Last week, Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd. gladly awarded its 2021 Trial Lawyer Scholarships to Sheryl Callos and McKenzie Rugo. The firm annually awards two scholarships to law students attending University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where Mr. Pfaff...
A pulmonary embolism is one of the most life-threatening medical emergencies you can experience. Despite this, doctors frequently misdiagnose it, dismissing their patient's condition as something far less serious than it is, or else ordering inappropriate and...
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...
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...
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....
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...
