Medical Malpractice

Illinois patients rely on their doctors to provide them with the best care. However, doctors are human just like the rest of us, and they are capable of also making mistakes. Some doctors make innocent mistakes, and other doctors are negligent and cause huge errors...

Patients in Illinois deserve attentive, competent medical care. Nonetheless, radiologists still misread X-rays sometimes, and the consequences can be dire. Unfortunately, it's impossible to prevent every possible mistake every single time. Even experts will make a few...

Medication mistakes are common medical errors that occur in Illinois. A recent study revealed that these types of errors happen much more frequently than people might think. When people receive the wrong medications or the wrong dosages, they can suffer injuries....

One of the most common forms of cancer affects the esophagus. As the sixth-most common cancer worldwide, esophageal cancer is readily seen in Illinois. Despite its prevalence, some medical professionals may miss its signs, leading to complications when the cancer...

Receiving a medical diagnosis can change your life. Most of us listen to what our doctors order us to do in order to stay healthy. However, some doctors in Illinois and throughout the country have started to misdiagnose healthy patients as having noncompaction...

Medical malpractice cases tend to be among the most complex personal injury claims due to the many medical details involved. In Illinois and other states, there are four fundamental factors that must be proven in order to prevail in a medical malpractice case: Duty of...

Anyone who has lived through a medical misdiagnosis understands the frustration that comes with treating an illness that never seems to get better. Thousands of women in Illinois and around the country are misdiagnosed and struggle with polycystic ovarian syndrome...

You are not alone if your child’s health and safety are top priorities in life. In fact, you may be willing to drop everything to get your child to an Illinois doctor, urgent care facility or emergency room when he or she exhibits troubling symptoms or complaints....

A 44-year-old man in another state lost his life in 2019 due to the alleged negligence of multiple doctors during a bone marrow procedure. The incident sparked a medical practice lawsuit filed by the man's surviving loved ones, but the family was recently able to...

A woman in another state recently claimed that two doctors did not diagnose and treat her breast cancer. She has therefore filed a lawsuit against the two doctors and the clinic at which they operated. In the same manner, anyone who falls victim to...

Thanks to modern technology and updated safety regulations, surgical procedures in Illinois these days are much safer than previous decades. However, no surgery is truly risk-free. When humans are involved, there will always be a chance for errors. Tragically,...

It goes without saying that no surgical procedure is truly free of risk. Patient safety the top priority of doctors and surgeons in the state of Illinois but, because of the fast-paced environment in most medical facilities these...

It seems like common sense that a doctor or other medical professional in Illinois would have to ask for your permission before medically treating you. However, the issue of consent in the world of medicine is rarely that simple. Sometimes complications arise...

There are various different types of medical malpractice, however, regardless of what type an injured victim has been harmed by, it is important for them to familiar with options that may be available to help them with their damages. A medical malpractice claim for...

Medical malpractice resources serve as an important protection for victims. Greater than 4,000 preventable medical errors occur in surgery every year. These are referred to as never events because they should not take place. Fortunately, medical malpractice legal...