As the medical profession and the public gain a better understanding of mental health and mental illness, the law should reflect this knowledge. One in five Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness at some time in their lives, and the more people talk openly in their personal and professional lives about their struggles…
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The idea behind having insurance is “better safe than sorry.” Healthy people often pay thousands of dollars per year for health insurance, because, in the long term, it is less expensive than having to bear the cost of a major medical treatment in the event that one is necessary. In situations where insurance coverage is…
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There is a certain kind of mind that loves to fill out forms. You might possess this kind of mind if you look forward to preparing and filing your income tax return every year and if you enjoyed reviewing your children’s college applications before they submitted them. Even the most organized people would understandably find…
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Sterigenics International, a multinational outfit who specializes in medical instruments and pharmaceutical drugs, has been negligent to a disturbing extent in regards to the pollution being produced from its Willowbrook plant in DuPage County, Illinois. The EPA recently filed a damning report on the two plants after some years of investigating Stergenics’ emissions of toxic…
DetailsMonsanto Co. was hit with a $289 million verdict for damages on the claims they’re popular “Roundup” weedkiller causes cancer. Monsanto, the St. Louis based company, was hit with the nine-figure verdict by a California state court in favor of a former school groundskeeper who was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. The case alleged that constant exposure…
DetailsIf you or a loved one suffers from Type II diabetes, there’s a strong chance you’ve been prescribed or offered an SLGT2 Inhibitor like Invokana — a drug which works to lower blood glucose levels. While effective at lowering blood sugar levels, Invokana has been linked to a number of serious side effects — most…
DetailsWorkers’ compensation settlements are not just for people who get injured in accidents at work. Slippery floors and falling shelves are not the only health hazards lurking in office buildings. Contaminants such as mold can also make workers sick; when they spend their working hours in the presence of these contaminants for months or years…
DetailsMost of the media images we see of workplace injuries and workers’ compensation payments meant to support the injured workers, involve manual labor jobs. Workers who get injured in accidents at physically demanding jobs that require the use of potentially dangerous machines do, in fact, account for many workers’ compensation cases. This is especially so…
DetailsIn Illinois, as in other states, people who are injured in car accidents can sue the person who caused the accident for negligence, and the injured person can receive a settlement. Of course, determining whether an injured person has grounds for a personal injury lawsuit and how much compensation if any, that person is entitled…
DetailsOccasionally, a huge settlement in a workers’ compensation case makes the news. What you see in the media might make you think that workers’ compensation laws apply only to catastrophic injuries resulting from industrial accidents. Actually, many workers’ compensation cases are much more mundane and less dramatic. Here are four things you might not know…
DetailsSome workers’ compensation cases are quite straightforward. In an ideal world, every injury would lead to a full recovery. If that were the case, workers’ compensation would only need to compensate people for medical treatment and for the time they missed work. Things get more complicated when, despite receiving treatment for their injuries, people are…
DetailsAlton, Illinois Car Accident Lawyers The past ten years or so, there has been a significant increase in the number of car accidents across the country, and significant research was done to support the idea that one reason for this increase is drivers’ use of mobile phones while driving. While there have been numerous public…
DetailsThe CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into cyclosporiasis illnesses linked to the consumption of McDonald’s salads that contained the cyclospora parasite. Cyclosporiasis illnesses cause severe diarrhea, which may require hospitalization. Other symptoms include weight loss, loss of appetite, bloating, increased gas, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, fever and abdominal cramps. These…
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If there is ever a lull in the conversation at a biker bar or motorcycle rally, ask a motorcycle enthusiast about all the ways in which motorcycles are as safe as or even safer than cars. Anyone who has a Missouri motorcycle license has had to demonstrate knowledge of how to operate a motorcycle safely…
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There is no such thing as a good car accident, but the least bad kind of car accident is one in which no one is injured and in which both drivers carry the required insurance coverage. In such ideal circumstances, the drivers simply contact their insurance companies, and the insurance companies work out the details…
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