This occurrence should certainly get the attention of the Illinois Department of Health and Human services which you may contact to report this and file a complaint. The department will investigate this event. Whether there is a case to be brought under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act depends... View More

Yes. St. Louis would be the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. With the case number and the defendants' names you should be able to get a status on the case.

I'm not quite sure about your question. But if has to do with a class action, state action or a case in the federal multi-district litigation (MDL) you should be able to follow the status if you have the caption of the case.

Under a law enacted in Illinois in August 2015, the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Facilities Act became effective on Jan. 1, 2016. Under its provisions, residents and their roommates have the right to consent to having a video or audio recording devices installed in their rooms. The... View More

You can use testimony given under oath in another venue or proceeding to impeach a witness or party. The transcripts you refer to may be available through the state's attorney's office who prosecuted the criminal case. At least someone there would be able to tell you who the court... View More

If the bed sore was caused or arose while your dad was rehabbing at this facility, he may have a good cause of action for negligence. I would encourage you to photograph the wound and to be sure that your dad is receiving medical care given the dangers of an open would has to infection. I assume... View More

I think if you search on Google, Yahoo, etc. you will easily find the home page of the company that will list the company's home office and very likely a phone number. There's a Primark LLC registered in Delaware.

I would recommend that you as the employer comply with the doctor's restrictions even though the employee believes he or she is able to do more. If that's the case, the employee should be returning for a follow up visit with the doctor who may or may not then release the employee to full... View More

Your lawyer should be helpful here. If the hospital submitted a hospital lien for the amount it is owed, the settlement fund will pay for it without a collection company getting involved. I would urge you to contact your lawyer about whether or not the hospital submitted a lien and if not, to give... View More

I would recommend that you not write additional replacement checks until you have stopped payment on the supposed missing or lost checks.

I am assuming your boyfriend owned the house in his own name with no one else. If that's the case and a probate estate is opened, the court will appoint either an administrator of the estate (if there is no will) or an executor if there is one. In either case, if an estate is being probated... View More

I would recommend that you consult with a lawyer who specializes in the practice of landlord tenant matters. From the facts given, you would probably be advised that not only would you deny liability in your answer to the complaint, but you would file cross-claims against your roommates for... View More

Your brother and your other siblings would have the same standing to file a lawsuit against a nursing home for injuries or death to a resident assuming a few facts not given here. For one, is your mother's husband alive and well? Is your mother of sound mind and memory, not adjudicated a... View More

Product liability lawsuits that arise out of injuries or death caused by a defective product may include all related damages including, pain and suffering past and future, lost wages past and future, the value of the loss of normal life caused by the injury(s), medical expenses paid in the past and... View More

There is a recent US Court of Appeals case on point on this issue. Whether or not your friend was somehow negligent because of the behavior of his dog is one thing, but the case I refer to specifically decided the question as to whether or not the homeowner's insurance policy insured this... View More

Yes! If your job is about to start and you have not yet incorporated as an LLC, you certainly may have subcontractors sign your hold harmless agreement now naming yourself individually and once you have set up your LLC have those subs sign the new hold harmless naming your company.

I would notify the head administrator of this nursing home and demand to know what circumstances could have arisen to allow the social worker (I assume who works at this facility) to be a part of signing of a new power of attorney. Also, be sure to find out from your mom how this happened and why.... View More

If you signed a release, you have waived any further claim. If you haven't sign off on the offer and accepted and negotiated the settlement draft, you can simply reject the offer. Assuming you're handling this on your own, I would be sure that you have collected all of your medical... View More

The law in this area is in flux in most jurisdictions around the country. However, an Illinois Supreme Court case makes it mandatory for all of the heirs of the decedent to have signed the admission documents with the arbitration clause in order for it to be enforced. Therefore, your family would... View More

The medical decision to put your relative on a ventilator on the way to the hospital, may not be a violation of the DNR that was in place for a couple of reasons that come to mind. One is that the paramedics made a medical decision spontaneously for what they believed to be in the best interests... View More