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Neonatal Encephalopathy and Neurologic Outcomes – Revised Criterea from ACOG

In the more than 10 years since its publications its authors have backed off the allegedly essential nature of its core criteria and physicians have been forced to admit that factors like cord blood ph levels above 7.0 can still occur in births where the fetus experiences perinatal asphyxia that is the result of negligence.

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Goldberg & Goldberg, LLC Files Wrongful Death Case On Behalf Of 91 Year Old With Alzheimer’s Disease Who Froze To Death Outside Retirement Home

On February 6, 2013, the Chicago law firm of Goldberg & Goldberg, LLC filed a wrongful death case on behalf of the Estate of Genevieve Klimczak who died on February 12, 2012. Ms. Klimczak was a resident of McHenry Villa, a self described “retirement community” offering 24 hour a day security…”so residents can leave the […]

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Neurological Injuries Related To Humira Use

Abbott Laboratories best selling drug, Humira, has been linked to a host of serious side effects, including severe neurological injuries. Abbott’s is on track to sell $15 billion worth of the drug per year by 2015. Abbott already expects to sell close to $10 billion worth of Humira in 2012. Humira is used to treat […]

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Tort Reform And The Imagined Health Care Crisis

This blog entry comes courtesy of the President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and was published in the February 24, 2011 edition of the Belleville News Democrat: It is once again time to set the record straight with your editorial board. There was never a health care crisis in this state and there were […]

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How Walking 10,000 Steps Each Day Enhanced my Insulin Sensitivity in a Couple of Months

The following blog entry comes courtesy of a guest blogger, Stacy H. Federico, who has a blog devoted to raising awareness of Type II Diabetes and the benefits of healthy eating. We would like to thank her for her contribution to our blog. Taking 10,000 steps every day (or walking about five miles) is incredibly […]

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Low Apgar Score at Birth Associated with a Later Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy

A low vitality score, better known as an Apgar score, at birth is a strong predictor of a later diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy according to a new study published on bmj.com. The authors learned that children with an Apgar score of less than 3 at birth had a 100 times more likely chance of developing […]

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Jury Verdict Reporter Honors Barry Goldberg

The Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter is honoring our partner, Barry Goldberg, for his outstanding achievement as a trial lawyer at their 50th Anniversary Gala being held on October 21, 2010 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Barry is being honored for being one of only a handful of trial lawyers who have five or more […]

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Medicare Liens and Medical Malpractice Litigation

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) overhauled Medicare’s perspective on payment for medical care related to “never events” including a list of delineated hospital acquired conditions. Hospitals will no longer receive reimbursement for conditions that are (a) high cost or high volume or both, (b) result in the assignment of a case to a […]

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Goldberg & Goldberg, LLC Secures A $1,625,000.00 Settlement In Wrongful Death Case

Goldberg & Goldberg, LLC is pleased to announce that they have settled a wrongful death case involving the death of a newborn child for $1,625,000.00. The case, Vega v. St. James Hospital, et al, involved the negligent diagnosis and management of fetal distress of mother and child during labor and delivery at St. James Hospital […]

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Goldberg & Goldberg, LLC Secures A $1,000,000 Settlement In Rockford Medical Malpractice Case

Goldberg & Goldberg, LLC partner, Ian R. Alexander, secured a $1,000,000.00 settlement in the case of Newburg v. Swedish American Hospital, et al 02 L 263 which is pending in Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois. In 2001, the day before Thanksgiving, Margaret Hoffman went to Swedish American Hospital complaining of chest and back pain. Doctors in […]

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