After a car crash you must do three important things: call 911, get medical attention and never trust the insurance company. Lawyer up and make sure someone is fighting to protect your rights. The driver who hit you and the …
Who Pays My Medical Bills in a Crash?
The number one question that my clients ask me is “who’s going to pay my medical bills?” If you’re in a crash or you’re injured through no fault of your own medical bills will start pile up. You need to …
Fatal Truck Crashes Are On The Rise.
How You Can Protect Yourself From a Truck Crash. Fatal truck wrecks across the United States are increasing at a rate almost three times that of deadly crashes overall. Among the most dangerous and deadly are rear-end truck crashes. While …
Physician Burn Out a Public Health Crisis
Physician burnout now a public health crisis According to a new report by Massachusetts doctors, “physician burnout has reached alarming levels and now amounts to a public health crisis that threatens to undermine the doctor-patient relationship and the delivery of …
Why and How Cancer is Misdiagnosed
The sooner a doctor diagnoses most cancers, the higher the likelihood that cancer can be treated. Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of cancer, however, are all too common. In the United States, it is estimated that nearly 41% of people will …
3 Things You Must Do After a Car Crash
If you’ve been in a car crash here are three important things you need to do to protect yourself: Number one: dial 911 immediately, that will ensure that the police arrive on the scene to take a statement and an …
Common Birth Injuries Caused by Medical Negligence
The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 30% of birth injuries are preventable. Medical negligence is one of the leading causes of birth injuries in the United States. A recent study performed by the Centers for Disease Control …
Hiring a Lawyer Doesn’t Mean Filing a Lawsuit
America has been labeled a litigious society, but the truth is that our legal system offers the best remedy in the world for righting wrongs. When you’re injured, whether it be in a car accident or as a result of …
Statute of Limitations in Illinois Birth Injury Cases
In Illinois, every potential lawsuit has a statute of limitations – that is the time frame that you are allowed to bring a lawsuit. After the statute of limitations expires, your claim is barred. The statute of limitations varies depending …
Can a Doctor be Held Liable for an Opioid Overdose?
After major surgery, patients are often prescribed opioid medications. These opioids have given rise to an epidemic of massive proportions. Opioid overdose deaths are on the rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports half of all fatal opioid …