Monthly Archives: February 2019

21 Feb, 2019

Slip and Fall? What did you actually slip on?

Marisa Kay2019-02-21T09:53:55-06:00Feb 21, 2019|Uncategorized|

In 2017, the Appellate Court decided the case of Allen v. Cam Girls LLC, 2017 IL App (1st) 163340 (Dec. 26, 2017). In the Allen case, the Plaintiff walked across a parking lot of a strip mall. There was snow and perhaps some ice. As she walked, she slipped and fell fracturing her ankle. At the [...]

7 Feb, 2019

Cost Transparency in Healthcare: Why does everything cost so much?

Marisa Kay2019-02-07T14:48:58-06:00Feb 7, 2019|Blog Articles|

In 2016, an individual, on average, paid approximately $10,345.00 into the healthcare system. That means, in 2016, the United States spent approximately $3.35 trillion on healthcare expenditures. In fact, the United States spends more on healthcare than most other developed countries. While it is well documented that the United States is a country of spenders [...]