The Illinois Senate passed a key piece of legislation that prevents doctors and hospitals from withholding critical information from patients. S.B. 1564 changes the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act. Prior to this recent change, doctors and hospitals could withhold critical health information based on a right of conscience. Now, with this new… Read more »
A growing number of student (and professional) athletes are claiming short and long-term injuries caused by concussions, and, in turn, more and more players are suing their schools for the mishandling of their injury. A former women’s soccer player from the University of Illinois is suing the university for its mistreatment of a concussion she… Read more »
Personal injury law casts a wide net over the types of accidents that may lead to a civil lawsuit. From auto accidents to slip and falls, dog bites to defective products, construction accidents to medical malpractice, personal injury law encompasses them all. Known as tort law in the legal industry, personal injury law refers to… Read more »