Chicago Medical Malpractice Resources

Why the Chicagoland Area May Be Particularly Prone to Medical Negligence and Surgical Errors

Jonathan Stone November 4, 2024 No Comments

The Chicagoland area is home to some of the nation’s most prestigious hospitals and medical facilities, but even in a city renowned for its healthcare services, medical negligence and surgical…

How Do I Find a Good Medical Malpractice Lawyer?

Jonathan Stone July 31, 2023 No Comments

Cases are difficult, expensive, and take a long time. There are quite a few procedural obstacles that medical malpractice victims need to overcome to prove their case. A good medical…

Am I A Victim of Medical Malpractice?

Jonathan Stone February 10, 2023 No Comments

Do I have a medical malpractice case? Bad medical outcomes are an unfortunate reality of medical care. Sometimes they occur despite the doctor’s and patient’s best efforts to heal. While…

How Do I Find a Good Doctor?

Jonathan Stone November 28, 2022 No Comments

Finding a good doctor is one of the most important things we do. Often our search begins by asking our friends, trusted family members, and even our co-workers for their…

Informed consent is part of a healthy doctor-patient relationship

Jonathan Stone November 19, 2022 No Comments

What is Informed Consent and How Can it Help Prevent Medical Malpractice? Informed consent is integral to the doctor-patient relationship. Patients need to trust and rely on their doctors to…

Doctor Errors Happen, Here are Some Ways to Avoid Them

Jonathan Stone April 5, 2018 No Comments

Doctor errors happen. That is a fact. Medicine isn’t the only occupation in which errors occur. There are mechanic errors, fast food errors, printing errors, etc… Every sort of work…

Spinal Cord Injuries and Medical Malpractice

Jonathan Stone August 11, 2017 No Comments

A spinal cord injury is a terrible event. It will change victims’ lives dramatically, leaving them to deal with problems like difficulty breathing, paralysis, and often bouts of severe pain. …

Understanding Medical Malpractice (Infographic)

Jonathan Stone July 7, 2017 No Comments

Understanding medical malpractice and why it happens can be difficult. This post and infographic will hopefully help. When we go to a doctor or hospital, we put our faith in…

Patient Safety Checklist to avoid Doctor Errors

Jonathan Stone June 22, 2017 No Comments

Avoiding doctor errors is something everyone wants to do. After all, a visit to the doctor or a hospital is about feeling better, not worse. Most of the time patient…

Analyzing Records for Medical Malpractice Victims

Jonathan Stone March 23, 2017 No Comments

Analyzing Records for Medical Malpractice Victims The essence of evaluating a medical malpractice case is determining what happened and how the injury occurred. We have a great deal of experience…

Helping Medical Malpractice Victims Cope with an Uncertain Future

Jonathan Stone January 20, 2017 No Comments

Helping medical malpractice victims is our sole focus here at CHH. People come into our office because they’re hurting deeply and they want an answer to the pain that they’re feeling.…

What is Medical Malpractice?

Jonathan Stone January 17, 2017 No Comments

You may have seen ads on TV or on billboards for medical malpractice lawyers and their firms. You may have heard of someone who was part of a medical malpractice…

Chicago doctors, hospital executives arrested for kickback scheme

Jonathan Stone April 26, 2013 No Comments

Last week, the Chicago Tribune reported that several doctors and at least two hospital officials were arrested for being involved in an alleged kickback scheme at Sacred Heart Hospital. After…

Do doctors get enough training before performing robotic surgery?

Jonathan Stone April 15, 2013 No Comments

Last month on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog, we had mentioned that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking doctors to take part in a survey regarding a…

Chicago nursing home patient wins lawsuit over injuries from fall

Jonathan Stone April 5, 2013 No Comments

We have mentioned before on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog that nursing home residents need to be carefully monitored, especially those who have trouble walking and getting out of…

Chicago patient received organ from donor who died of rabies

Jonathan Stone March 25, 2013 No Comments

On March 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a concerning warning about an organ transplant patient who had died after receiving an organ that had been donated…

Medical clinic in Chicago shut down by federal drug agents

Jonathan Stone March 12, 2013 No Comments

Painkillers are helpful medications that allow Chicago patients to cope with serious injuries. Painkillers are also very dangerous when these medications are not used properly. Patients may become addicted to…

Pets now get to visit Chicago hospital patients. But is this safe?

Jonathan Stone February 27, 2013 No Comments

When hospital patients are recovering from a serious injury, illness, surgery or other health complication, they often need the support of their loved ones in addition to receiving care and…

Lawsuit over patient’s death filed against Chicago nursing home

Jonathan Stone January 14, 2013 No Comments

For some Chicago families, choosing to put a loved one or aging parent in a nursing home can be a difficult decision to make. Children of aging parents don’t want…

Chicago hospital, Planned Parenthood sued again for woman’s death

Jonathan Stone January 8, 2013 No Comments

Last August, we had mentioned on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog that a woman had filed a lawsuit against a local hospital and Planned Parenthood of Illinois for their…

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Why the Chicagoland Area May Be Particularly Prone to Medical Negligence and Surgical Errors

How Do I Find a Good Medical Malpractice Lawyer?

Am I A Victim of Medical Malpractice?

How Do I Find a Good Doctor?

Informed consent is part of a healthy doctor-patient relationship

Doctor Errors Happen, Here are Some Ways to Avoid Them

Spinal Cord Injuries and Medical Malpractice

Understanding Medical Malpractice (Infographic)

Patient Safety Checklist to avoid Doctor Errors

Analyzing Records for Medical Malpractice Victims

Helping Medical Malpractice Victims Cope with an Uncertain Future

What is Medical Malpractice?

Chicago doctors, hospital executives arrested for kickback scheme

Do doctors get enough training before performing robotic surgery?

Chicago nursing home patient wins lawsuit over injuries from fall

Chicago patient received organ from donor who died of rabies

Medical clinic in Chicago shut down by federal drug agents

Pets now get to visit Chicago hospital patients. But is this safe?

Lawsuit over patient’s death filed against Chicago nursing home

Chicago hospital, Planned Parenthood sued again for woman’s death

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