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Rapoport Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 Weisberg Sims & 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 […]

Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop filed a medical malpractice lawsuit today in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against an emergency room physician and hospital for negligent care of their client. According to the lawsuit, the firm’s client, a 52-year-old carpenter, suffered a right shoulder injury after falling off his bike in Franklin Park, […]

Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop has filed a personal injury lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on behalf of a 58-year-old woman who was injured when she slipped and fell on liquid on the floor of a Chicago Transit Authority bus. The fall left our client with serious personal injuries. Under Illinois law, […]

David E. Rapoport and Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop hosted a meeting of the alumni of the Northern Illinois University Finance Department. The meeting was held at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago. Mr. Rapoport graduated from NIU in 1978, where he majored in Finance.

Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop partner Joshua L. Weisberg is in his second term as Co-Chair of Mentoring and Law Student Relations for the JUF’s Young Lawyers Group. On February 8, Mr. Weisberg co-hosted the Mentorship Program’s annual kickoff event, during which this year’s young lawyers acting as mentors had the chance to meet their law student […]

Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop partner Michael L. Teich has been selected for inclusion to the 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Illinois. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected as Super Lawyers. The list is compiled annually by Thomson Reuters and the […]

Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop partner Michael L. Teich was recently named a Board Certified* Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the oldest and largest not-for-profit American Bar Association accredited trial attorney certification board in the United States. The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is devoted to improving the quality […]

Rapoport Weisberg Sims & VanOverloop partner Joshua L. Weisberg has been selected as one of Illinois’ top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40 by The National Trial Lawyers organization. According to The National Trial Lawyers website, “Membership into The National Trial Lawyers Association: Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only and is […]