Chicago Injury Blog

CHICAGO – The Nursing Home Safety Task Force, which has been presented to Governor Pat Quinn, details recommendations to ensure the safety of nursing home residents and build a better system of treatment for people in need of care for physical or mental illnesses, disorders or disabilities. Governor Quinn formed the Task Force in October of 2009 in response to reports of violence and unsafe, inadequate care for vulnerable nursing home residents.

Chicago – Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, says that Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) cannot be cured, so it is all the more important for people to prevent such injuries by using common sense. For example:
• Always wear a seat belt in a motor vehicle
• Use an appropriate child safety seat or a booster
• Never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Always wear a helmet when on a bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, snowmobile and other open unrestrained vehicles
• Wear a helmet when participating in contact sports, horseback riding, skiing, snowboarding, skating and skateboarding.

Chicago – Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, is outraged that an estimated 98,000 people die each year from preventable medical errors and that over 180,000 people are injured every year by preventable medical errors.

The best way to reduce medical malpractice claims, says Antonio Romanucci, is to reduce the incidents of malpractice. “More people die from preventable medical errors than diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease,” he said. “And the number of preventable medical errors is very close to the number of accidents that lead to death.”

Chicago – Antonio Romanucci, a partner in Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, a law firm that concentrates in catastrophic personal injury, moderated a panel discussion today before an audience of 200 trial attorneys at a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin seminar.

In a presentation called “Courtroom Strategies for Presenting Your Visuals,” he guided a discussion about when and how to use exhibits that help lawyers win their cases. Timing, technique and practicing are all essential ingredients to success, he said. Visuals must take into account the judge’s preferences but also size of the graphics and even the courtroom lighting.