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The site contains real stories about real people who have been harmed by “tort reform.” And it demonstrates how site visitors could easily find themselves victims themselves. It engages people with a full-time social media commitment and blogs from outside organizations dedicated to civil justice. And it provides all the tools to motivate people to... Read More

Researchers have found that as many as 28% of adult patients in intensive care units die each year with a misdiagnosis, and up to 8% die with a potentially fatal "major missed diagnosis," such as pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction. These findings come from a meta-analysis of 31 autopsy-based studies (BMJ Qual Saf 2012; doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000803),... Read More

For YEARS, Plaintiffs who have successfully prosecuted their personal injury and medical malpractice cases have been forced to wait unreasonably long periods of time because of the poor response times of Medicare and its administrative agencies.  The crime has not been limited to the injury victims, though.  Because they have had to wait, our government... Read More

On June 16, 2013, the Illinois appellate court for the fourth district held that the City of Springfield may be responsible and liable for ankle injuries sustained by a woman who slipped into a pothole while she was walking around her parked vehicle after placing an item in the passenger seat.  The vehicle was lawfully... Read More

We hear a lot about "Judicial hellhole" labels, referring to geographic areas of our country in which tort reformers want to make sweeping changes to defeat the rights of innocent people who have suffered the most serious injuries as a result of someone else's negligence. These labels are pure propaganda, and are shamelessly published and... Read More

Sometimes, the injuries you have sustained in a car accident may not be immediately apparent. If, for example, you are involved in a 10-car pileup on a Chicago highway, and have emerged relatively unscathed, you may decline the advice of an EMT to get checked out at a local hospital, “just to make sure.” Especially... Read More