The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the “mailbox rule” as it applies to workers’ compensation cases. The court held that the petitioner’s appeal to the circuit court was timely filed because it was postmarked by the filing deadline. Justice Robert R. Thomas, writing for the majority in the 5-2 decision, said that upholding the rule in …
New Jersey courts finds sender of text message liable for accident and speed cameras send 230,000 warnings to speeders in Chicago on this month’s Chicago Injury Alert. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bbg-november-2013-texting-cameras.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
A new study found that medical malpractice claims are most commonly associated with missed diagnoses of heart attack and cancer. Irish researchers conducted the study, which appeared in BMJ Open on July 18. The researchers reviewed over 7,000 journal papers regarding medical malpractice claims, focusing on claims filed against primary care physicians, as that is …
The wrongful death lawsuit over an Illinois state trooper killed while on duty will continue in Madison County Circuit Court after a judge denied a defendant’s motion to transfer the case. Dot Foods is being sued along with the truck driver who crashed into trooper, Kyle Deatherage, in November, killing him. The defendant argued that …
Illinois mothers should be aware that lawsuits continue to be filed alleging a link between the use of Zoloft during pregnancy and severe birth injuries. On July 5, a new lawsuit was filed as part of the growing Zoloft multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding in federal court in Pennsylvania before Judge Cynthia Rufe. The complaint alleges …
An Illinois woman claims she was fired from a retail store because she filed a workers’ compensation claim. Cynthia Hewitt filed a lawsuit against Casey’s General Store in Maryville. According to the lawsuit, Hewitt began working at the store in September 2011. She claims that she fell and injured her back while moving a tall …
A judge has denied a motion for a new trial in an Illinois medical malpractice case that ended in a verdict for the defense in April. A doctor was found not negligent in the lawsuit that was brought by the family of a woman who died after seeking treatment for a sprained ankle in 2004. …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Chicago Transit Authority and one of its employees after a man fell on the electrified third rail and died in 2012. The man died August 7, 2012, when he fell from the platform at the Forest Park Blue Line station. According to the lawsuit, the man …
A Florida jury awards $1.2 billion to the plaintiff in a nursing home neglect case. Also, safety pays for 3 Illinois truck drivers who received honors for their accident free careers. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bbg-nursing-home-neglect-sept-2013.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
The use of the antidepressant Effexor by pregnant women has been linked to birth injuries. Effexor, introduced in 1993, was the first serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressant, as distinguished from the more common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The FDA approved the drug for treatment of anxiety and depression, and by 2007 it was the …
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