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• Woman settles for $15 million in birth malpractice suit

  Jenny Albano | May 21, 2008 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A woman from Aurora, whose child suffered extensive brain damage during birth six years ago, settled a malpractice lawsuit for $15.35 million against the doctor, hospital, and staff. This is one of...

• Truck Kills Two At Chinatown CTA Stop, Injures Others

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 29, 2008 4:56 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Friday evening a truck drove into the CTA red line stop at Cermak-Chinatown. Two women, Elosia Guerrero 47 and Delisia Brown, 18 were killed at the scene of the collision. Another 21 people,...

• Contaminated Heparin May Have Caused Deaths

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 23, 2008 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Heparin, a blood thinner, may be linked to the deaths of at least a dozen people. The FDA recently reported a contaminant in the Heparin could be causing serious side effects, including death. It is...

• Stable Patients Dying in Hospitals

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 15, 2008 7:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  During a two year period from 2004 to 2006 it was reported that over 188,000 lives were lost due to what is called a "failure to rescue". A failure to rescue occurs when a patient dies in a hospital...

• 3 Men Killed in Chicago Car Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 24, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A fatal car collision took the lives of three family members and one other man. Five other people were also seriously injured in the crash, including a baby who was the son of one of the drivers. The three men killed were Jolliffs Thomas, Otis Thomas and Albert Cole Sr. It appears Cole was the driver of one of the cars at the time of the collision.Cole was driving eastbound when he crossed...

• One Killed and Five Injured in Overnight Traffic Crash

  Jenny Albano | February 21, 2008 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  On Wednesday night, February 20, there was a car accident that killed one and injured five, including two police officers. Eric Gray, 21, of the 2200 block of East 92nd Street, was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.The police officers were in their squad car when the accident occurred and Gray was in the other...

• Recall of Fentanyl Pain Management Patches

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 20, 2008 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The FDA announced on February 19, 2008 that Actavis Inc. is recalling certain Fentyl transdermal patches. These patches may be defective causing an excess amount of medication to be administered to the patient. This overdose of medication can lead to respiratory depression and possible fatal overdose. The recall extended to patches with doses of 25, 50, 75 and 100 mcg/hr. It is not known at...

• State Farm Sued After Producing Fraudulent Medical Reports

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 15, 2008 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  State Farm has long been reluctant to pay injured victims insurance money they rightfully deserve. As noted in previous blog posts, they prefer to use the delay, deny, defend tactic. While implementing this delay, deny, defend policy, State Farm also calls on what defendants like to call "Independent Medical Examiners" to examine a plaintiff to determine if he or she is injured.These exams are...

• Baby Lotions, Shampoos, and Powder Can Expose Children to Chemicals

  Jenny Albano | February 05, 2008 7:24 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  According to a study, baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose young children to chemicals that are linked with potential reproductive problems. The chemicals are called phthalates and can be found in numerous products such as cosmetics, toys, vinyl flooring and medical supplies. Phthalates are for stabilizing fragrances and making plastics flexible. The study found higher than normal...

• Drunk Driver Kills 17 Man In Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 01, 2008 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Tracy Bolden was drunk and speeding in his van in the Garfield Park neighborhood when he rear ended the car Marlon Tate was driving. Tate was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. The passenger of Tate's car, 17 year old Laura Kubiak survived the crash despite the van resting on top of the car after the incident.Bolden was charged with DUI but the charges may be upgraded to felony...