http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/ Published by Romanucci & Blandin, LLC en-us 2010-03-01T11:15:21-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2010/03/loyola_wins_aaj_regional_mock.html Antonio M. Romanucci, a partner in the Chicago injury firm of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, congratulates students from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, the winning team in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Regional Mock Trial Championship held Saturday... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2010-03-01T11:15:21-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2010/02/the_whole_truth_about_medical.html The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, recently presented a white paper on the truth about medical malpractice and insurance. Stephan Blandin, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, partner is a board member of ITLA. The paper accurately discusses the issues surrounding the controversy.... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2010-02-10T09:39:40-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2010/02/patients_with_traumatic_brain.html CHICAGO -- A new study of 54 unresponsive patients who suffered a traumatic brain injury shows that at least five of them had brain activity indicating awareness, intent and in one case, a wish to communicate, reports Romanucci & Blandin,... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2010-02-09T09:30:21-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2010/01/romanucci_blandin_reaches_1mil.html CHICAGO, IL – After a week of trial in front of Judge Donald O’Brien, a urologist tendered his $1-million insurance policy on January 20, 2010, to settle a wrongful death case with the family of a deceased man arising out... Noteworthy Verdicts chicagoinjuryblog-1 2010-01-22T11:08:38-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2010/01/romanucci_blandin_law_firm_app.html CHICAGO – There is no real difference between the terms “concussion” and “mild traumatic brain injury,” yet the term doctors use makes a big difference in the seriousness with which the injury is treated, according to a study published in... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2010-01-22T10:24:14-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2009/12/antonio_romanucci_discusses_ca.html Will caps on non-economic damages in personal injury cases be declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court? Chicago injury attorney Antonio Romanucci discussed tort reform last Saturday with veteran political reporter Dick Kay on WCPT radio. To hear the interview... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2009-12-28T11:42:48-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2009/12/nytimes_urges_corrections_to_i.html The New York Times (12/22, A40) editorializes that in "a lamentable 5-to-4 decision earlier this year" in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, "the Supreme Court discarded 50 years of legal precedent to make it significantly harder for Americans to assert their legal... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2009-12-22T14:12:42-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2009/11/romanucci_blandin_wins_a_223_m.html CHICAGO – A Cook County jury late yesterday awarded the parents of a now ten-year-old boy with a $22.3 million verdict in a medical negligence case arising out of the care and treatment on May 29, 1999 at Advocate Christ... Noteworthy Verdicts chicagoinjuryblog-1 2009-11-24T22:14:34-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2009/11/romanucci_blandin_llc_a_leader.html Romanucci & Blandin and other attorneys, working with Margaret Benson, director of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS), recently hosted a breakfast meeting for volunteer lawyers who are interested in providing pro bono legal work at Operation PUSH in Chicago,... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2009-11-09T17:53:41-06:00 http://www.chicagoinjuryblog.com/2009/10/nfl_is_reprimanded_before_hous.html Is there a link between football players’ brain injuries and mental decline among players later in life? Evidence is mounting. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, in Chicago, is pleased to see that the U. S. House of Representatives is holdings hearings... News That Affects You chicagoinjuryblog-1 2009-10-29T16:03:08-06:00