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Barrett & Gilbert, LLP
1645 Temple Lane
Rockford, IL 61112
Phone: (815) 332-9600
Fax: (815) 332-9646
The law office of Barrett & Gilbert, LLP is located in Rockford,
Illinois. We offer experienced legal services to residents in Northern
Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. This includes Rockford, Madison,
Beloit , the Illinois counties of Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess,
Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago and Dane, Green, Lafayette
and Rock County in Wisconsin.
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Articles
Here are a few articles we think you may find of interest:
Rockford firm gains $308 million for terrorist victims
A
Rockford trial lawyer has prevailed in his six-year legal quest on
behalf of military clients who were beaten and tortured by Iranians,
but only an act of Congress will provide adequate compensation. read more »
Medical Errors in U.S. Hospitals - a study by Health Grades Inc.
On
July 27, 2004, the study by Health Grades Inc., a health-care
consulting firm in Colorado that rates hospitals, estimated that
medical errors in U.S. hospitals contributed to almost 600,000 patient
deaths over the past three years, double the number of deaths from a
study published in 2000 by the Institute of Medicine. read more » Study Finds Nearly 200,000 Deaths Annually from Hospital Errors
An
average of 195,000 Americans died annually in 2000, 2001 and 2002
because of potentially preventable, in-hospital medical errors,
according to a study of 37 million patient records conducted by
HealthGrades, a healthcare quality company.
Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/hospital_errors.html#ixzz0Umj5mbTC
Medical Malpractice Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001
Of
the 1,156 medical malpractice trials litigated in the Nation’s 75 most
populous counties during 2001, most were disposed of by jury trial
(96%). In an estimated 9 out of 10 medical malpractice trials,
the alleged harm involved either a permanent injury (57%) or a death
claim (33%). read more »
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