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Illinois residents go to emergency rooms when they are ill or injured in order to receive treatment. After being examined by a doctor, a course of treatment is often ordered. Usually, it is the job of the nursing staff to carry out the orders of the doctors. When mistakes are made in carrying out…

When Illinois patients go to an emergency room with a physical complaint, they expect doctors and other medical staff to diligently attempt to identify the problem so that it can be treated. When misdiagnoses occur, patients can end up suffering further pain and even permanent damage. In some cases, people have died because of…

When Illinois parents have a sick child, they are relying on medical professionals to correctly diagnose and treat their child. When something goes wrong, however, such as a medication error, the child’s life is put into jeopardy. Parents would be within their rights to file a hospital negligence claim for the damage done and…

CBS News is reporting today on its investigation into the dangers of car seatback failure — something our firm, safety experts, as well as the government and the auto industry have known about for decades. (Source: CBS News, Are carmakers, government ignoring deadly seat back danger?. Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd. first successfully took…

Nearly every Illinois resident who has been to a hospital emergency room knows the wait can be long and tedious. The cases that are the most life threatening are, naturally, taken first. However, there are cases in which hospital negligence prevents a patient with an urgent medical condition from receiving much-needed care in a…

Matthew D. Ports was among the 35 awardees honored at the 6th Annual JVR Awards for Trial Lawyer Excellence, hosted by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company, on October 21st at the Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago. Matt was recognized for the successful representation of his clients in…

$12mill award upheld for family of man who died waiting 6hrs for emergency blood treatment | https://t.co/7ZGsRlGw9u pic.twitter.com/8repPPzCwX — Cook County Record (@CookRecord) October 23, 2015

Surgeries and other invasive procedures require the use of anesthesia. Certain Illinois doctors spend time being educated on how these medications work, how much to use and other considerations. However, despite their education and experience, anesthesiologists are still human and can make mistakes. Hospital negligence claims can be made against the party or parties…

The First District Appellate Court in Chicago, Illinois affirmed a verdict for $12.2 million obtained for a southwest suburban family two years ago. The verdict was against AES, a corporate subsidiary of Fresenius, and a plasmapheresis nurse who was called on an emergency basis to provide care to the firm’s client who was in…

Flu season is coming up as 2015 enters the fall and winter seasons. Like many Illinois residents, people around the country are lining up to get flu shots in the hopes of avoiding the illness. Unfortunately, it appears that nearly 70 employees of an out-of-state company were put at risk of much deadlier diseases…