So you discover that your girlfriend or ex-girlfriend is five months pregnant. She tells you the baby isn’t yours. Maybe she even tells you that she had a DNA test. You want to know the truth. Here’s how to properly handle things legally. Don’t freak out. The reality is that you can’t get a paternity […]
A wrongful birth case is not like a typical birth injury case. In a typical birth injury case, the parents are suing the doctor, hospital or other care provider for malpractice or negligence that resulted in an injury to their baby during labor or birth. A wrongful birth case, on the other hand, is […]
A lawsuit isn’t necessarily the right answer every time you are wronged. For example, if the harm is minor, it’s not always worth it. Lawsuits are time consuming and expensive. The frustrating part of this is that the wrongdoer seems to get away with what they did and escape responsibility. One answer is a class […]
More and more women are developing complications from an implant known as vaginal or pelvic mesh. Doctors use this product to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), both of which are a result of weakened or stretched pelvic muscles. Women who develop these conditions often find that it is attributable to […]
I’ve been somewhat stunned of late by the number of calls I’ve received where someone is alleging a breach of contract. When I ask them if there is a termination clause, I’ll often hear that there is not. Since I don’t yet have the contract in front of me, I ask them to look for […]
A concerned mother wrote me the following, but didn’t include her contact information, so I thought this would be a good place to respond. Here’s what she said: I need to know if I have a case against a man who is over 4 yrs older than my daughter, age of 16, now pregnant. […]
A caller to our office injured his arm and was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. The good news for him was that he found an attorney that was able to secure benefits for him. The bad news is that his orthopedic doctor wants to do surgery and he’s not so sure that he wants […]
You can’t control everything in life, but when it comes to facing the inevitable, some preparation can give you a sense of control. At the very least, it can ease some of the stress that comes with caring for aging parents. Here are some common legal documents you may have heard about… Power of […]
When I started this service in 2001, any time the phone rang I would have my secretary answer it. We get a high volume of calls every day, so usually I’d be sitting at my desk, just waiting for the call to be transferred. I did this for no other reason than it was my […]
Imagine that you are driving down the road, obeying the speed limit, staying in the right lane because traffic is slower there and generally being as safe as you can be. Then imagine that you get pulled over for driving in that right lane and finding out that you can lose your Illinois driver’s […]