April 11, 2022Hurley McKenna & Mertz: 2022 Success Story – $5,412,500 Verdict in Assault Case Hurley McKenna & Mertz (HMM) is proud to announce that partners Michael T. Mertz and Christopher Cortese have won a Cook County Circuit Court jury verdict of...
Read More April 7, 2022Wrongful Birth Lawyer: Common Cases Many factors that occur during childbirth can lead families to retain a wrongful birth lawyer. In some circumstances, families are told there is a medical complication with their child—but unfortunately, they are not told how...
Read More March 31, 2022How to Choose the Right Malpractice Attorney Medical malpractice creates an extremely upsetting circumstance for victims and their families. The physical and emotional effects of medical malpractice are life-long and associated expenses can be unmanageable. Medical malpractice occurs when a...
Read More March 24, 2022Wrongful Birth Lawsuit: What Is It Exactly? In a wrongful birth lawsuit, a parent alleges that medical providers who facilitated testing, exams, or assessments during pregnancy or during fertility treatments failed to provide proper information and/or counseling to the parents...
Read More March 17, 2022Personal Injury Lawyer: When Do I Need One? Personal injury is defined as harm caused by one or more responsible parties to another person or persons. The injury can be physical or emotional, and it can result from a wide...
Read More March 10, 2022Sexual Abuse Statistics: The Surprising Truth Sexual abuse is a deeply troubling circumstance for victims and their families. Often, the effects of abuse for a victim are life-long. Furthermore, powerful organizations like churches, medical institutions, and athletic groups frequently choose...
Read More March 3, 2022Institutional Negligence: What it Means, Who’s to Blame, and How You Can Achieve Justice Victims of institutional negligence are entitled to hold the organization that overlooks or covers-up medical misconduct liable in a court of law. Institutional negligence is when...
Read More February 25, 2022Did you know that approximately seven out of 1,000 infants suffer a birth injury? And those are only the numbers we know of immediately following birth, considering some children are diagnosed later in life. Birth injuries can lead to long-term...
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