March 21, 2010As a products liability and personal injury attorney in Chicago, I urge parents to pay attention to recalls affecting products they may be using for their children and replace the recalled products as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary injuries....
Read More March 7, 2010The Food and Drug Administration is “cracking down on baby food manufacturers and other companies for misleading nutrition labeling on their products, the beginning of a larger effort to set stricter standards for the labels” (M. Jalonick, AP Washington, 3/5)....
Read More February 14, 2010New technology is allowing the Food and Drug Administration to utilize an automated system to sort through millions of foreign shipments and identify food and drugs that are most likely to be contaminated and dangerous to consumers (AP for Findlaw,...
Read More February 4, 2010CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN In Circuit Court A Cook County jury has returned a $9 million verdict in favor of a disabled 20-year-old man whose mother claimed her son sustained severe brain damage and spastic quadriplegia as the result of...
Read More January 31, 2010Although drivers distracted by cell phone use has received a lot of notoriety lately, most people don't consider the effect cell phones have on pedestrians. The boom of mobile devices that not only allow users to talk, but also to...
Read More January 20, 2010As a Chicago personal injury attorney, I want to spread this safety information, which can be critical during the winter months. Three intense winter storms in New York have made a nightmare for many come true for some drivers –...
Read More December 17, 2009The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall this week of “more than 50 million Roman-style shares and roll-up blinds because of the risk children may be strangled by the cords” (12/17, AP for FindLaw). To date, The CPSC says...
Read More December 17, 2009Mark Stephan, a client of [[title]], fractured his neck when the wheel on his bicycle came off unexpectedly on a Chicago area roadway. Since then he has inspired our firm and the world with his relentless drive to teach himself...
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