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Pintas & Mullins Law Firm is happy to announce that the village of Crestwood recently agreed to a $15 million settlement with current and former residents harmed by contaminated public water. We represented many of these residents and are glad that Crestwood officials agreed to finally resolve this case. Crestwood, a southern suburb of Chicago, will …

A woman recently won a lawsuit in North Carolina over complications that arose during surgery to remove segments of her colon. The woman suffered ongoing problems including infections, kidney failure, and internal bleeding. Our team of medical malpractice lawyers examines this lawsuit and the types of surgical malpractice claims we handle. In 2010, Melode Dickerson underwent surgery …

In July 2015, a resident of the Warren Barr rehab center in Chicago died from Legionnaires™ disease. One month later, dozens of residents of a veteran™s home in Quincy, Illinois contracted Legionnaires™ disease, causing seven deaths. Legionella is a bacterium that causes a severe form of pneumonia called Legionnaires™ disease. Legionella thrives in lukewarm water, making the …

Four years ago, Medicare started penalizing hospitals for patients that returned within a month of discharge, also known as readmissions. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program is meant to encourage hospitals to consider how patients fare after they leave the hospital. Our team of medical malpractice lawyers examines the Illinois hospitals facing the most penalties for readmissions. The …

On July 1, 2015, an appeals court in Florida ruled that damage caps in medical malpractice injury cases were unconstitutional. Our team of malpractice lawyers is excited to report on this major ruling and how it will affect Florida plaintiffs. The decision came from the medical malpractice personal injury case North Broward Hospital District v. Kalitan. The plaintiff …

A study recently published in JAMA Oncology found that cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy near the end of their life did not experience an improved quality of life. In fact, researchers concluded that chemotherapy directly contributed to worsened quality of life. The lung cancer lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm detail this study below. Researchers at the …

Our team of medical malpractice lawyers has been working with patients injured by negligence for 30 years. We understand the importance of establishing trust with your healthcare team and the devastating consequences of breaking that trust. In this blog, we explore what types of cases merit legal action and how the legal process affects patients and doctors …

A man in Virginia went in for a colonoscopy with a plan: he would use his smartphone to record the doctor’s instructions, so he would be able to follow them exactly after his procedure. He accidentally recorded the entire examination, however, including everything that happened while he was sedated. This recording became the subject of …

Pediatric heart surgery is a delicate, complex area of medicine that requires a sophisticated and specialized team. Heart surgery in children is done to repair defects and diseases of the heart and its surrounding tissue, but it is extremely difficult and risky. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm highlight what constitutes negligence during these …

It’s no secret that medical costs in the United States are among the highest in the world, yet our healthcare system is far from the highest quality. Lesser known is the crisis in childbirth: that our maternal mortality rate is actually steadily increasing. Medical malpractice attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explore this quiet crisis and …

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the medical malpractice attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explore how psychiatric negligence and abuse cases work. This is a unique form of medical malpractice, as patients often see their complaints dismissed or never even reported. We are here to help patients and their families struggling with psychiatric malpractice. …

Three executives of the now-defunct Sacred Heart Hospital have been found guilty of a massive fraud scheme that led to serious patient harm and deaths. The executives were convicted of bribing doctors to send Medicare and Medicaid patients to the substandard, filthy hospital. In July 2013 our medical malpractice attorneys posted on this blog that the West hospital abruptly …

Two medical device companies are facing multi-million dollar lawsuits over claims filed by injured patients. One company is defending itself against allegations that it implanted pacemakers unnecessarily; the other is accused of injuring patients by selling pain pumps for off-label uses. Medical device lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm detail these two cases. In addition to …

A bill was recently introduced in Congress that proposes to create a safe legal harbor against malpractice suits for physicians. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm express skepticism that any type of regulation could truly provide physicians a “safe harbor” from the consequences of negligent practice. The bill – HR 1406 The Saving lives, Saving …

The country’s largest concierge medicine firm, MDVIP, was recently hit with an $8.5 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case. This verdict is the first against any concierge management firm, a relatively new phenomenon in healthcare. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explain this case and how similar firms could be found liable …

A new study – the first of its kind – reviewed the medical literature on patient’s expectations of the benefits and harms of medical treatments, with surprising results. Medical malpractice lawyers discuss this study and how it reflects patient safety in the United States. The study, Patients’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests was …

The federal transvaginal mesh (TVM) litigation is underway in West Virginia, where Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit is defending its mesh products. Our team of TVM attorneys is keeping a close eye on this litigation as it moves forward. Here are some of the most recent developments. Johnson & Johnson recently submitted a request to …

A psychiatrist in Pennsylvania was recently charged with writing prescriptions and taking patients while his medical license was suspended. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm are currently investigating cases of injury or death from negligence physicians and dangerous drugs. The psychiatrist, Jospindar Harika, will be prosecuted for Medicaid fraud and theft and be subject to a …

A former Illinois police lieutenant was awarded $3.15 million in his case against the doctor who negligently amputated his leg. The incident occurred at Rockford Memorial Hospital in 2010, when the victim was admitted for dizziness and suspected stomach bleeding. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm further explain this case. The former Loves Park …

The world’s richest doctor, Patrick Soon-Shiong, recently established a healthcare startup called NantHealth. The company intends to improve cancer treatment and care, however, whistleblowers in Florida have filed suit saying it is engaged massive in fraud. Whistleblower lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explain this case and others like it throughout the country. NantHealth has been …