affect Wealthy Less Than Poor
2008.01.25: Sierra Syringe Recall Affects Illinois And Nation
2008.01.22: Misc. Links
2008.01.21: Increasing Emergency Room Delays Pose Serious Danger, Study Finds
2008.01.11: New Dental Anesthesia Law in Illinois
2007.12.27: Merck Recalls Children' Vaccine | 12-12-07
2007.12.14: Fairness Aside, Do Caps on Medical Malpractice Damages Actually Work?
2007.12.13: Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads | Recall 10-15-07
2007.12.12: Report Finds High Risk of Catastrophic Runway Collisions
2007.12.11: Recalled AMO Moisture Plus Lens Solution Linked To Dangerous Eye Infection
2007.12.10: Medical Mistakes by Residents Often Due to Inadequate Supervision
2007.12.09: Study Shows Toys Not Recalled May Still Be Dangerous
2007.12.07: Actor Quaid and Wife Sue Baxter Healthcare after Twins' Overdose
2007.12.04: Amtrak Train Going Too Fast, Say NTSB Officials
2007.12.03: Illinois Medical Malpractice Caps Declared Unconstitutional
2007.12.02: Simplicity Baby Crib Recall | 09.21.2007
2007.10.25: About Brain Injury In Illinois
2007.10.25: About Cerebral Palsy
2007.10.25: About Cancer
2007.10.25: About Brain Damage
2007.10.25: Ruptured Disc or Herniated Disc Injuries
2007.10.25: About Spinal Cord Injury In Illinois
2007.10.25: About Torn Rotator Cuffs
2007.10.25: About Traumatic Brain Injury
2007.10.20: About Brachial Plexus / Erbs Palsy Injuries
2007.10.17: About Fractures
2007.10.17: About Herniated Disc or Ruptured Disc Injuries
2007.10.17: Meconium Aspiration - Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer
2007.10.17: About Broken Bone Injuries
2007.10.17: About Fetal Distress
2007.10.17: About Birth Injury
2007.10.17: About Erbs Palsy / Brachial Plexus Injuries
2007.07.30: When Considering An Anterior Cervical Discectomy | 07.01.2007

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