Publication concerning Product Liability Law
Bruce Pfaff authored an article for the American Association for Justice's Product Liability Spring 2010 Newsletter "Risk Utility and Consumer Expectations Tests in Strict Product Liability Cases." The...
View ArticleBruce Pfaff recognized as one of Chicago's Best Lawyers
Bruce Pfaff has been identified as one of Chicago's Best Lawyers in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the fields of personal injury litigation, product liability litigation and medical...
View ArticleBruce Pfaff to Present at ITLA's Update & Review Seminar
Bruce Pfaff will be giving at presentation entitled, "Product Liability Update," at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Update & Review Seminar on October 1, 2010 at the Westin Michigan Avenue...
View ArticleNew Awards and Professional Recognition
Bruce Pfaff has just received three significant professional awards for his work:He was named one of Illinois's Top Ten Lawyers for 2011 by Superlawyers, a lawyer rating service.He was named Chicago...
View ArticleSpeeches on Current Legal Issues
Bruce Pfaff last week gave speeches on topics of interest for practicing lawyers: first, for the Illinois State Bar Association, Bruce commented on the new Illinois Rules of Evidence, and second, for...
View Article$8 Million Wrongful Death Settlement
Bruce R. Pfaff of Pfaff & Gill, Ltd., Chicago, today reported that his clients, the survivors of a 52-year-old Chicago area woman, settled their wrongful death case against the anesthesiologist who...
View ArticleChoose the Best Possible Hospital and Nursing Home
There are many sources available to help people choose health care facilities that are well rated by governmental or private agencies. It is important to use all possible sources when your own care or...
View ArticleWe Support Peaceful Protests in Wisconsin
Peaceful protests are a way of life and should be. Wisconsin public employee union members and their friends should be congratulated for their peaceful protests against actions they feel are unjust....
View ArticleHow Bad is Hospital Care for Medicare Beneficiaries?
13.5% of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries experienced adverse events during their hospital stays during the most recent period studied, October 2008. An "adverse event" is defined as harm to a...
View ArticleManagement and Ethical Considerations
Bruce Pfaff will address a committee of the Chicago Bar Association on April 5, 2011 at 12:15. His presentation is "Management and Ethical Considerations of Solo and Small Firm Lawyers." Bruce will...
View ArticleYoung Farm Workers Electrocuted
We have followed with great sadness the news of two young ladies from Sterling, Illinois, who were electrocuted while working in a cornfield in Tampico, Illinois, as contract workers for Monsanto...
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Leg amputation from Defective Product- Record Verdict
Bruce Pfaff and Matt Ports were on trial for two weeks in August in Tazewell County (Pekin, IL). They represented a young man, who, when he was 19, suffered the traumatic amputation of his left leg...
View ArticlePublic Citizen profiles Bruce Pfaff
Public Citizen is an extraordinary group that advocates effectively for public safety and true democracy. Our firm has supported Public Citizen for many years. The organization recently profiled Bruce...
View ArticleFirm Celebrates Recent Victory at Trial
Bruce Pfaff reached a successful mid-trial settlement of a legal malpractice case pending before Judge Clare McWilliams in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Mr. Pfaff was prepared to present expert...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court 1st District Decision - Illinois Law Applies
On August 6, 2012, the First District Appellate Court ruled that Illinois law, not Michigan law, applied to our auto product liability action on behalf of a Chicago man rendered quadriplegic in a...
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Welcome to our new associate, Emily R. Herrell
Pfaff & Gill is very glad to welcome Emily R. Herrell to the firm. Emily is a 2011 graduate of DePaul University College of Law. After she graduated, Emily worked as staff attorney for Judges...
View Article$7,500,000 injury settlement in Peoria, IL
Bruce Pfaff was retained in March 2012 to take the lead in prosecuting a lawsuit for a worker who received a high voltage electrical shock. On the eve of a two week trial set to begin in Peoria this...
View ArticleNorthwestern Destroys Sperm Samples
On October 15, 2012, Pfaff & Gill, Ltd. filed suit on behalf of a testicular cancer survivor against Northwestern Medical Hospital and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Northwestern’s...
View ArticlePradaxa Lawsuit Pending in Southern District of Illinois
Pradaxa is a blood-thinning drug typically prescribed to patients with atrial fibrillation to prevent blood clots. It was approved in October 2010 by the FDA for the prevention of stroke in patients...
View ArticleHelicopter Crash – Tragic Loss
Our hearts go out to the families of flight nurses Karen Hollis and Jim Dillow and pilot Andy Olesen of REACT. These good people were killed when their medical helicopter crashed December 10, 2012...
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