SPRINGFIELD -- Trained medical personnel and dutiful samaritans who perform life-saving measures in conjuncture situations can breathe a bit easier.

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They will be shielded from a liability lawsuits under two bills Gov Blagojevich signed into law Friday.

Starting in July do-gooders with first-aid training will view increased protection from civil lawsuits by the agency of people they tried to help. Licensed medical technicians and extremity responders will receive this immunity nearest year.

Firefighters and law enforcement officials are already liberated under the law.

"Good samaritans should be thanked for helping race who are hurt -- not worried about getting sued" Blagojevich said in a statement. "Their quick thinking can help debar an injury from becoming more serious and plane save a life."

still the two new laws, which passed the General Assembly unanimously, don't provide filled lawsuit immunity. Medical volunteers can still be su in cases of willful and careless misconduct.

"It's not exactly what [the medical professionals] wanted, unless it's a good, positive step" said state Sen Dan Cronin (R- Lombard), who sponsored single in kind of the bills.

Keith Hebeisen, president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, said these measures probably aren't necessary.

"It's all based onward anecdotes and myths and fear-mongering about the public getting sued all the time, when in fact there's no basis to believe it," Hebeisen said. "But I can think of a hazard worse laws to pass."

tswartz@suntimes.com

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