University of Illinois Board of Trustees has recently approved a $16.2 million settlement after a man suffered a brain injury in the care of the nursing staff at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. According to the lawsuit, the former police officer suffered from a brain injury after the hospital staff failed to… Read More
The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation has banned an eye doctor from doing LASIK eye procedures. Since the 1990’s, the doctor has been sued 50 times for medical malpractice issues. The suits claim that the doctor did not handle LASIK surgeries or the post-operation treatment properly. LASIK surgery is a surgery that uses a laser… Read More
The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that caps limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractices is against the state’s constitution. The state’s legislature had passed the law limiting malpractice damages in 2005. However, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that law interfered with the power of the judicial branch. Doctor’s advocacy groups were… Read More