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Already under strain from sterilization plant closures, coronavirus outbreak adds 'pressure' on medical device supplies
Medical device makers and the FDA have said for months that efforts to close sterilization plants that produce millions of key medical devices would constrain health care supply. The coronavirus outbreak only increases the strain, the makers say. -
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Appeals panel: Ambulance tax referendum legal, even if adequate similar service already provided in region by other agency
Boone County judge didn't err in letting ultimately successful referendum to expand ambulance services go to vote, over objection of rival ambulance service -
Judge: Feds OK to end funding for Lakeshore psychiatric hospital accused of abuse; new abuse lawsuit also filed
Decision vacates injunction from one year ago -
Pension fund accuses woman of cashing dead mothers' pension checks for 16 years
Chicago resident allegedly supplied notarized forms to continue obtaining benefits, and pension fund didn't check against public records -
Supreme Court: Rights of nursing home residents outweigh rights of nursing homes in discharge proceedings
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that following the intent of the state’s Nursing Home Care Act – to protect the rights of nursing home residents – is more important than following the letter of the sometimes contradictory law. -
Paint makers ask IL Supreme Court to toss ruling saying parents can sue for costs of child lead tests paid by Medicaid
Several paint companies, which are facing a class action by a group of parents, have told the Illinois Supreme Court they should not have to pay for children's mandatory lead screenings, because Medicaid paid for the tests, not the parents. -
'Nuisance' lawsuits filed vs Medline, Vantage over EtO; Complaints mirror suits vs Sterigenics
Two more companies - Medline and Vantage - have joined the list of those being sued in Cook County court for emitting ethylene oxide, a chemical compound used extensively in industry, but which a growing host of lawsuits blame for causing cancer among those living near the alleged emissions sites. -
Sterigenics shutdown crimps supply of medical devices, as courts mull next steps, procedural motions
As state and federal courts grapple with the legal questions of what comes next, a state-imposed shutdown of a Willowbrook medical device sterilization facility has begun to have ripple effects for health care facilities and patients far from the suburbs of Chicago. -
BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF: Mark Silberman Named Chair of Benesch White Collar Practice
Benesch is pleased to announce that partner Mark J. Silberman has been named as the Chair of the firm’s White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group. -
Judge: Feds wrong to abruptly cut off funds for Chicago children's psychiatric hospital accused of abuse
A federal judge has ordered a children's psychiatric hospital in Chicago, where patients have allegedly been exposed to “rampant” abuse, should continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds while the facility gets the chance to argue the federal government did not give the hospital time to correct problems. -
Appeals panel: Parents can sue paint makers for kids' lead screening costs, even though covered by Medicaid
A Chicago appellate court has overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a class action by parents who wanted paint companies to pay for mandatory tests of their children to see if the children had lead in their blood, finding the parents still hold the right to sue the companies, even though Medicaid footed the bill. -
Estate administrator blames Applewood for resident's pressure ulcers
An estate administrator is suing Applewood Rehabilitation Center LLC, citing alleged negligent supervision. -
MEYERS & FLOWERS: Meyers & Flowers Protects Illinois Residents, Files First Suit Over McDonald's Cyclospora Outbreak
Meyers & Flowers has joined with the national food safety law firm of Ron Simon & Associates to file the first lawsuit stemming from cyclospora-contaminated salads sold in Illinois and neighboring states. -
Estate administrator blames Warren Barr South Loop for patient death
An estate administrator is suing Warren Barr South Loop, citing alleged negligent supervision. -
Illinois law requiring taxpayers to pay for abortions faces court challenge; no funding source ID'd, suit says
Anti-abortion groups have filed a lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that clears the way for the public funding of elective abortions beginning on Jan. 1, saying the legislation violates the Illinois state constitution's requirements that lawmakers first identify where the tens of millions of dollars will come from to pay for more than 40,000 abortions per year. -
Appeals panel: Judge correct to find IL wrong to deny CPOP as OK condition for medical marijuana
A state appeals panel has agreed a Cook County judge was right to find state regulators were wrong in denying a request to add a condition known as chronic post-operative pain to the growing list of conditions for which medical marijuana can legally be prescribed in Illinois. But they struck down the judge's order to the state to add CPOP as an approved condition "within 30 days." -
Thomas More Society set to appeal city, state's denial of Pro-Life Action League FOIAs
CHICAGO – A Chicago-based conservative public-interest law group is prepared to appeal complaints against the city and the Illinois Department of Public Health filed last week to obtain information from two health care facilities that perform abortions, the group's attorney said. -
Illinois legislative analyst offers employers tips on handling employee medical marijuana use
Some employers in Illinois are still coming to grips with legalized medical marijuana use. But in some ways, legalized medical marijuana has resulted in little change in employer and employee policies, said Chris Lindsey, Marijuana Policy Project's legislative analyst for Illinois. -
Illinois Supreme Court disbars 11 attorneys, disciplines 40 others
The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred 11 attorneys, including lawyers who were charged with separate federal offenses, while suspending 35 others.
