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Although giving birth can be an exciting time, it can also be nerve-wracking in Illinois. Unfortunately, sometimes the doctor who an expectant mother trusts to deliver a child fails to exercise a reasonable degree of care during the process. This can lead to serious birth injuries, with one of them being shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia…

NHTSA is currently investigating exploding Takata airbags that have injured and killed numerous people over the past several years. Many of the known injuries and deaths involve Honda (and Acura) vehicles, several of which were 2001 and 2002 model year vehicles. Honda Civic and Honda Accord are two of the most frequently involved vehicles…

Diagnosis errors can cause a number of patients more injuries since their actual conditions are not being treated. Misdiagnoses of chronic Lyme disease in Illinois could result in delays in real diagnosis and appropriate treatment for conditions. There has been a case in which misdiagnosis of Lyme disease caused more harm to the patient….

Stryker Corporation agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle claims by patients who received defective hip-implants. Eligible claimants include U.S. patients who had surgery before the settlement was reached to replace their Rejuvenate Modular-Neck hip stem or ABG II Modular-Neck hip stem. If you or a loved one received a Stryker hip-implant,…

When an Illinois resident goes to the hospital, he or she expects that the medical staff will be able to determine what is wrong and provide a course of treatment that will heal and/or cure the ailment. However, in some cases, physicians make diagnosis errors, which can at best delay the right treatment, and at…

Seneca nursing home was sued by the family of an 87-year-old patient. Illinois blog readers may be interested in learning about this wrongful death claim that resulted in a settlement. The family of the patient claimed that her death was brought on by nursing negligence. In the summer of 2010, a woman became a…

Genesis Healthcare and other subsidiaries have been faced with a lawsuit. Residents in Illinois who have family members in nursing homes may be interested to learn about a lawsuit that was filed in another state. A woman filed a lawsuit after her family member’s death, and she claims that it was a result of…

When Illinois patients have to undergo surgery, they trust that those in the operating room will perform the procedure to the best of their abilities. Unfortunately, surgeries do not always go as planned, and surgical errors can result in serious harm to patients. Some of these errors should not occur for any reason and…

A woman filed a lawsuit against a hospital for an incident that happened during her husband’s surgery. Surgical errors seem to have become more prevalent in Illinois and throughout our country. The woman claims that the hospital medical staff left a sponge inside of her husband, which led to a serious infection and ultimately…

A hospital is involved in a legal entanglement with a former patient’s wife. The husband died while in the hospital’s care, and his surviving wife filed a lawsuit claiming hospital negligence. Illinois residents in similar circumstances may have the right to pursue legal action against any parties deemed negligent. Reports indicate that the man was being…