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Recall of sterile compounded products impacts Illinois residents

A Massachusetts-based pharmacy is recalling all of its products manufactured in 2013. Pallimed Solutions, Inc., doing business as Pallimed Pharmacy, announced the recall after state inspectors found particles floating in vials of the pharmacy's compounded products. Federal health officials warn that the particulates (filaments) can lead to blood vessel damage, induce emboli, and cause other negative reactions such as allergic attacks or serious tissue responses. The pharmacy's products come in glass vials have many uses including treating erectile dysfunction, vitamin...

Superabsorbent Toy Product Investigation

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently launched an investigation into toys made with superabsorbent polymers which can serious child injuries when swallowed. The toys are often marble-like objects which expand to many times their original size after being placed in water. The CPSC and Consumer Reports are investigating the safety of these materials as several countries around the world have started banning toys made with the expanding superabsorbent polymers. Most of the overseas bans follow high-profile child deaths or emergency...

Death Of Cook County Lotto Winner A Mystery

he wrongful death of an Illinois man is making national headlines today after the Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. The 46-year-old man won $1 million in the Illinois lottery's "$3 million Cash Jackpot!" game but then died suddenly a few weeks later. The man reportedly woke up one evening screaming after having dinner and going to bed. His family took him to a local hospital where he died. The hospital officials who examined the Illinois lotto...

Johnson & Johnson President Testifies at Chicago DePuy Trial

In our last post we discussed a recent $8.3 million verdict awarded to a retired prison guard who received a defective hip implant manufactured by J&J's DePuy orthopedic subsidiary. The jury found that DePuy's all-metal ASR hip implant was defectively designed and caused the plaintiff substantial amounts of pain and suffering. The second of thousands of DePuy cases is going through trial in Chicago. J&J president Andrew Ekdahl testified yesterday that the company recalled 93,000 hip implants in late August...

Feds Fine Naperville Concrete Manufacturer

A Naperville concrete manufacturer was recently cited after a serious workplace accident that nearly killed a worker at its facility. U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced $70,000 in proposed fines and penalties against the Dukane Precast Inc. for an incident in which a worker at its facility became engulfed in a sand bin and suffered from serious crushing injuries. Instead of calling emergency services, workers at the facility attempted to rescue the man for over an...

Mega NFL Lawsuit Consists Of More Than 80 Incidents

Recent headlines have highlighted a number of lawsuits being filed against the National Football League (NFL), alleging that the professional sports league knew that head trauma resulting from hits in the game could result in permanent brain injury - and hid that information from its players. The latest headline announced that these lawsuits have been consolidated into a "master complaint" in a Philadelphia federal court last week. The consolidated lawsuit is a compilation of 81 separate previously filed suits. These...

Efforts To Reduce Injuries To Children In Accidents

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has changed its guidelines regarding children and booster seats. In addition, it announced the successful development of a new, child sized crash test dummy that can hopefully be used to reduce child injuries through a greater understanding of children and car accidents. The latest developments are just a few of the efforts undertaken by the NHTSA to improve transportation safety in the United States. Booster seats are an important safety feature for children. They...

Accident In Little Village Critically Injures Pedestrian

A Southwest Side hit-and-run car accident left a pedestrian critically injured yesterday afternoon. The pedestrian accident occurred around 2 p.m. yesterday when a car hit a man on the 2600 block of South Christiana Avenue. The motorist them fled the scene and left the pedestrian injured in the road. Emergency crews arrived to the scene and took the man to Mount Sinai Hospital. The Chicago Tribune reports that he is in critical condition. No word of his progress or age...

Inadequate Security A Basis For Premises Liability?

In our last post we discussed a dog attack which left a woman and a police officer seriously injured. Dog attacks commonly form the basis of premises liability lawsuits in Illinois. Premises liability cases are a subset of personal injury litigation in which landlords and tenants can be held liable for dangerous conditions that exist on their property. Dog attacks and slip-and-fall injuries are the most common type of residential premises liability cases, but inadequate security creates legal issues for...