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Common Reasons for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Illinois

July 11, 2023
Common Reasons for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Illinois In the medical profession, patients rely on their doctors to provide them with safe, effec…

A Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer is Medical Malpractice

March 4, 2022
Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer is Medical Malpractice What is Medical Malpractice? Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare …

Is Stevens Johnson Syndrome a Drug Allergy Reaction?

February 4, 2022
Is Stevens Johnson Syndrome a Drug Allergy Reaction? What is Stevens Johnson Syndrome? Stevens Johnson Syndrome, or SJS, is a serious disease that is …

Is It Time to Hire a Medical Malpractice Attorney?

April 26, 2021
Is It Time to Hire a Medical Malpractice Attorney? If you or a loved one is injured because of a doctor or another medical professional’s negligent …

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$2,000,000 Settlement in Cook County Medical Malpractice Case

February 8, 2021
$2,000,000 Confidential Settlement in Cook County Medical Malpractice Case On February 2, 2021, Jerry Vinkler of Vinkler Law Offices, Ltd. obtained a $…

Jerry Vinkler Named Super Lawyer

September 16, 2020
Jerry Vinkler Named Super Lawyer Jerry Vinkler Selected by Super Lawyers® For 2021 Being named Super Lawyer for fourteen consecutive years is not some…

Injury from an Allergic Reaction Can Be From Negligence

August 19, 2020
Injury from an Allergic Reaction Can Be From Negligence Many are injured and die each year from an allergic reaction resulting from food and drug all…

Family Awarded $1.95 Million in Wrongful Death Claim

February 12, 2020
Family Awarded $1.95 Million in Wrongful Death Claim Jerry Vinkler obtained a $1,950,000 medical malpractice and wrongful death settlement for the wido…

Court Agreed Medication Error Caused Death

February 12, 2020
Court Agreed Medication Error Caused Death $2,000,000 Recovery- Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Jerry Vinkler as lead counsel represented the wido…

Medical Malpractice Recovery Settlements

May 27, 2016
Medical Malpractice Recovery Settlements Vinkler Law represents victims of medical malpractice in Chicago and Northern Illinois. Call Today for a N…

$6,000,000 for Failure to Diagnose Allergic Reaction to Septra

August 24, 2015
$6,000,000 For Failure To Diagnose Allergic Reaction To Septra A 52-year old man was the victim of medical malpractice when his doctors did not diagnos…

VA Hospitals Investigated for Scheduling Fraud & Medical Malpractice

January 8, 2015
VA Hospitals Investigated For Scheduling Fraud & Medical Malpractice There has been widespread news lately about the care our veterans are receiving fr…

Nursing Home Negligence Leads to $500,000 Wrongful Death Verdict

August 12, 2014
Nursing Home Negligence Leads To $500,000 Wrongful Death Verdict Jerry Vinkler tried a nursing home abuse and wrongful death case in April/May, 2014, t…

Obamacare Mandated Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Could Cause Unintentional Problems

July 10, 2014
Obamacare Mandated Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Could Cause Unintentional Problems There has been a lot of discussion lately about Electronic Medic…

The Connection Between Advanced Directives and Health Care Costs

June 10, 2014
The Connection Between Advanced Directives and Health Care Costs Health care costs keep rising everywhere in the country, except one place, LaCrosse, W…

Truth About the Number of Medical Malpractice Case Filings in Cook County

May 27, 2014
Truth About The Number Of Medical Malpractice Case Filings In Cook County In conversations with family, friends and others about being a personal injur…

An Interesting Look at Medical Errors and Obamacare

December 30, 2013
An Interesting Look at Medical Errors and Obamacare I came across this interesting broadcast about Obamacare’s effects on payments to medical care prov…

Medical Errors

October 14, 2013
Medical Errors How many people a year die in the hospital from medical mistakes as compared to other causes of death in the United States? In 2011, th…

Medical Errors Increase Causing More Unnecessary Deaths In Hospitals

September 11, 2012
Medical Errors Increase Causing More Unnecessary Deaths In Hospitals Medical errors have continued at an unacceptable rate for almost two decades. Medi…

Do You Need an Illinois Malpractice Lawyer?

May 15, 2012
Do You Need An Illinois Malpractice Lawyer? An Illinois malpractice lawyer should be contacted if you or a family member suffers a hospital acquired il…

Are Hospital Errors Being Reported?

March 10, 2012
Are Hospital Errors Being Reported? Preventable medical errors and infections harm one in four hospital patients, according to a new study by the Depar…

Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions

February 25, 2012
Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions TUESDAY, April 8 (The Washington Post- Health Day News) — From 2004 through 2006, patient safety errors resulted i…

3 Indicted on 28 Counts in Nevada

February 25, 2012
3 Indicted on 28 Counts in Nevada Doc And CRNAs Indicted On 28 Counts In Nevada Hep C Outbreak After a 2-year criminal investigation into the Las Vegas…

Poor Infection Control At Many Surgery Centers

February 25, 2012
Poor Infection Control At Many Surgery Centers CHICAGO, June 8, 2010 – A new federal study finds many same-day surgery centers — where patients get suc…

Hospital Closing Leave Many New Yorkers in a Lurch

February 25, 2012
Hospital Closing Leave Many New Yorkers in a Lurch The closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital has left yet another wounded group in the lurch – hundreds of …

Many Surgery Centers are Poor at Infection Control

June 8, 2010
Many Surgery Centers Are Poor At Infection Control CHICAGO, June 8, 2010 – A new federal study finds many same-day surgery centers — where patients get…