Articles Posted in Wrongful Death

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF RACHEL GILLIAM OFFER $10,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF HER KILLER

The family of Rachel Gilliam, a 25 year old woman who was killed by a hit and run driver on Chicago’s northside last week is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer. According to witnesses, Rachel was struck and killed by the driver of a silver 4-door […]

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Two Die In Chicago Area Car Crash

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that two people were killed in a two-car crash in northwest suburban Park Ridge. Police found the two vehicles involved in the car accident at 2 am Monday morning near the intersection of Oakton and Riverside Drive in suburban park Ridge, Illinois. Police found one car located near the intersection […]

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Illinois Medical Malpractice Jury Returns $6.74 Million Verdict

A downstate Illinois jury returned a $6.74 million dollar jury verdict to the family of a Decatur man killed at on of Archer Daniels Midland’s downstate Illinois facillities. The 26 year old man was working for a St. Louis based company installing pipes at the plant. The accident that was the subject of this wrongful […]

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Illinois Law Protects Brain Injured Children’s Right To File Lawsuits

In Illinois there is a stautue of limitations on medical malpractice claims which generally prohibits filing of a lawsuit two years from the date of malpractice or two years after the malpractice is discoverd. The statute of repose sets an outside tail date for filing such claims after four years have elapsed from the time […]

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Medical Malpractice: Staggering Numbers Of Preventable Deaths in Chicago And Elsewhere

It has been widely reported that more then 98,000 people die as a result of preventable medical malpractice each year. More people die each month in the United States from medical errors then were killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Medical Malpractice has become a vogue issue […]

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Finding The Right Lawyer In Chicago

Chicago is home to over 70,000 licensed attorneys. Finding a lawyer that is right for you can be a daunting task. The internet and the television airwaves are flooded with advertisements for lawyers that promise big settlements and no fees unless you win. The question you need to ask yourself and the lawyer that you […]

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Why Saying Sorry For Medical Malpractice Is The Right Thing To Do

Victim’s of medical malpractice at Chicago area hospitals should not expect an apology from those doctors or the hospital that is at fault for their injury. It has long been the custom and practice of Chicago area physicians to never dare to apologize or admit any mistakes, no matter how devastating. Not so at the […]

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Federal Lawsuits Over Malpractice At Illinois Veteran’s Hospitals Settle

The second federal lawsuit against the Marion, Illinois Veteran’s Hospital has settled in the wake of substandard care at the hospital which resulted in the Hospital suspending surgical procedures for the past two years. Surgeries at the hospital were halted after the Veteran’s Administration found that patients had died at the facility due to substandard […]

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