November 14, 2019Child 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 More November 14, 2019Grand 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 More September 20, 2019New 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 More September 20, 2019Ossification 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”]....
Read More September 20, 2019A recent report regarding medical malpractice in the U.S. estimated that diagnostic errors by physicians and hospitals resulted in “serious permanent damage” or “immediate or inevitable death” in up to 4 million Americans annually. (Newman-Toker, 2019, p. 227). These errors...
Read More September 20, 2019Surgical intervention—be it lifesaving or elective—is a dangerous business. Unexpected emergencies, postoperative infection, and delayed healing are just a few of the possibilities that are commonly discussed with patients. However, there is one risk that is not largely discussed, despite...
Read More October 22, 2018On October 11th, the annual reception and awards for Trial Lawyer Excellence was hosted by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of the Chicago-based Law Bulletin. In attendance were more than 300 Illinois judges and trial attorneys and forty-five professionals...
Read More March 2, 2018As recently discussed in The Boston Globe, new research confirms the deadly toll of medical errors in the United States. After heart disease and cancer, mistakes by medical providers are the third-leading cause of death in the US, claiming over...
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