The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that approximately 1 in 10 patients are suffering from bedsores at any given time. They estimate that of those, approximately 13 percent are men and 11 percent are women who currently reside in nursing homes. While...
Wrongful death
What is wrongful death?
You may have heard the term before, but what is wrongful death? Wrongful death refers to a legal remedy available to help family members of victims of fatal accidents. Wrongful death refers to when a loved one has been wrongfully killed because of the negligence of...
Man’s death after surgery sparks wrongful death lawsuit
There's an unavoidable trepidation that people have when seeking treatment for a medical issue in Cook County or anywhere else. This might not be due to the expectation that there will be a medical mistake, but the risk of one is a constantly hovering possibility....
Pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit after a work-related fatality
Nothing can prepare a family in Illinois for the loss of a loved one in an accident at work. Although there are many jobs that are considered dangerous, some are more risky than others. An example of work that is known to frequently lead to the death of a worker in...
What if improper consent before a procedure leads to death?
Doctors in Cook County and across the state of Illinois are required to inform patients of what procedures are to be done during surgery and to receive consent. This is known as informed consent. While it might seem obvious that doctors receive permission from...
Family questions suspicious death of disabled uncle
When an elderly uncle passed away at a state institution, his niece had no idea it was due to horrific neglect on the part of the staff. In 1955, the patient had a radical brain operation, or lobotomy, which had severed connections in his head, resulting in...
Elderly couple killed in freak bridge collapse
It's a seemingly normal day and at first glance, apparently uneventful driving conditions. The last thing on one couple's mind was watching out for a freight train hurtling down a cliff towards their vehicle after falling off a bridge. Yet that is precisely what...
Tragic hill-jumping accident claims lives of 5 relatives
Five people from the same family were killed in a crash in Hamilton County following a common rural activity known as hill-jumping. According to county deputies, locals call the area "thrill hills." Drivers speeding in the area have been known to go airborne. In this...
University student dies after Lincoln Avenue crash
Urbana police have released a report stating a truck, traveling on Lincoln Avenue near Nevada Street, struck two university students, resulting in one fatality. According to investigating detectives, the driver of the truck, a 58-year-old Urbana resident, was driving...
Judge denies motion to dismiss wrongful death suit
A county judge in St. Clair denied a motion by the wife of a construction worker to dismiss a wrongful death suit against a local utility company. The judge denied the motion based on insufficient evidence to demonstrate the company owed a duty to the decedent,...
