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Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Nathan Polum has assisted The Deratany Firm in winning millions for clients across Illinois. Concentrating in Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Nursing Home Abuse & Accident / Injury cases, The Deratany Firm's compassionate lawyers are aggressive advocates for your rights.

Hospital Patient Allegedly Injured by Hospital Guest

[ September 5, 2010 | Posted in Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney ]

A 78 year-old woman was allegedly injured yesterday when she was stabbed with a dinner knife by a 39 year-old man visiting his mother in the hospital. Darrell Franklin was visiting his mother yesterday at Provena-Mercy Hospital Tuesday evening according to the Chicago Sun Times, when he allegedly attacked a 79 year old patient of [...]

Settlement as to Water Bills – Deadline to Participate September 30, 2010

[ September 2, 2010 | Posted in Chicago, Environmental Law, Wrongful Death ]

A proposed settlement was reached in a Class action lawsuit, Marzano v. Village of Crestwood et al. This settlement relates only to contract claims and water bills, and not the personal injury and wrongful death claims for which our firm represents you. The settlement authorizes residents of Crestwood to receive up to 20% of the [...]

What is Wrongful Adoption?

[ September 2, 2010 | Posted in Adoption Abuse, Chicago ]

Wrongful adoption, also referred to as negligent adoption or adoption negligence is a legal term used to describe cases where information was deliberately misrepresented or withheld by an adoption agency. The first case to recognize a cause of action in the United States is Burr vs Board of County Commissioners of Stark County in Ohio. [...]

Nursing Home Neglect Reported In Crestwood Illinois: Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

[ August 26, 2010 | Posted in Chicago, Nursing Home Abuse ]

On August 20, 2010, according to the Chicago Tribune, at least twenty people protested conditions at the Terrace Nursing Home located in Crestwood, Illinois. The group, Progress Center for Independent Living protested claiming that patients of the home were being denied proper treatment under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act. The Chicago Tribune article reported [...]

Settlement Reached in MN Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Case

[ August 25, 2010 | Posted in Chicago, Wrongful Death ]

The victims and survivors of Minnesota’s tragic 2007 bridge collapse will get $52.5 million in a settlement with the engineering firm URS Corp. The state of Minnesota and contractors have now paid out approximately $100 million to the families of 13 people that died and 145 people that were injured when the Mississippi River bridge [...]

Texting While Driving Proves Deadly: Dr. Frank Ryan Texting Before Deadly Crash

[ August 24, 2010 | Posted in Car Accident ]

Plastic surgeon for many celebrities, Frank Ryan was discovered to be text messaging just before his deadly car crash this past Monday. Frank Ryan died after he drove his Jeep Wrangler off Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Ryan was reported to be tweeting a message about his dog at the time of the crash. [...]

Illinois Appellate Court Holds that Dram Shop Recovery Premissible in Car Accident Suit Filed Against Airline Company

[ August 20, 2010 | Posted in Car Accident, Chicago, Wrongful Death ]

It is well known that Illinois Dram Shop statute, 235 ILCS 5/6-21, provides that any person who is injured by an intoxicated person (for example in a car accident) can sue a vendor or business who facilitates a person becoming intoxicated. Usually this has meant that Plaintiffs could recover from bars and restaurants when someone [...]

First Popcorn Lung Case Decided in Illinois: Jury Awards $30.4 Million

[ August 18, 2010 | Posted in Chicago ]

Popcorn lung disease is a life threatening illness that can affect factory employees who work with substances used to make microwave popcorn and other food products. The Plaintiff, Mr. Solis worked in the popcorn factories for 18 years and was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans in 2006. Popcorn lung disease is believed to be caused by [...]

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