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13 Year Old May Have Lost Life Due To Negligent Paramedics

The Chicago Fire Department paramedics who treated a 13-year-old Chicago girl claim that their actions were appropriate and did not contribute to her death. According to her family, what started as a bad asthma attack ended with the child’s death due to a series of mistakes. Those mistakes are expected to lead to a large>> Read More

Burn Awareness Week and Children Injury

Few personal injuries are as impactful and as painful as burns. It is a sad fact that children are a common victim of serious burn injuries. This week in February is National Burn Awareness Week and is a perfect time to turn our attention to protecting children from burns. By spreading awareness about the ever>> Read More

The SPY Who Suspended Your Benefits

It is well known that workers compensation and liability insurance carriers take drastic measures to mitigate claims costs. Often times, their mitigation strategy will come in the form of an Independent Medical Examination (IME) where an insurance carriers hired-gun doctor will render an expert opinion as to causality of an injured workers medical condition in>> Read More

Brain Injury Cases From NFL Consolidated

The number of lawsuits filed by ex-NFL players is growing. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, made up of several federal judges, has decided that the brain injury claims of these former employees should be consolidated into one, larger matter. The lawsuits all concern the lingering effects of repeated concussions suffered during their professional football>> Read More

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