http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/ Published by Scanlan Law Group en-us 2011-12-05T18:04:54-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2011/12/online_medical_and_pharmacist.html The business of prescribing and shipping prescription medications over the internet has been used by physicians and pharmacists to ship medication out of state based solely on an online questionnaire. This can be and frequently is a violation of... product liability chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2011-12-05T18:04:54-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2011/04/depuy_hip_implant_dangers_and.html Illinois product liability lawyers need to be aware of the August 2010 recall by DePuy Orthopedics of its defective metal-on-metal hip implant systems. The two hip implant systems recalled are the: (1) ASR XL Acetabular System, and (2) ASR Hip... chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2011-04-05T12:56:28-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2011/03/online_physician_and_pharmacy.html Physicians who prescribe drugs over the internet without seeing the patient and the pharmacies that fill and ship the drugs have sought to evade criminal and civil liability by prescribing non controlled substances. The DEA enforces the Federal Controlled Substances... chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2011-03-15T18:55:53-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2010/11/illinois_enshrines_the_natural.html Illinois personal injury lawyers representing clients who are injured slipping on snow or ice will now find that the likelihood of obtaining compensation for the client is remote. In Krywin v. Chicago Transit Authority, 238 Ill. 2d 215, 2010 WL... personal injury chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2010-11-12T11:24:25-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2010/08/illinois_sexual_abuse_victims_4.html Illinois sexual abuse victims and their attorneys have experienced progress and setbacks in attempts to receive just compensation for their injuries-many of which are catastrophic and permanent. ...735 ILCS 5/8-2801 protects victims of sexual abuse having to defend against... sexual abuse chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2010-08-26T13:58:10-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2010/05/illinois_uninsured_and_underin.html Illinois car accident attorneys should be aware of two recent opinions which expand the rights of injured parties to recover in uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist claims: (1) Uninsured Motorist claims - Nicholson v. State Farm Ins. Co., 2010 WL... chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2010-05-06T11:12:59-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2010/03/illinois_railroad_accident_bri.html Victim of Illinois railroad accident receives a $33 million from jury on March 25, 2010. A 19 year old railroad conductor was severely injured on April 8, 2007, when he fell alongside a moving train in the Rock Island train... chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2010-03-28T17:24:01-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2010/03/common_fund_doctrine_applies_t.html Illinois personal injury lawyers should be aware that on March 4, 2010, the Appellate Court in Holloway v. Dunway, 2010 WL 763918, held that medical providers stautory liens for services rendered (770 ILCS 23/1 et seq.) to an injured person... personal injury chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2010-03-09T18:13:06-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2010/03/avandia_linked_to_heart_attack.html Illinois product liability attorneys should be aware that Avandia, a diabetes drug, is now linked to a higher risk of heart attack and heart failure according to a report released by the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 20, 2010. The... chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2010-03-01T19:09:23-06:00 http://www.chicagoaccidentlawblog.com/2010/02/sexual_abuse_victims_evidence.html Illinois sexual abuse victims and their lawyers are now protected against having to defend against evidence of other sexual behavior or sexual predisposition. Effective January 1, 2010, 735 ILCS 5/8-2801 provides that: "Admissibility of evidence; prior sexual activity or reputation.... sexual abuse chicagoaccidentlawblog-1 2010-02-08T17:45:45-06:00