Legal Info/News

February, 2012

• Weldon-Linne & Vogt will relocate to 20 South Clark Street, Suite 2050, Chicago, IL 60603 on February 27, 2012.
  
  

November, 2011

• Weldon-Linne & Vogt marks its 15th anniversary as a certified Women’s Business Enterprise Litigation Defense Law Firm.

 

October, 2011

• Weldon-Linne & Vogt is pleased to announce the hiring of Attorney Amanda Harvath.  Amanda has joined the firm as an associate with two years experience in commercial litigation, contract negotiation, business transactional law and family law.  
  
 
• On August 9, 2011, Illinois’ Governor Pat Quinn signed the Patients’ Right to Know Act (“Act”), PA 97-0280, into law. The Act requires a profile of every licensed physician and chiropractor (“physician”) to be made available to the public in a searchable database on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) website.

A concerning aspect of the Act is that the profiles will include all settlements entered into by a physician in the last five years.  At the time of the settlement, the physician was unaware that such information would be made publicly available. All information contained on a physician’s profile regarding settlement will be accompanied by the following statement:

 

Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the physician. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.

 

Pending medical malpractice claims will not be disclosed by the IDFPR to the public. 

 

Additionally, a medical malpractice judgment or award that has been appealed will be identified as “Under Appeal” on the physician’s profile within twenty (20) days of formal written notice to the IDFPR.  If you have any questions or comments regarding this new Act, please contact Madeleine Weldon-Linne at mweldonlinne@wlv-online.com.  

• On October 21, 2011, David Brueggen will be participating in a Mock Deposition Presentation being held at the Olson Auditorium at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.  David will be presenting the Defense Expert at this Mock deposition.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact David Brueggen at dbrueggen@wlv-online.com.

July, 2011

• The Road to Independence:  101 Women's Journeys to Starting Their Own Law Firms:  Madeleine Weldon-Linne:  Contributor to Bar Association Publication of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. 
  
  
• Madeleine Weldon-Linne has written a few chapters in the new ABA published book, The Road to Independence: 101 Women's Journeys to Starting Their Own Law Firms. “The letters open a window on the field of reasons why women left larger practices. It is not family pressure-these women are working harder than ever. It is ownership, control, ambition, success and challenge.” Karen M. Lockwood, Editor.
  
  
• Robert Vogt has again received certification as a Certified Correctional Health Professional ("CCHP") by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care ("NCCHC").

January, 2011

• Weldon-Linne & Vogt is pleased to announce that Drew Balac has been made a partner in the firm, concentrating in Medical and Dental Malpractice, Serious Injury Matters and Employment Law.

 

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