GWC Injury Lawyers partner Lawrence Ruder won a $2.85 million settlement in a medical malpractice case against a major north suburban Lake County, Illinois hospital. The settlement, on behalf of the parents of a 5-year-old little girl, occurred just a few days before trial was set to begin. This is the largest pre-trial settlement in>> Read More

A recent study revealed that medication errors occur in half of all surgical procedures at the nations top hospitals, putting patients lives at risk. A third of drug errors observed in the study caused patient harm or adverse drug events. For the purpose of this study, which was published in the October 2015 edition of>> Read More

If you or a loved one has been harmed by a vaccine, you could be entitled to compensation that will help you bear the burden of the physical, emotional and financial harm you endured. If you or your child has been vaccinated for measles, mumps, whooping cough, tetanus, meningitis, rotavirus, pneumonia, HPV, flu, polio, rubella,>> Read More

One of the leading causes of medical malpractice incidents throughout Illinois is unnecessary surgeries. Some studies have shown that up to 20 percent of all medical procedures are unnecessary, and every procedure creates the risk of a mistake or a complication such as an infection. Many unnecessary procedures are the well result of a well-intentioned>> Read More

A recent report in Forbes Magazine has renewed the debate regarding medical malpractice reform in the United States. The amount of time that a physician spends with open malpractice claims varies dramatically between specialties according to researchers. Doctors in Illinois and around the country face a medical malpractice lawsuit about every 7 years. Neurosurgeons spend>> Read More

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times is one of the many reports this year to focus on “never events” – medical errors that are so negligent and reckless that they should never occur. As a cost-cutting measure, federal programs such as Medicaid and Medicare announced that they would stop paying for preventable medical>> Read More

A recent study has linked poor nurse staffing levels to higher instances of medical malpractice. The study found that the pressures caused by understaffing can create a toxic work environment that makes nursing negligence more likely. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that stress coupled with a lack of teamwork and administrative support can distract nurses from>> Read More

When you suffer from an illness or a traumatic injury, doctors will ask you directly about your symptoms or the accident. This information is critical to diagnose your condition and determine the proper course of treatment. What if you could not communicate with your doctor because of a language barrier? If you have ever been seeking medical treatment>> Read More

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

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

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