Matthew J. Fischer

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Woman files malpractice suit in husband's death

By Robert Hadley | Friday, Aug 21, 2015 @ 9:48am

A woman is suing her husband’s doctors and the hospital where he was treated, claiming malpractice and wrongful death.
Jury finds cigarettes, not asbestos, cause of pipefitter's lung cancer in asbestos case vs. ExxonMobil, Owens

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, May 6, 2015 @ 10:16am

ShahAfter a federal judge denied the plaintiff the ability to use the “any exposure” theory to press his asbestos-related claim, a federal jury has ruled a pipefitter’s lung cancer may have been caused by his pack-and-a-half a day cigarette smoking habit, rather than asbestos exposure, handing a rare win at trial to a group of industrial defendants.On May 1, the jury ruled in federal court in Chicago