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Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog

A legal blog that covers Illinois personal injury and accident topics including car accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse. Published by Injury Lawyers Levin & Perconti.

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Automaker will fix brake problem

Posted on February 08, 2010
United States automaker Ford Motor Co. has plans to fix 17,600 Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion gas-electric hybrids. The fix is because of a software problem that may give drivers the impression that the brakes have failed. Unlike the recent Toyota recall, Ford says that the problem occurs in transition between two braking systems and at no time are drivers without brakes...

Illinois Supreme Court strikes down damages caps

Posted on February 07, 2010
In a case that the attorneys at Levin & Perconti have been keeping an eye on, the Illinois Supreme Court recently struck down our state?s $500,000 cap on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice lawsuits against physicians. The Illinois Supreme Court found that the limits set by the Illinois legislature violated the Illinois state constitution?s separation of powers principle...

Cook County Judicial Primary Results are Tabulated

Posted on February 05, 2010
The judicial primary results for Cook County have been released. To view the results, please click the link.

Toyota suspends sales of certain models, but says they are safe to drive

Posted on February 04, 2010
Last week, Toyota expanded the product recall of vehicles possibly affected by the unexpected acceleration issue that has been all over the news recently. ABC World News recently reported that the millions of Toyota drivers are worried and utterly confused about the product recall...

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Personal injury trial will focus on Botox safety in cerebral palsy children

Posted on February 03, 2010
Botox ? best known as a face-lift in a syringe ? also helps to relax contorted muscles and can sometimes help young patients walk without surgery. Unfortunately, Botox did not work appropriately for a 6 year old girl who received Botox injections to calm spasms in her legs...

Health experts doubt fast food for dieters

Posted on February 02, 2010
One woman began replacing her regular fast food meals with meals from the Fresco menu from Taco Bell and lost over 50 pounds; she is now their spokesperson. Taco Bell is not the only fast food business to start reaching out to those seeking to save calories...

Guidelines issued on problem drywall

Posted on February 01, 2010
The federal government through the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued guidelines for homeowners to identify potentially dangerous drywall. The federal agencies last week stated that the guidance will assist in identifying the presence of metal corrosion and other characteristics of the suspected drywall building materials...

Case Law Update: Arbitration in Class Action

Posted on January 31, 2010
Carr v. Gateway, Inc., no. 109485 presented the question as to whether trial court properly denied defendant's motion to compel arbitration of claims contained in plaintiff's class action based on language in computer purchase agreements waiving right to litigate disputes in court and agreeing to resolve disputes through binding arbitration...

Cook County Releases Judiciary Recommendations

Posted on January 30, 2010
Each year, judicial candidates are rated by the member bars of the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening based on detailed information supplied by candidates, a background check by trained lawyers/investigators, and interviews of each candidate...

FDA?s controversial Meridia decision

Posted on January 29, 2010
As the attorneys at Levin & Perconti recently blogged about, European and American drug regulators reacted to data on weightloss/obesity drug Meridia recently. Now, the FDA?s decision is causing controversy as it starkly differs from European regulator?s decision...

What To Do If Your Toyota Is On the Recall List

Posted on January 28, 2010
According to CNNMoney.com, the latest Toyota recall will affect 5.3 million vehicles. Toyota has stopped production of vehicles on the list, but many Toyota owners are confused about what steps they should take if their car is on the list of recalled vehicles...

Update for attorneys: AAJ dangerous defects in autos teleseminar

Posted on January 28, 2010
After the recent Toyota gas pedal recall affecting millions of vehicles, the attorneys at Levin & Perconti wanted to highlight an especially important teleseminar that the American Association for Justice is offering to car accident attorneys. The teleseminar is entitled Dangerous Defects in Automobiles ? Hot Topics in Crashworthiness Cases...

Company issues recall for 1.2 million pounds of salami

Posted on January 27, 2010
A meat company has issued a product recall for 1.24 million pounds of pepper-coated salami on Saturday. The product recall comes after a lengthy multistate investigation of a salmonella outbreak. Interestingly, the investigation included comparing shopping receipts of those people who got food poisoning...

Refunds and credits for dangerous cribs?

Posted on January 26, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering requiring crib makers to give customers refunds or other monetary incentives when the companies? products are recalled. Dangerous crib recalls have been all over the news lately and typically involve free kits to repair flaws in the product, but they have failed to get a full response rate from parents...

Engineer blamed for 2008 train crash

Posted on January 25, 2010
Federal officials at the National Transportation Safety Board have called for railroads to install cameras and voice records in every control cab across the United States. The warning comes after the agency has reached a conclusion after the deadly commuter train collision with a freight train in 2008...

Heart attack warning added to diet pill

Posted on January 24, 2010
Last week, regulators from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added new product liability health warnings to a diet and weight loss drug called Meridia. The new warning states that there is an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in people who use the diet drug and have a history of heart problems...

Chicago Tribune reports: Johnson & Johnson criticized in Tylenol recall

Posted on January 22, 2010
The Chicago Tribune this week addressed the Tylenol product recall, that many of you were likely concerned with, and focused on how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accused Johnson & Johnson of dragging its feet in recall of tainted Tylenol, Motrin, and other over the counter medications...

Clarification on crib recall

Posted on January 21, 2010
Dorel Asia, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has issued a voluntary recall of many different types of cribs. The product recall is for the company to replace slatted panels and drop side hardware. A total of 635,000 crib units are involved in the product recall...

Time to check your products for recalls and dangers

Posted on January 20, 2010
The attorneys at Levin & Perconti just read about several product concerns and wanted to make our readers aware. Read below to learn about the recalls and other warnings. First, look out for the safety of your pets! The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning that dog treats may be contaminated with salmonella...

Judge thinks about Tyson antibiotic free chicken settlement

Posted on January 19, 2010
Product liability victims ? including many consumers who thought they were purchasing antibiotic free chicken - can receive cash and coupons under a proposed product liability settlement to a class action lawsuit that a judge is currently pondering. The class action product liability lawsuit contends that the nation?s largest poultry producer falsely promoted its birds as being raised without drugs...

Should weight factor into dosage?

Posted on January 18, 2010
Many medications, including antibiotics, are prescribed to people based on dosage recommendations that do not account for individual body mass. According to a recent editorial, this pharmaceutical system is outdated. Children?s dosages are generally calculated according to body mass...

Injury lawsuits alleges drug caused attempted suicides and death

Posted on January 17, 2010
Last week, three personal injury lawsuits were filed against drugmaker Pfizer, Inc. The injury lawsuits allege that Pfizer?s smoking cessation drug Chantix caused people who took the drug to attempt suicide ? and some succeeded. Two of the lawsuits allege that the plaintiffs tried to kill themselves as a result of the drug and the third, a wrongful death lawsuit, claims that the decedent committed suicide after using Chantix...

Legislative Update: New Pleading Requirements

Posted on January 15, 2010
House Bill 4931 amended the Code of Civil Procedure to do three things: 1) Requires "any person" who files more than 10 civil actions a year seeking money damages against natural persons to attach a new statutory notice to the summons. If the action is based on an assigned claim, it requires the notice to state that the written assignment must be attached to the complaint as an exhibit or recited therein and that the defendant is entitled to a copy of all assignments of the debt...

Chicago Tribune reports: Government to crack down on dangerous child products

Posted on January 15, 2010
The Chicago Tribune reported this week that the United States government is planning on cracking down on dangerous child products ? aiming at toxic metals in child products. In addition to federal watchdogs, Illinois watchdogs have opened a new challenge trying to keep poisons out of Chinese imported products...

FDA halts production of some medical devices

Posted on January 14, 2010
A series of products manufactured by a medical device manufacturer named Sybaritic Inc. have come under scrutiny after reports alleging that they were not cleared for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sybaritic makes medical products for skin and spa treatments and has agreed to stop production of the product in the United States until they are in compliance with FDA quality standards...

Levin & Perconti obtains $607,500 settlement for child?s injury

Posted on January 13, 2010
Levin & Perconti attorney Jeffrey Martin has obtained a settlement award of $607,500 for an Illinois child who lost a finger due to a nurse?s negligence. The child was born in June 2004, 10 weeks premature, and was placed in the hospital?s Special Care Nursing Unit...

Military toy figures recalled for violating lead paint standard

Posted on January 12, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a product recall for military toy figures. The toys contain lead paint and consumers are advised to stop using the toys immediately unless otherwise instructed. Almost 2100 military toy figures were sold at Dollar Stores and other discount retail stores from 2008 through 2009...

Family files product liability against drug maker

Posted on January 11, 2010
A product liability lawsuit has been filed against a drug maker and a treatment facility by the family of a man who allegedly died after being given contaminated blood thinner. The wrongful death lawsuit contends that the victim was given Heparin during treatment...

Personal injury lawsuit seeks $100K for pencil injury

Posted on January 10, 2010
A woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a college for a pencil injury suffered when she was in school. While the injury lawsuit has sparked outrage in the community, the plaintiff has defended her right to seek justice through compensation...

Case Law Update: Tort Immunity Act as Applied to Premises Liability

Posted on January 09, 2010
Doria v. The Village of Downers Grove, No. 2-08-0821 (12-29-09) affirmed that the plaintiff fell while removing package from the car which he parked near the store building, where the gravel area and the roadway converged, and alleged that the fall was a result of four-inch difference in elevation between gravel area and an adjoining street...

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