One recent article came to our attention illustrating the lengths that the medical malpractice insurance industry will go to to limit their liability for the negligent health care professionals that they cover. As medical malpractice attorneys we feel that the right...
Compensation
Factors Influencing Personal Injury Compensation In Illinois
As the most accomplished personal injury attorney, Belleville IL has to offer, we at Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C. have represented the full range of personal injury lawsuits. We expertly handle medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, construction...
A Case of Punitive Awards, Malice and Informed Consent
As medical malpractice attorneys in St Clair County, Illinois, we are always interested in legal cases involving people hurt by doctors. A New Jersey case recently came into the public discussion involving a woman who had gone to her doctor to have a fibroid cyst...
Location Matters: Finding a Medical Malpractice Lawyer Near Me
Keefe & Keefe: Medical Malpractice Attorney in St Clair County, IL Say you are injured by a doctor whose office is in Breese, which is in Clinton County. He or she is employed by HSHS Medical Group, a large corporation which has its downstate corporate office in...
Keefe Medical Malpractice Attorneys Win Record $12 Million
BELLEVILLE, IL (December 2019) — On Nov. 26 Medical Malpractice Attorneys, Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C. obtained a $12,050,000 verdict on behalf of a Dupo man who suffered a permanent spinal cord injury after doctors failed to diagnose his medical condition in a...
Does Your Lawyer Think Like a Doctor?
Your personal injury lawyer should, if You Want to Win Your Medical Malpractice Case If you’ve experienced a surgical error, or a life-altering misdiagnosis, you want to have a skilled lawyer on your side. That’s obvious. But what makes for a good lawyer on a medical...
The Fischer-Price Rock ‘n Play Recall
If you are the parent of a young child, or, perhaps a personal injury lawyer, you’ve probably by now heard of the massive recall involving Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play sleepers. These inclined sleepers were for years marketed as a godsend for parents of colicky infants....
School Bus Accident Case Yields a $7.15 Million Verdict
BELLEVILLE, IL (May 2019) — Belleville, Illinois personal injury lawyers, Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C., on Wednesday (May 8) obtained a $7.15 million verdict on behalf of a local man who was crushed by a school bus while driving his employer's delivery truck. Our...
Trucking Industry Rule Change Is Good News For Drivers
We’ve all been there: Driving along the highway, feeling pretty comfortable until a semi-truck approaches in the other lane. There’s a moment of feeling unsettled, maybe even afraid.
Because we all know — if that truck were to crash, it would do some serious damage.
Lab Mixup
It is human nature to trust our institutions and the people who work within them.
In sending your child to school, you expect he or she will be taught by skilled teachers. Car gets broken into? You assume police will try to find the culprit. And when you go to the hospital, you trust that the physicians and lab technicians will do their best to keep you healthy.
Society runs on trust.
It’s the Damages, Stupid
What separates a good lawyer from a great lawyer? There is, of course, no single answer. But for the purposes of this post, we want to talk about one skill in particular: the ability to think ahead. Included is an article we wrote for the Summer, 2017 edition of the ILTLA Trial Journal that demonstrates how a forward-thinking approach can pay big dividends in a courtroom.
Elements of a Medical Malpractice Case
One of our goals at Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C. is to make sure our clients understand how the legal process works. You wouldn’t hire an auto mechanic without first asking how he or she planned to fix your car. The same should be true with your lawyer.
Leveling the Playing Field, One Client at a Time
“Looking out for the little guy” — you’ve probably heard the phrase before, and maybe the first time you heard it, it sounded a bit cliched. But when you become the little guy, all of a sudden that phrase takes on new meaning. You want to know there are people out there who care about you and believe in leveling the playing field.