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 …
According to a new report, an Illinois married couple who adds a teenage driver to their auto insurance policy will see their premium payments increase by an average of 90 percent. That is above the national average rise of 84 percent. On the national level, male teenage drivers cause insurance premiums to rise by an …
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled that a Department of Human Services worker was not entitled to compensation for a fall from a chair, because her work did not expose her to an increased risk of falling. A security therapy aide employed by the Department of Human Services testified that she was writing notes while …
It may surprise some to learn that hospitals and doctors in Illinois are not required to carry medical malpractice insurance. Although the law requires a driver to be insured before getting behind the wheel, professionals engaged in the practice of medicine may choose to forgo purchasing insurance. While the vast majority of hospitals and doctors …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Illinois by the guardian of a girl whose father died in a disastrous train crash in Quebec. It is believed to be the first lawsuit filed in the U.S. over the July 6 train derailment in which 72 crude oil tankers exploded in the village of Lac-Megantic, …
Although the use of antidepressants has skyrocketed in recent years and they are still prescribed to pregnant women, multiple studies have demonstrated a link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and birth injuries. Over the past 20 years, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac and others has increased 400 …
A lawsuit has been filed alleging that a worker was fired after applying for workers’ compensation benefits. Roger Johnson filed suit June 11 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, claiming that he was wrongly discharged. The plaintiff alleges that he was employed by defendant Commercial Transport when he sustained injuries on April 30, 2012. According …
A Will County jury ruled in favor of an 82-year-old woman who was injured during surgery, awarding her $1 million in a medical malpractice case. Virginia Faletti of the Kankakee, Illinois area, alleged that she was left with nerve damage after a botched orthopedic surgery in July 2009. According to the lawsuit, during what was …
The researchers observed medical staff in nursing homes giving medication to 127 clients over a period of time and noted 428 errors, or 21.2 percent of the total administrations of medication. Another study, published in the American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacology, found that repeat mistakes were common in nursing homes and had a greater chance …
Statistics on motor vehicle crashes released by the state of Illinois show a high fatality rate for truck accidents. In 2011, the most recent year for which final data are available, there were 10,033 crashes involving tractor-trailers. This is 3.6 percent of the total of 281,788 motor vehicle crashes in the state. There were 81 …
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