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Governments Taking Steps to Protect Riders Coogan Gallagher Injury Lawyers Know Risks to Riders Every single day, millions of Americans hop in a ‘rideshare’ vehicle to get where they are going.  You know the companies: Uber, Lyft, Via…  And you know they are a way to save money on transportation.  Rideshare transportation has changed the […]

Doctors Interrupt Patients Too Quickly in Office Visits   Journal of General Internal Medicine Study: Doctors Interrupt Patients After Just 11 Seconds Doctors cannot treat patients unless they listen.  It is that simple.  And doctors know it.  Patients know it.  However, a recent study by the Journal of General Internal Medicine reveals that doctors may […]

“Ask An Attorney” on The Ben Joravsky Show Our very own Jim Coogan has been making monthly appearances on WCPT 820 AM since May, 2017.  The Ben Joravsky Show is a daily talk show that focuses on political and news developments in the Chicago area, Illinois and nationally.  Ben is a columnist for The Chicago […]

What is a “Dutch Reach”? Netherlands teach simple technique to improve Cycling Safety Ever heard of the “Dutch Reach”?  It’s simple to do.  And is easy to remember.  Consider the risks of both the drivers and passengers as well as cyclists in urban environments.  If you have ever ridden your bicycle past a row of […]

As 2017 rolled along, we were bombarded by reminders that the economy and transportation are continuously changing.  We heard about “the Gig Economy.”  We heard about new types of “e-Commerce.”  And there were many, many new developments in the world of “the Ride Share Economy.”  Technology will always continue to shape how humans get to […]

ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS WELCOMED CAROLEANN GALLAGHER TO SPEAK ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW NOVEMBER 3, 2017–The Illinois Trial Lawyer Association held their annual Workers’ Compensation Law Seminar in Oak Brook, Illinois.  The Seminar featured leading attorneys in the field, who spoke about developments in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law in Illinois.  Coogan Gallagher […]

In Jim’s sixth appearance on The Ben Joravsky Show on WCPT 820 AM, Jim & Ben discussed Public Sector Employee Unions and the Janus v. AFSCME (case).  The discussion touched on the First Amendment, union law, labor law, the status of employees, the rights of employees as part of a union and much more.  The […]

The United States Department of Health and Human Resources is in charge of overseeing the administration of health care in the U.S.  It distributes funds for patient care to healthcare facilities, including Nursing Homes through Medicare payments (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, otherwise known as “CMS”).  As part of its oversight, it monitors […]

THE BEN JORAVSKY SHOW WELCOMES WCPT’S LEGAL ANALYST, JIM COOGAN ON OCTOBER 26, 2017 (DURING 3:00 p.m. HOUR) The Ben Joravsky Show (Weekdays from 2:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.) on Chicago’s WCPT AM 820 Radio will welcome back the station’s Legal Analyst, Jim Coogan (Managing Partner of the Law Firm, Coogan Gallagher). (Above was from […]

PATIENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT TREATMENT A new Survey released by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (in conjunction with NORC at University of Chicago) reveals that 21% of Americans experienced medical errors personally. Beyond that 31% of respondents reported that someone whose medical care they were personally involved with experienced a medical […]

  Car Accident Do’s: 1.Take Pictures.  Take pictures of all cars involved in the accident as soon as possible after the collision.  Take pictures from multiple angles and multiple distances.  Take pictures of the roadway, any skid marks and any debris on the roadway.  Take pictures of applicable street signs such as stop signs, no-turn […]

AND TOO MANY SENIORS AND PATIENTS ARE NOT GETTING ADEQUATE CARE The Nursing Home Tragedy In Hollywood, Florida Reminds Us of the Risks In the wake of a devastating Hurricane Season in the Caribbean and in Florida, Americans are left with lots of messes to clean up as well as questions: about storm safety and […]