Continued VA medical malpractice: In the past months, a former VA pathologist was charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three veteran patients and is alleged to have botched diagnosis in 3,000 cases, a former nurse has been charged with...
Read MoreHMM Sponsors the Children of Aunt Martha’s House HMM Staff Ivette Rubio and Jane Wasserman led the firm’s efforts to gather donations for the children of Aunt Martha’s. Aunt Martha’s is gathering donations of toys for children 2 and under,...
Read MoreEx-Chicago sex-abuser priest Vincent McCaffrey free after 17 years in prison for child pornography (chicago.suntimes.com) – Dec 13 2019 Topics: child porn, Chicago, Catholic, Vincent McCaffrey, U.S., prisons bureau, Calumet City, church communities Former Catholic priest Vincent McCaffrey gained his...
Read MoreThe “public duty rule” has provided many government officials with protection from lawsuits when they fail to provide adequate government services. A recent Illinois Supreme Court decision has abolished this rule, effectively restoring the public’s right to seek victim compensation...
Read MoreChild Abusers Run Rampant as Tech Companies Look the Other Way (nytimes.com) (jamesmarshlaw.com) – Nov 09 2019 Topics: Yahoo, Times, Google, Microsoft, sexual abuse, Dropbox, PhotoDNA detection tool, known illicit content The scope of the problem is only starting to...
Read MoreGrand jury indicts former Boy Scout troop leader on child porn charges (wandtv.com) Topics: Champaign, child pornography, boy scout, Boy Scout troop leader, nudist colony, sworn affidavit, Boy scouts of america, Boy Scout programs A grand jury has formally indicted...
Read MoreNew reporting reveals that over 1,000 cases of sex abuse by priests associated with the Archdiocese of Chicago have been reported to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services [DCFS] since 2006. Twenty-four new investigations have been launched in...
Read MoreOssification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) is a relatively common but often overlooked and misdiagnosed condition that can occurs when a ligament that runs along the spinal column, in from of the spinal cord, becomes thicker and bony [“ossifies”]....
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