All the precautions were in place or were supposed to be anyway. Surgeons scheduled your surgery as the first one in the early morning. The sanitized operating room was stripped of any items that might cause an issue. And you wore identification that clearly noted...
For the fourth year in a row, Bruce Pfaff has been named one of the Top 10 Illinois Lawyers as ranked in Superlawyers.com. Super Lawyers uses a patented multipart selection process assessing 12 different criteria in peer recognition and professional achievements....
Bruce Pfaff has been recently recognized with a 2020 ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award. The ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) recognizes Bruce Pfaff as a recipient of the ABA Military Pro Bono Project...
The Chicago area has some of the finest hospitals in the country, and a recent study from a Washington-based nonprofit supports that claim. In our region, most patients can rely on the medical care and services they receive. Even though patients and their families...
While many people equate medical malpractice with egregious errors such as surgical mistakes and missed diagnoses, the negligence can often be traced to numerous unexpected sources. What many patients consider a simple process can become a dangerous hazard. In these...
In settlements just approved by Judge Rebecca Foley in McLean County, two wrongful death cases were resolved for a total of $4,050,000. Shirley Jones, 78, and Kristine Trudeau, 66, were passengers in a car driven by Shirley's husband, John Jones, in Villa Grove,...
Bruce Pfaff is proud to be an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Please read the following statement by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers on the violence and disruption this week at the United States Capitol. About the International...
When you go into the hospital for treatment or an operation, you want to be sure that the doctors and nurses are correctly assessing your condition, accurately diagnosing you and providing proper treatment. But many hospital patients would be truly alarmed if they...
While many people understand that medical errors happen during surgeries or treatment plans, there are other kinds of patient injuries that can occur. For example, some patients are badly hurt due to ambulance collisions.Ambulance collisions happen more often than...
There are many health conditions that are misdiagnosed. Unfortunately, depending on the misdiagnosis, a patient could suffer serious consequences or even death as a result.As a patient, it's important to seek second opinions and to find out if your test results or...
