Medical Negligence

Today, Tuesday, August 22, 2017, our own Jim Coogan will be making his fourth guest appearance as the station’s Legal Analyst on WCPT AM 820’s afternoon News & Political Talk Show, The Ben Joravsky Show.  Listen in to hear Ben & Jim discuss some current events as the break down some of the legal issues […]

The United States Supreme Court recently rejected a Kentucky State Court-rule that restricted the ability of a Nursing Homes to assert that a case must go to Arbitration when the care agreement was entered into by a ‘Power of Attorney.’  (Click the link to download the entire U.S. Supreme Court decision). Nursing Home Residents have the Right […]

Everyone knows that surgical procedures are risky propositions.  Surgery means that a physician is cutting into your skin, cutting through tissue, moving around muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and even organs.  Some procedures involve removal of body parts, while others involve placement of hardware or medical devices.  However, there is one thing that no surgery is […]

On January 26, 2016, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Klaine v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services(https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2016/118217.pdf).  In that case, Carol and Keith Klaine sued their doctor and Southern Illinois Medical Services (the hospital where the doctor performed the medical treatment) for medical negligence causing them personal injuries.  One of the claims was against the hospital was […]