In fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009-September 30, 2010), the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled 44 toys. Several additional toys were added to this list in October and November of 2010. Although these products should have been removed from retail stores by now, some were on the market for months, or even>> Read More

A recent Chicago Sun-Times article entitled, Study: Malpractice laws chasing docs from Illinois, attempts to make the argument that a large portion of Illinois graduating medical students are leaving the state to practice elsewhere given the states toxic medical malpractice environment. However, closer examination of the Illinois New Physician Workforce Study, conducted by Northwestern Universitys>> Read More

On November 29th, the Illinois Senate held the first of two hearings on workers compensation law and the states Medicaid program. At the hearing, two organizations spoke on behalf of the workingmen and women of Illinois: the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) and the Illinois American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (IAFL-CIO).>> Read More

Raul V. Rodriguez, a workers compensation attorney at GWC Injury Lawyers, recently obtained a favorable ruling for his client when the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission ruled that benefits should be paid to a bus company employee who was injured on a school stairway in-between bus routes. In order to make a successful claim for workers>> Read More

As part of our commitment to providing zealous legal representation for our clients, the law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers are currently evaluating potential cases resulting from injuries or deaths that have occurred due to the use of the drug Avandia, a popular prescription pharmaceutical used to treat type 2 diabetes. Our team of Chicago>> Read More

Last week we discussed a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak which was linked to contaminated pharmaceuticals from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy. Authorities say that problems at the New England Compounding Center were documented for years but the pharmacy had always managed to avoid severe fines and public exposure of the unsanitary conditions at its facilities. The>> Read More

The United States Department of Justice recently announced the largest-ever criminal and civil settlement involving a pharmaceutical company. British healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve government complaints that the company engaged in a variety of illegal behaviors including promoting a dangerous pharmaceutical to treat depression in teens. The most recent>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a recent landmark settlement between drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and the Department of Justice. Federal prosecutors accused the health care giant of promoting the antidepressant Paxil to teenagers despite little evidence that the drug was effective in treating individuals under age 18. Warnings on the drug’s label now indicate that individuals>> Read More

Drugmakers Takeda and Affymax recently announced a recall of their anemia drug Omontys. The drug has caused anaphylaxis in some patients, which has caused some patients to die. The Mayo Clinic describes anaphylaxis as a severe allergic reaction which is caused by the immune system releasing dangerous amounts of chemicals into a patient’s system in>> Read More

Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition caused by a brain injury. When a baby’s brain is injured, whether in the womb, during the birth process, or in the first three years of life, the child can develop cerebral palsy. A new drug has been developed that has shown potential to improve the condition of cerebral>> Read More

The availability of genetic testing to identify a host of medical conditions has left parents and the courts with difficult decisions. A couple in Montana is suing their health care provider for wrongful birth based on the failure to perform the genetic test that would have informed them that their daughter would have cystic fibrosis>> Read More

A number of hospital and clinic patients around the country are developing MRSA infections linked to dirty needles. MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a staph infection that is resistant to antibiotics. Patients can develop MRSA infections when medical professionals reuse disposable single-use needles on multiple patients. MRSA infections are just one potential risk associated>> Read More