Having recently resolved a significant medical negligence case involving the negligent delay in delivering baby, resulting in a fatal hypoxic injury to the baby, we thought it important to discuss an area in which we sometimes see medical negligence occur in labor and delivery: mothers with preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder and a known… Read More
Undocumented Immigrants Can Pursue Personal Injury Claims in Illinois
As we enter this Presidential election season, there is perhaps no more controversial a topic than immigration. According to the Pew Research Center, the monthly encounters of migrants at our southern border has steadily increased since 2020, with approximately 250,000 migrants per month now crossing into the United States. Those migrants or undocumented immigrants end… Read More
Spinal Cord Stimulator for Traumatic Nerve Injury and Chronic Pain
Over the past several decades representing people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents, falls, explosions, or due to defective products or medical errors, many of our clients developed a chronic pain syndrome for which a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) was indicated. Indeed, spinal cord stimulation is a widely used therapy to treat… Read More
$4.29 Million – Failure to Recognize and Treat a Pericardial Effusion
$4.29 million medical malpractice settlement for a 38-year-old woman who died as a result of a hospital and five physicians failing to recognize and treat a pericardial effusion, causing cardiac tamponade.
Corporate Liability for COVID-19 Injuries and Deaths in Illinois
As the “new normal” of living in a global pandemic takes hold, we are seeing a host of legal questions become triggered. One large set of concerns relates to protecting the health of workers, consumers, patients and nursing home residents from the life-threatening coronavirus/COVID-19. Another set of concerns relates to protecting small businesses who are… Read More
Cognitive Biases Can Result in Medical Malpractice
Most physician errors are not intentional, but intent is not required in a medical malpractice case. The standard is whether a physician acts reasonably careful under the circumstances. This means that a physician can still be negligent even with the best of intentions. It is important to remember that physicians are human beings. As such,… Read More
$3 Million – Medical Malpractice Against Neurosurgeon
$3 million medical malpractice settlement in a lawsuit against a Chicago-area neurosurgeon for a 78-year-old woman who was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a surgical error.
Postpartum Hemorrhage & Fatal Errors at Birth
The moments following a baby’s delivery should be a time of joy and a source of happy memories for a family. But when doctors or staff fail to take appropriate measures to safeguard the mother’s health, the occasion can become catastrophic and even deadly. What is Postpartum Hemorrhage? If the uterus is unable to contract… Read More
Strokes are a Brain Injury that can Have Devastating Effects
A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death. Just like a traumatic brain injury, a stroke can have severe and lasting consequences if not timely diagnosed and treated. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke explains that there are six different types of stroke:… Read More
$3 Million – Dislodged Breathing Tube
$3 million medical malpractice settlement in a lawsuit against a hospital for a 35-year-old woman whose breathing tube became dislodged, leading to her death.
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