Illinois Lawyer Blog
CHICAGO HEAVYWEIGHT BEING SUED
September 10th, 2007
According to a recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times, the next fight for Chicago heavyweight Andrew Golota might take place in a Chicago courtroom. Golota is being sued by a Chicago woman after a traffic accident in April, 2007. The woman, Juliet Mendez, is claiming that Golota blew a stop sign and slammed into her car. The lawsuit claims that Mendez suffere…
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Categories: CASES IN THE NEWS
BILL COLLECTOR LOSES IN COURT!
September 7th, 2007
As I described in my August 21 post, titled ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIEN ACT was getting a run-around from a medical collection company with respect to my client’s hospital bill. The underlying personal injury case had settled and an agreement was reached as to the amount the hospital would be paid for my client’s outstanding bills. Just one h…
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LORD OF THE DANCE STAR PREVAILS AFTER RAPE ACCUSATION
September 4th, 2007
According to a recent Chicago Sun-Times article by Bill Bird, Michael Flatley, the Irish dancer, also known as the Lord of the Dance, has prevailed in his lawsuit against a Joliet woman and her attorney. The woman, Tyna M. Robertson had accused Flatley of raping her in Las Vegas in October of 2002. No criminal charges were ever filed. Some five months later, R…
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Categories: CASES IN THE NEWS
MEDICARE WON'T PAY FOR MISTAKES
August 30th, 2007
Starting in 2008, if your surgeon neglects to remove that sponge from your abdomen, Medicare won’t pay for the subsequent procedure to retrieve it. Under some new rules just issued, Medicare will no longer pay for the costs associated with “preventable” conditions acquired in the hospital. Some examples include hospital-acquired infections, b…
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Categories: MEDICARE
HOW LOW CAN PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE GO?
August 27th, 2007
Pretty low, if the allegations made by an Atlanta couple prove to be true. Bill and Leandra Pitts, the couple in question, were injured in a 2004 auto accident. According to an recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the insurance company involved, Progressive Insurance, established a new low while “investigating” the claims made by Mr.…
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Categories: INSURANCE
TRENT LOTT HAS AN EPIPHANY ABOUT INSURANCE ABUSES
August 23rd, 2007
Senator Trent Lott, the powerful Republican Senator from Mississippi, has seen the light. Lott, who, until very recently, was a longtime defender of insurance companies, is no longer. Senator Lott lost his home to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He filed a claim with his insurer, State Farm. The “Like a Good Neighbor” people denied coverage on Lott̵…
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Categories: INSURANCE
ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIEN ACT
August 21st, 2007
I recently had a situation with an Illinois Healthcare provider that I had managed to avoid for the last twenty years. Represented an older man for injuries he had received in an automobile accident. The client was a very nice guy who had come here from another country decades ago, worked hard and raised his family. Didn’t have much education, but always…
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FILE THOSE RULE 222 AFFADAVITS!!!
August 14th, 2007
The Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois[Champaign County] recently came down with an opinon that will make Illinois personal injury attorneys check their complaints a little more closer. In Grady v. Machini[opinion filed on July 31, 2007] the plaintiff filed a complaint to recover damages for injuries she suffered in an auto accident. The complaint did…
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Categories: Uncategorized
SEVENTH CIRCUIT WEIGHS IN ON RETALIATORY DISCHARGE
August 13th, 2007
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, located in Chicago, Illinois, recently discussed the proof a plaintiff must offer when prosecuting a retaliatory discharge case. In McCoy v. Maytag, Thomas McCoy brought a retaliatory case against his former employer, Maytag, for firing him after he filed a Workers Compensation Act. The Court, in the…
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Categories: HEALTHCARE LIENS
MENTAL SUFFERING DAMAGES ALLOWED UNDER NEW LAW
August 10th, 2007
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently legislation that will permit successful plaintiffs to receive jury awards for grief, sorrow and mental suffering in Wrongful Death cases. The new law finally allows the surviving spouse and next of kin to recover for their anguish over the loss of their loved one. Prior to passage of the law, family members couldnR…
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