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Rapoport Sims Perry & 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 Sims Perry & 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 Sims Perry & 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 […]

Today Rapoport Sims Perry & 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 […]

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 Sims Perry & 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 […]

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 […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & 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.

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Adams County, Illinois, against a hospital and pediatrician for negligent treatment of a baby girl after labor and delivery. The lawsuit alleges the defendants failed to order a chest X-ray on a STAT basis, failed to ensure the chest […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop attorney Octavio Duran became a volunteer mentor for the “Juvenile Initiative Program,” in which 20 lawyers volunteer to meet with 20 young men on probation for nonviolent crimes at least twice each month for a year. The program was recently created by the Chicago Bar Association, the Cook County Bar […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop attorney Octavio Duran participated as a volunteer for the “Lawyers Lending a Hand” project organized by the Young Lawyers Section of the DuPage County Bar Association. The project strives to provide youth and families with safe, constructive programs to enhance family life and offer a positive influence to the communities. […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop and Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman filed a wrongful death lawsuit today in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against pharmaceutical and wholesale drug companies for the death of a 57-year-old man. According to the lawsuit, the man suffered worsening anxiety and depression, began to have extreme thoughts, and took his […]

A lawsuit has been filed against Boeing Co., manufacturer of the MD-83 airliner that crashed in Nigeria on June 3. The personal injury attorneys at Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop in Chicago, Illinois, recently filed their appearances in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a Nigerian plane crash earlier this month. The firm is involved in representing […]

A young man was killed by a commercial motor vehicle as he was providing assistance to a disabled tractor-trailer stranded on the side of a highway. Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop and Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman filed a wrongful death case today in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against several defendants involved in the […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop partner Michael L. Teich has been appointed Lead Counsel on behalf of a group of victims of defective heparin-filled syringes by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. District Court Judge Gary Feinerman appointed Mr. Teich to the Lead Counsel position for 61 individuals from multiple […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop attorney and founding partner David Rapoport joined a distinguished group of trial lawyers from across the country at the annual American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Leaders Forum Retreat May 18-20. The American Association for Justice’s Leaders Forum was created in 2000 to ensure that every person has access to justice […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop attorney Octavio Duran concluded his participation in the “E-mentoring Program” organized by the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association. Through the program, Mr. Duran was matched up with a high school student from a Chicago public school to discuss legal topics once a week. The topics ranged from […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop is pleased to announce that the Wall Street Journal and the Chicago Tribune have selected David E. Rapoport as one of Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers. This honor is only extended to attorneys who are AV Preeminent Rated* by Martindale-Hubbell, the gold standard in peer-reviewed attorneys. In 2012, Mr. Rapoport marked […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop partners David E. Rapoport and Michael L. Teich, both of whom are Board Certified* in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), have now also been awarded Board Certification in Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy, the newest attorney board certification program the American Bar Association has accredited. […]

Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop attorney Octavio Duran participated as a volunteer for the “Lawyers in the Classroom” program organized by the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Duran visited a sixth grade class at Decatur Elementary School on the north side of Chicago. He was enthusiastic about the experience and the […]

Today Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop filed a personal injury lawsuit in the United States District for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a 25-year-old woman who was injured while aboard a commercial flight from Athens, Greece, to New York. The injury occurred when the plaintiff was struck by a food cart causing severe […]