http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/ en-us 2012-02-02T12:40:14-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/02/verdict_in_favor_of_police_off.html As a Chicago plaintiff’s attorney, I am pleased that a federal jury awarded $30,000 to a Chicago police officer who faced repeated religious and ethnic slurs from his superior. The religious and ethnic slurs were directed at the police officer’s... General Commentary hmm 2012-02-02T12:40:14-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/02/550_sexual_abuse_claims_agains.html Last year, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed for bankruptcy protection, stating that sexual abuse lawsuits against it could lead to debts that it could not afford. The bankruptcy court set February 1 as the deadline for claims to be filed... General Commentary hmm 2012-02-02T12:23:52-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/italian_cruise_line_offers_dis.html This past week, the owners of the Costa Concordia offered stunningly low compensation to survivors of the wrecked cruise ship in the form of a 30 percent discount on future cruises. A spokesman for Costa Cruise said, "The company is... Negligence hmm 2012-01-24T09:02:50-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/nursing_home_employee_sentence.html A Cleveland woman who worked as a nursing assistant at a nursing home has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for abusing an Alzheimer’s patient. The abuse was captured by the patient’s son through a video camera... Nursing Home hmm 2012-01-12T13:01:43-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/01/drug_maker_recalls_overthecoun.html Drug Maker Novartis recalled popular drugs including Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz and Gas-X. The Food and Drug Administration and Novartis are warning consumers that these over-the-counter medications may be mixed up with powerful painkillers such as Percocet. Officials became aware of... Product Liability hmm 2012-01-12T12:49:09-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/catholic_bishop_hid_evidence_o.html From roughly the 1950’s to the 1980’s, child sexual abuse by clergy occurred across the country virtually unchecked. Churches, including but not limited to the Catholic Church, hid allegations of sexual abuse and fellow parishioners. The Church clearly put its... hmm 2011-11-16T17:34:32-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/as_trial_lawyers_one_of.html As trial lawyers one of our duties is to investigate hospitals when patients are neglected or abused, since our government has neither the resources nor the political will to do so. As described in a Chicago Tribunue investigation: The Illinois... hmm 2011-11-15T14:33:33-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/penn_state_scandal_reminds_us_1.html The Penn State sexual abuse scandal reminds us that state and federal laws may mandate that a teacher or coach, such as Coach Paterno and the assitant coaches and administrators at Penn State, has a duty to report suspected sexual... hmm 2011-11-14T09:04:17-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/penn_state_abuse_scandal_shows.html The Penn State sexual abuse scandal reminds us as trial lawyers that large institutions that deal with children do a terrible job of policing themselves when it comes to child sexual abuse. Institutions like the Catholic Church, and its Archdioceses... General Commentary hmm 2011-11-10T17:06:54-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/penn_state_abuse_scandal_revea.html The Penn State sexual abuse scandal reveals a pattern of conduct that the trial lawyers at Hurley McKenna & Mertz are well-acquainted with—a man in a position of power at a loved and respected institution uses his position to abuse... General Commentary hmm 2011-11-10T16:56:09-06:00