Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop partner Joshua L. Weisberg was one of four featured speakers at a seminar today sponsored by the National Business Institute. The topics on which Mr. Weisberg spoke included ethical issues and liens in auto accident litigation.
Firm News
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Files Medical Malpractice Case for Negligence in Failing to Diagnose and Treat a Stroke
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor and medical group today in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on behalf of a 21-year-old woman for injuries sustained as a result of the failure to diagnose and treat a stroke. The lawsuit alleges the defendants took an incomplete medical […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Settles Construction Accident Case for $4.192 Million
Last October, Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop went to trial in the Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois, against the City of Elmhurst to recover damages on behalf of a man who sustained a fractured femur and also claimed injuries to his back after falling 16 feet from a forklift. Shortly before trial, the City […]
David Rapoport Attends American Association for Justice Leaders Forum 2013
Last weekend, attorney David Rapoport attended the tenth annual retreat of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Leaders Forum. The retreat brings together a premier network of plaintiff attorneys from across the country. The AAJ, formerly known as the American Trial Lawyers Association, was created in 1946 by a group of nine plaintiffs’ attorneys. Today, […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Files Product Liability Lawsuit for Defective Drug Pump
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop filed a product liability lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against a medical device company on behalf of a 40-year-old woman who suffered severe withdrawal injuries and lost a pregnancy as a result of a defective SynchroMed II System drug pump. According […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Attorney David Neiman Appointed to Leadership Positions for ITLA and ISBA
David Neiman has been appointed to serve on the boards of two separate organizations within the Illinois legal community. He has been elected to the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Board of Managers. ITLA is the statewide organization for trial lawyers representing injured consumers and workers. Founded in 1952, the organization currently has over 2,000 […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Settles Four Cases for Passengers Injured Aboard an Aircraft for Amounts in Excess of $1 Million
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Reaches Partial Settlement in Workplace Injury Case
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop announced it has settled with one of the two defendants sued arising out of a workplace accident in which the firm’s client sustained serious and permanent injuries to his left hand. The lawsuit alleges the factory worker’s injuries were caused by a defective machine. The settlement was reached with the […]
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop Files Suit Based On Failure Of Stryker Rejuvenate Modular Hip System
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop has filed a product liability lawsuit against medical device maker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The lawsuit alleges that Stryker Orthopaedics designed, manufactured and sold a defective medical device called the Rejuvenate Modular Hip […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Reaches Partial Settlement in Medical Malpractice Case
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Files Suit Against Dialysis Center for Negligently Dropping Patient Causing Subdural Hematoma and Permanent Brain Injuries
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop filed a lawsuit today in the Circuit Court of Mercer County, Illinois, against a dialysis center for negligently dropping its 65-year-old patient while using a Hoyer lift to transfer her from her wheelchair to her dialysis chair. The patient landed on her head and suffered a subdural hematoma requiring multiple […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Partner Featured Guest at JUF Lawyer’s Reception
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop partner Michael Teich was a featured guest at last night’s JUF Lawyer’s Reception at the Standard Club in Chicago. Mr. Teich, along with accomplished partners of other prestigious law firms, was asked to provide professional tips and advice to young lawyers and law students, and he also explained the meaningful […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Files Medical Malpractice Case Based on Negligence by Radiologist Resulting in Patient’s Death
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop filed a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit today in the Circuit Court of Kane County, Illinois, on behalf of the estate of a 64-year-old woman. The lawsuit alleges a hospital radiologist misread and misdiagnosed radiological images showing a perforated bowel, delaying medical care that was necessary to prevent the patient’s […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Brings Lawsuit on Behalf of Patient Who Sustained Permanent Injuries Due to Nursing Negligence
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop brought a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, today against a hospital based on the negligent conduct of its nurses in failing to timely and properly monitor and respond to a patient’s internal bleeding in her left arm. As a result, the patient sustained a volar hematoma […]
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop Files Medical Malpractice Case for Brachial Plexus Injury
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital today in the Circuit Court of Macon County, Illinois on behalf of a 47-year-old woman for injuries sustained as a result of heparin injections negligently administered into her upper arms causing a brachial plexus injury. The lawsuit alleges the hospital’s nurses improperly […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., files lawsuit on behalf of injured pedestrian
Today Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop, an experienced pedestrian accident lawyer, filed a personal injury lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on behalf of a 64-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman who were seriously injured when they were hit by a car while crossing the street in the crosswalk. The incident occurred […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., files wrongful death lawsuit based on medical negligence during spinal surgery
A 66-year-old man died after his left vertebral artery was injured during a cervical fusion surgery and the artery was not properly repaired. Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois, against the hospital, practice group and doctor involved in the surgery. The lawsuit alleges the defendants […]
David Rapoport Selected for Membership to the Economic Club of Chicago
Attorney David Rapoport is honored to be selected for membership to The Economic Club of Chicago. The Club was organized in 1927 “to aid in the creation and expression of an enlightened public opinion on the important economic and social questions of the day.” Since that time, The Economic Club of Chicago membership has listened to both […]
Josh Weisberg Named Chair of the Young Lawyers Group for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Joshua Weisberg has been selected to become the Chair of the Young Lawyers Group for JUF/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. The Young Lawyers Group (YLG) is comprised of young professionals and students engaged in the Chicago legal community. The Young Lawyer’s Group serves as a networking hub for young lawyers, offering social and educational programs as […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Recovers Over $2.5 Million for Victim of Medical Malpractice
Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop announced today it has reached a settlement of a medical malpractice case on behalf of a client who allegedly sustained brain injuries due to medical malpractice. The settlement is in excess of $2.5 million and is based on the delayed diagnosis of plaintiff’s condition.
