World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The theme this year is “Understand and End Financial Abuse of...
Chicago Officials Consider Proposal to Decrease Pharmacy Errors On this episode of Chicago Injury Alert, we look at what’s being done to lessen pharmacy errors and medication...
Twice Misdiagnosed, Man Dies of Aortic Dissection A Utah man went to a medical clinic in November 2011 complaining of chest pain that radiated to his...
USA Gymnastics president steps down over sex abuse scandal Steve Penny, the president and chief executive of USA Gymnastics, resigned after the organization came under fire for the...
Jury Awards $14.9 Million for Patient Paralyzed by Negligently Administered Steroid Injection A jury recently awarded a Colorado couple $14.9 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that an...
What Do You Mean Electronic Will? In a world of rapid change, the process of estate planning seems to have been relatively stagnant; at least...
‘Finding Dory’ puts spotlight on children with special needs Pixar’s recent film “Finding Dory” will have resonance for parents who have children with special needs. The animated film...
How “Sanctuary Cities” can Legally Refuse to Comply with Mandatory Federal Immigrant Reporting Laws Under Federal law, local and state governments are required to share information about immigrants’ legal status or citizenship with...
Thank You For Making our 13th Annual Special Needs Seminar our Best Yet Gilfix and La Poll wishes to thank the hundreds of attendees, and wonderful nonprofit co-sponsors, for making our 13th...
Car vs. Motorcycle Crash Sends Man to Hospital with Serious Injuries Recovering from an auto accident can take a toll on your emotional and physical well-being, not to mention the...
Three men arrested after drug raid reveals over $4 million and heroin stash Federal agents busted a multimillion-dollar drug operation that hid cash and heroin in wooden furniture. Three men were arrested...
Virginia’s New Access to Digital Assets Act Effective July 1, 2017, Virginia will be repealing its current law relating to digital assets, the Privacy Expectation Afterlife...
Florida family wins $33.8 million medical malpractice award in brain injury case A Florida family was awarded $33.8 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after a judge ruled that a baby’s...
Pipeline owners file $300 million breach of contract lawsuit against midstream operator An amended breach of contract lawsuit was filed by Magellan Midstream Partners and Plains All American Pipeline against Stampede...
High Bilirubin Levels Leading to Jaundice Leave Toddler’s Brain Damaged Parents of a toddler, who sustained brain damage, received $46.5 million in a medical malpractice verdict. When the baby...