A Glenview Hospital and one of its’ physicians have been named in amedical malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient. On September 25, Carol Saleh filed the lawsuit in Cook County, Illinois against Glenbrook Hospital and Dr. Steven Meyers claiming she has been the victim of medical malpractice. The complaint states that Saleh was seen…
Medical malpractice claims against VA Hospitals are covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The FTCA is decades old and provides a strict set of rules for making tort claims (injury claims) against the federal government and its employees. Two important features of the FTCA are that the right to a jury trial is…
On Saturday night, a single-vehiclecar accident claimed the life of a woman in St. Charles County, Missouri. According to the St. Charles County Police, the accident occurred at the intersection of Seeburger Road and Highway B at approximately 6 p.m. A female occupant was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and a…
Atruck accident claimed the life of a man and closed lanes on Interstate 270 on Monday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at around 3:30 p.m. on westbound Interstate 270 in Hazelwood. The details of the crash are unclear, but authorities confirmed that the driver of a dump truck…
A former teen idol, David Cassidy, caused ahit and run accident last month. According to authorities, the accident happened in Florida when the 65-year-old struck a vehicle. Police are claiming that Cassidy attempted to cover his license plate on his vehicle before fleeing the scene. Witnesses stated that he drove away with a flat…
Several dishwashers have been recalled due to a possible fire hazard. Dishwashers manufactured by Bosch, Gaggenau, Kenmore Elite, and Thermador have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission due to overheating that could cause a fire. The models recalled were produced from January of 2008 to December of 2013 and includes approximately 149,000…
Anauto accident involving three vehicles sent two individuals to the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash. The accident occurred on Thursday evening in Illinois City, Illinois, approximately 4 1/2 hours north of St. Louis. According to authorities, 48-year-old Kenneth Stulz was operating a vehicle on 175th St. when he crossed the centerline into…
Tragically one elderly couple’s daily routine turned tragic after one of them was struck and killed by a car. Furthermore, thepedestrian accident happened Thursday morning while Kunlek Wangmo and her husband, Lobsang Jorkhang were walking on St. Paul’s W. 7th Street near downtown; a route they take every single morning. Suddenly Jorkhang heard a…
Wichita police are searching for someone who may have information regarding apedestrian accident that happened Tuesday morning. Furthermore, the pedestrian accident happened when a man was struck by a city bus at Roosevelt and Cessna, which is in the Planeview neighborhood. According to police, the bus was headed northbound on Roosevelt and stopped at…
Amotorcycle accident has taken the life of a man in New Orleans. The accident happened around 10 p.m. on Wednesday night when a 34-year-old motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Almonaster Boulevard, and he lost control of the motorcycle. The bike collided with a guardrail throwing the rider from the motorcycle, and he landed underneath…