The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that General Motors is recalling 15,575 cars this week. The recalls are based on safety issues that may increase the risk of injury to occupants in the event of a car accident, according to the NHTSA. The recalls include automobiles in the Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet lines. The specifics of […]
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2013 Most Wanted List Of Safety Issues To Be Released
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it will release its 2013 Most Wanted List next Wednesday, November 14, at a press conference in Washington D.C. The Most Wanted List highlights the NTSB’s advocacy priorities for the year. Generally speaking, the list is meant to increase the attention paid to issues involving transportation accidents and safety. The […]
Sharing Information To Make Air Travel Safer
An agreement has been reached by airlines, unions and the Federal Aviation Administration regarding the need to share information with the National Transportation Safety Board. These groups have announced the decision to share more information about mistakes and safety failures with the NTSB in an effort to prevent aviation accidents. The NTSB will use that information […]
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 […]
U.S. Senate Report Claims Patients’ Trust Violated By Medtronic Practices
Medtronic has been accused of violating patients’ trust through heavy-handed participation in the content of medical journal articles concerning the product Infuse. A U.S. Senate report was commissioned after the company was alleged to have financial ties to physician authors who ignored dangerous side effects tied to the bone growth product. Medtronic issued a statement after the […]
Julie’s Law And Other Measures Affecting Illinois Drivers
In 2013, several new measures will govern the conduct of Illinois drivers. The new laws include enhanced efforts to combat distracted driving which has been referred to as a “national epidemic” by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The laws govern a range of behaviors that have been connected to deadly driving incidents. In addition to the distracted […]
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 […]
Federal Agency Posts Warning About Counterfeit Air Bags
After a crash in which the air bags deploy, vehicles that are still roadworthy require maintenance. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a warning to consumers who have had replacement air bags installed after car crashes over the past three years. The NHTSA has discovered that counterfeit air bags have been installed in some vehicles […]
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.
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., files wrongful death case based on medical malpractice after delivery of a baby girl
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 […]
2010 Illinois Plane Crash Caused By Pilot Error, According To NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board published its conclusions regarding a single-engine airplane crash that occurred in Naperville in October 2010. The report concluded that the aviation accident was caused by the pilot’s “failure to abort the takeoff when he realized the airplane was not attaining sufficient takeoff and climb performance.” Shortly after the flight began, the plane […]
A Project To Report Medical Mistakes
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking approval for a new method by which patients can report medical mistakes. Federal officials explained that unreported medical errors are a lost opportunity to make health care safer. Unless hospitals choose to report their own errors, information that could be used to reduce infections, improve surgical practices and […]
Traffic Fatalities Increase In First Half Of 2012
For many years, traffic fatalities have gone down as safety technology has improved. In the first six months of 2012, fatal motor vehicle accidents increased 9 percent when compared to the first half of 2011, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That increase represents the largest such jump since the NHTSA began gathering the data […]
Self-Driving Cars Move Closer To Reality
Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill making self-driving cars legal on the roads of California. Self-driving cars, such as the “Google car” have received increased attention as the tech company has poured significant resources into making the technology viable. According to a Google co-founder, the company believes that the technology could be able to […]
Federal Accident Investigators Release Pilot Testimony
The National Transportation Safety Board recently released the testimony of the pilots involved in two separate near mid-air collisions out of O’Hare earlier this year. The pilots referred to the potential collisions as “near misses” and testified that the air traffic controllers involved did not issue warnings until after the pilots identified the danger and took evasive […]
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., Lawyer Volunteers for New Juvenile Initiative Program
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 […]
A Link Between Antidepressants And Car Accidents
It is common knowledge that alcohol causes drivers to suffer an elevated risk of accidents. Many studies have likewise connected things like illegal drug abuse and cell phones to dangerous driving. A new study has shown a link between legal antidepressants, including Prozac and Seroxat, and motor vehicle accidents. According to research from the University of […]
Transparency Key To Health Care Quality Improvements
According to the Institute of Medicine, medical mistakes cost the U.S. health care system between $17 and $29 billion a year. It estimates that medical errors kill nearly 2,000 people per week. New technology and, potentially, new attitudes among rising doctors could greatly reduce medical malpractice and make the health care system safer for everyone, according to […]
Chronic Illness In Children Increases Chance Of Medical Error
A new study has analyzed medical errors affecting children who have been hospitalized. The medical error rate for children who suffer a chronic health condition was significantly higher than that for children who do not. The result of the study was expected, as chronic health conditions are likely to force a child to remain hospitalized for longer […]
