Hey folks,
It’s been a while since I felt the need to blog about something on here. A big Illinois Supreme Court case came down recently that may have changed how auto accident photos are used at trial. Let’s talk about it.
Older cases like DiCosola v. Bowman and Baraniak v. Kirby essentially held that, without expert testimony,
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Medicare Set-asides – Still Not Required in Liability Cases
The old rules were easily understood. Certain workers comp claims required a Medicare set-aside – and the rules for those claims were straightforward. For other claims – liability and no-fault cases – the parties were still required to satisfy Medicare’s interests out of the settlement.
For years, we’ve been told that Medicare set-asides were coming…
Iowa Supreme Court Recognizes Cause of Action for Wrongful Birth (Sort of)
Is this big? Time will tell. Either way, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in a surprisingly progressive way, joining the majority of states (including Illinois – over 30 years ago) in recognizing a cause of action for wrongful birth. The case (Plowman v. Fort Madison Community Hospital, et al, is linked here).
The gist of…
More Recognition for Warner & Zimmerle Lawyers!!
We’re proud to announce some significant accolades for both of our attorneys!
Mike Warner was nominated by his peers as a Leading Lawyer in the areas of:
ADR Law: Personal Injury;
Personal Injury: Professional Malpractice Personal Injury Law; and
General Workers Compensation Law.
Additionally, Mike was the most often recommended Personal Injury Plaintiff’s lawyer in…
Why Haven’t I Served on a Jury?
As soon as I sat down to write this, I realized that I should have called the post “How to Get Out of Jury Duty” and gotten a lot more hits. Oh well – the current title will find the right people. People like me, who never get called for jury duty and wonder why.…
Calculating Lien Reductions under the Illinois Health Care Services Lien Act (after McVey)
The Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion on McVey v. MLK Enterprises this week. Plaintiffs lawyers who accept small and/or difficult cases are frustrated.
The Health Care Services Lien Act, 770 ILCS 23/10(c), provides a framework to reduce the liens of health care providers (in some circumstances) after a case has been settled. The…
New Iowa laws help car accident victims get a fair trial
Just a quick overview of some of the new Iowa Civil Procedure rules on one of my other blogs…
Iowa Car Accident Law and Facts
Happy New Year!
One of the interesting things we see each new year are the new laws that go into effect. The State of Iowa adopted some new rules for…
440,000 People Die from Medical Errors in Hospitals Every Year
I’ve been doing this long enough that articles like this one from Consumer Reports don’t surprise me anymore.
The number of deaths from preventable medical errors is astonishing. That’s why we do what we do. Quite frankly, we all want better medical care in this country. One small way to go about it is by…
Understanding Illinois’ New Settlement Statute
Illinois recently enacted a new settlement statute, with the goal of alleviating some of the hassles of the personal injury practice.
We’ve all had cases that have settled but still sat on the shelf for weeks or months due to insurance company delays or lien issues. My partner taught me very early on that…
Juror Collapses in Med Mal Trial – Defendant Doctor saves her. What happens next? (UPDATED!!)
This is one of the most common war stories you hear in the medical malpractice world – someone in the courtroom collapses during a medical malpractice trial, and the defendant doctor runs in to render aid and save the day.
Everyone claims to know someone this has happened to. It’s the Eddie Murphy in the…