Medical Malpractice

When someone or their family member goes to an Illinois doctor’s office, they hope the presiding physician makes an appropriate diagnosis. Unfortunately, a doctor might make a mistake and diagnose a severe problem as something minor. Diagnosing throat cancer as strep...

When you go to a hospital, you trust that the medical professionals there will do their best to help you get better. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Sometimes, medical professionals make mistakes that can have devastating consequences for patients, leading...

After undergoing a medical procedure that has gone wrong, many want to pursue a medical malpractice lawsuit. And although it may seem like a straightforward case, there are many factors to consider when deciding your future. The below information may help you better...

In Illinois, plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases have the burden of proving that the treatment provided to them by their doctors fell below the expected standard of care for similarly situated doctors in their same fields and geographic areas. If a plaintiff...

When women in the Chicago, Illinois, area suffer pregnancy loss, it usually happens early in the first trimester. Unfortunately, a percentage of women are misdiagnosed as having a miscarriage. It's important to know how this might happen and what you can do if you...

Most people think of medical malpractice as involving a surgical mistake or misdiagnosis. However, residents of Chicago, Illinois, can suffer injuries from medical malpractice committed by their psychiatrists as well. There are a few things to know about filing a...

Giving birth to a child is an indescribably joyous experience, but it comes with its fair share of danger as well. Birth injuries for both the mother and the child are all too common, and sometimes they can result in permanent, lifelong disabilities or death. Most of...

In any profession, working an extended number of hours could lead to making mistakes on the job. Mandatory breaks and maximum shift hours make sense with many occupations, but doctors sometimes work longer hours due to emergencies. Patients in Illinois health care...

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...