(June 2, 2005 — Chicago, IL) The Illinois House and Senate approved legislation over the Memorial Day weekend to reform medical malpractice policy in Illinois. The following statement in response to ...

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The battle in the Illinois legislature over medical malpractice law is being repeated nationwide this year as doctors and lawyers debate whether the growth in malpractice suits is a legal or medical ...

Union-appointed lawyers are immune from malpractice lawsuits filed by formerly represented union members, an Illinois appeals court has affirmed. The First District Appellate Court based its ruling on ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. AP – A lawsuit alleging that a botched delivery left an infant with serious health problems could ignite a courtroom debate over the constitutionality of Illinois’ caps on medical ...

In a legal malpractice action arising out of revisions to a client's estate plan, the appellate court considered whether an attorney has a duty to evaluate a client's mental capacity and, if so, ...

In a case that could resonate in Washington, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the state’s five-year-old medical malpractice law because it limited compensation to injured patients for ...