2014

We read in newspapers and online reports, and see on television, stories about catastrophic accidents involving large commercial trucks.  Recent news, for instance, covered a tragic trucking accident in June 2014 seriously injuring famous “30 Rock” and former “Saturday Night Live” actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, killing comic James “Jimmy Mack” McNair, and injuring...

Their ads run constantly every day on television. Personal injury lawyers boasting of big client settlements for modest injuries resulting from accidents or medical malpractice. Beware!  Although the lure of a quick and lucrative settlement for injuries is enticing, hiring a TV lawyer may not be a wise choice. Selecting the wrong lawyer can...

It's hard to think of a time when you might feel as clueless as you do in a hospital emergency room. If you're there, you're already anxious, even if you know exactly the problem. Between the usual managed chaos in the ER, doctors in charge of multiple patients in varying degrees of urgency, and...

Michigan Kidney Failure Cases Often the Result of Medical Malpractice. Government data shows nearly 1 in every 10 adults experience difficulty with chronic kidney disease. The condition, also referred to as chronic renal disease, is characterized by the gradual loss of kidney function over time. Within the body, the kidneys continually filter waste products...

Story First Appeared in Chicago Tribune Latest Accident Occurs In One of Michigan's Deadliest Highway Stretches Where 1-96 and I-94 Converge in Berrien County, Michigan. State police and authorities from Michigan, Indiana and Illinois are investigating the cause of a multi-vehicle accident on I-94 east of State Road 49 near Chesterton, Indiana. Interstate 94...