Miscellaneous

• Giving Back - Nintendo Wii Finds a Home at Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 17, 2009 3:53 PM | 3 CommentsChicago, IL

  Today I was fortunate enough to be able to take the time to give back to the community. I spend most of my time in my office trying to help my clients that have been hurt and are trying to recover...

• Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal Prompts Lawmakers to Act

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 15, 2009 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal grows bigger, lawmakers are moving to enact tougher regulations to ensure buried family members bodies are properly taken care of and respected. The Illinois Senate...

• Missing Loved Ones at Burr Oak Cemetery

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 13, 2009 4:28 PM | 2 CommentsChicago, IL

  The Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois is being investigated after news broke last week that cemetery workers were removing bodies previously buried at the cemetery and reselling the plots. Since...

• Investigation Continues at Burr Oak Cemetery, May Re-Open Soon

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 24, 2009 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As the investigation into the mishandling of buried loved ones at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois continues, the court recently appointed Roman Szabelski to oversee the cemetery. Szabelski, who...

• Federal Physician Whistleblower Protection

  Staff Writer | May 08, 2006 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Good News. The U.S. Merit Protection Board has overturned a 2004 ruling by an Administrative Law Judge so that federal doctors can be guaranteed the same protection as other Federal Whistleblowers. This protects thousands of federal doctors and medical researchers, so called Title 42 workers who work on government research, medical work and safety reviews, who allege federal corruption. Title...

• Gary McCallister, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2005 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Born Chicago, Illinois, October 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Kansas; 1988, Colorado; 1994, Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California....

• 300+ People Sick at Chicago Food Tasting

  Staff Writer | July 14, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Chicago Sun-Times reports that over 300 people have become sick after eating at a popular food tasting event in Chicago with a number complaining of salmonella poisoning.On Thursday about 126 people who ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago had reported illness. As as of this weekend the number of complaints had more than tripled according to Chicago Sun-Times.City...

• Butter Flavoring Health Risks Continue

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2006 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Even after more than $100 Million in damages awarded to popcorn factory workers, the industry continues to ignore the health risks to its workers. The popcorn flavoring contains a chemical called Diacetyl which causes a potentially fatal lung disease requiring lung transplants. Epidemiologists have called OSHA's nonchalance to the problem "criminal". Over 150 workers have filed suits, 30 of...

• Vinyl Chloride Danger in Du Page

  Staff Writer | April 24, 2006 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A lawsuit was just filed on Friday, April 21st, on behalf of residents of an unicorporated suburb in Du Page County, Illinois, alleging that vinyl chloride had seeped into ground water. The suit, against the Forest Preserve and BFI Waste Management Systems of North America, Inc., seeks Class Action status on behalf of 80 residents and 150 households threatened by the 543 acres of landfill...

• Supremes Rule For Black "Boys" Against Tyson Chicken

  Staff Writer | February 22, 2006 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Congratulations to the Supreme Court for overturning an Appellate Court's decision which took away a 1.4 Million Dollar verdict for two black employees against Tyson Chicken in an employment discrimination case. The Appellate Court had held that a white chicken plant manager could not be sued for calling black employees "boys". The Supreme Court disagreed with the resoning of the Appeals...