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In one of the most medically advanced countries in the world, surgical errors occur at a surprising rate. The Journal of Patient Safety reports that medical errors kill at least 200,000 people in the U.S. each year. Over a 20-year period, these errors amounted to more...

Patients put an immense amount of trust in their Chicago healthcare workers when they seek their expertise. All too often, however, patients are left injured or worse off due to a worker’s mistakes. Healthcare quality experts recently testified at a senate...

Philip A. Bareck has recently been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the field of Workers’ Compensation Law (Claimants).

Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca Welcomes the Clients of David Harrison and the Law Firm of Scheele, Cornelius, Harrison David Harrison – the last member of the workers’ compensation firm of Scheele, Cornelius, Harrison – passed away on July...

Patients in Chicago have a right to expect that the most basic standard of care will be met when they are being treated at any medical facility by a doctor or other medical professional. That standard should never be compromised, especially for expectant mothers and...

Passenger flights land and depart from airports in Illinois, and throughout the U.S. each day. The Federal Aviation Administration requires flight attendants who staff these airliners to help ensure the safety of passengers. Like any profession, flight attendants can...

Traumatic brain injuries are very common in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1.7 million people suffer this type of injury each year. A traumatic brain injury is one that occurs when a person bumps their head, suffers a blow,...

Philip A. Bareck was recently recognized as an AVVO Superb Lawyer which was determined by AVVO using an objective mathematical model to evaluate attorneys across the country.

Philip A. Bareck won two recent decisions against Caterpillar significantly increasing the pretrial offers. Both cases involved the new permanent partial disability statute factoring in the American Medical Association Impairment Rating.        ...