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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $5 Million Verdict in Suicide Case
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Jury Instruction in Medical Malpractice Case Upheld on Appeal
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$15 Million Settlement in Failure to Send Child to Emergency Department for Treatment
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$4 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Remove Surgical Sponge
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Affidavit of Merit Not Required in Medical Negligence Lawsuit Alleging Breach of Confidentiality
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Case of Nursing Liability
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$1.5 Million Settlement in Negligent Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Damages Cannot Be Reduced for Written-Off Medical Expenses
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Federal Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Lawsuit is Dismissed Holding Attending Physician Not Vicariously Liable
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$1.66 Million Jury Verdict in Late Diagnosis of Kidney Disease
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$120 Million Jury Verdict in Late Diagnosis and Treatment of Stroke
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$1 Million Jury Verdict Reduced by State Law in Negligent Spine Surgery
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$1.6 Million Settlement in Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer
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$650,000 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Sinusitis
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Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Lawsuit
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$2.5 Million Settlement in Late Order of MRI
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$10.5 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Properly Evaluate, Timely Treat Lost Kidney Function
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$6.5 Million Jury Verdict in Mismanaged Delivery and Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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$4 Million Settlement in Mishandled Birth Delivery
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$4 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Obtain an Order Timely CT Scan
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$2.5 Million Settlement in Misread Electrocardiogram Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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$500,000 Jury Verdict in Failure to Convert Patient to General Anesthesia
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$1.5 Million Settlement in Delayed Diagnosis, Treatment of Colon Cancer Case
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$77.5 Million Jury Verdict Including $1 Million in Punitive Damages in Negligent Patient Treatment
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict on Issues Relating to Prejudgment Interest and Trial Court Rulings on Evidence
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$4.85 Million Settlement in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Aortic Dissection
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$1 Million Settlement in Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer
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$2.4 Million Jury Verdict in Improper Monitoring of Coagulation Levels
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$75 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Timely Diagnose Stroke
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$18 Million Jury Verdict in Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
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$300,000 Settlement for Excessive Use of Radiation
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U.S. District Court Declines to Rule Unconstitutional the Illinois Prejudgment Interest Act
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Missouri Supreme Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Argument Regarding Failure to Provide Affidavit of Merit Required for Medical Malpractice Cases
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$1.3 Million Settlement Reached in Unnecessary Gynecological Surgery
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$29.5 Million Settlement for Permanent Injury Suffered by Patient During Medical Procedure
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$1 Million Settlement with Hospital and Jury Verdict Against Physician in Negligent Discharge Case
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$28.5 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Brain Tumor
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$950,000 Settlement for Inadequate Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Confirms the Dismissal of a Claim of “Patient Dumping”
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $18.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict and Remands the Case for Further Disposition Against Drug Company
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$6.5 Million Jury Verdict in Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms General Verdict Rule in Jury Trial Without Special Interrogatories
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$35 Million Jury Verdict in Negligent Monitoring in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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$1.34 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Rule Out Ovarian Cancer
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$2.5 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Monitor Post Surgery Hernia Operation
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$2.62 Million Jury Verdict in Negligent Treatment of Abdominal Ulcer
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$725,000 Settlement in Failure to Perform Adequate Cardiac Workup
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$49.8 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Extubation and Failure to Monitor
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$3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Timely Retest for Prostate Cancer
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$9.1 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Notify Doctor of Addendum to CT Scan Report
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$800,000 Settlement in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Heart Disease
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$6.46 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Cause of Cardiac Condition
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$10 Million Jury Verdict After Hospital Does Not Treat Kidney Failure
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$3 Million Arbitration Award for Wrongful Discharge and Death for Failure to Treat Patient with Lymphoma
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U.S. District Court Upholds $6.2 Million Judgment in Medical Negligence Lawsuit for Judgment that was Entered Three Days Before Plaintiff Died
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$4 Million Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death Alleged to be Caused by Failure to Timely Call Code
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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court and Affirms Trial Court in Medical Malpractice Case Regarding Pattern Jury Instruction
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$5.25 Million Settlement in Delayed Cancer Diagnosis, Failure to Report Pathology Results
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$3.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Timely Treat Stroke, Symptoms
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$1.95 Million Recovery for Late Diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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$2 Million Court Award in Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer
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$1.1 Million Settlement in Failure to Timely Treat Spinal Fracture
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$3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Bowel Perforation
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$950,000 Settlement in Negligent and Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures
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$5.45 Million Settlement for Failure to Treat Infection
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$900,000 Settlement in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Myocardial Infarction
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Undisclosed Settlement Reached Before Jury Verdict of $2 Million in Negligent Treatment of Pneumonia
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$2 Million Settlement in Failure to Diagnose Prostate Cancer
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$6.5 Million Jury Verdict in Negligence in Colon Cancer Surgery
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$1.3 Million Settlement in Failure to Review Child’s Medical Records
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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court in Extraordinary Causation Theory in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
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$2.25 Million Settlement in Failure to Diagnose Spine Injury
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$2.1 Million Settlement in Failure to Advise Patient About Abnormal Pap Smear
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$325,000 Settlement Reached in Hospital’s Failure to Administer Fluid and Blood Products
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit, Polling Deadlocked Jurors
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Public Aid Lien Claim in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
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$285,000 Settlement for Failure to Prevent Patient’s Fall at Hospital
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$475,000 in Death for Failure to Perform Cardiac Workup
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$750,000 Settlement for Negligent Hysterectomy Resulting in Colostomy
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$175,000 Settlement for Improper Wound Treatment Leading to Gangrene, Revision Surgery
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$1.4 Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Liver Cancer
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$1.95 Million Settlement Reached in Late Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Lawsuit
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$19.85 Million Settlement Reached in Negligent Transfer, Treatment of Stroke
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$185,000 Settlement for the Wrongful Death in Failure to Assess and Evaluate Pelvic Fracture
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$2.3 Million Settlement for Negligent Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
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$950,000 Settlement Reached in Medical Malpractice Case for Failure to Reveal Liver Lesion to Patient
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$3.5 Million Settlement Reached for Death for Failure to Identify, Treat Heart Disease
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$30 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Administer Anticoagulants
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Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Appellate Court Reversing Trial Court’s Refusal to Allow Plaintiff to Redesignate a Controlled Expert Witness to Consultant
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Verdict Over Instructions to Jury on Loss-of-Chance Doctrine
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$6.25 Million Jury Verdict for Injuries Suffered for an Unnecessary Hip Replacement
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$1 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Continue Anticoagulant
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$2 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Injection Procedure Causing Permanent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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$500,000 Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Nerve Injury
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$1 Million Settlement for Hysterectomy Caused by Medical Negligence
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $1.49 Million Jury Verdict and Interest After Judgment Was Entered
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$6.29 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Coronary Artery Disease Leading to Death
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State Supreme Court Holds That Hospital May Be Vicariously Liable on Theory of Apparent Authority for the Negligence of Independent Contractor
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$19.9 Settlement in Negligence, Wrongful Death After Attempted Heart Transplant
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State Appellate Court Finds That Consulting Internist Not Liable for Choosing Not to Speak Directly to Patient’s Treating Neurosurgeon
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$1.25 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Order Timely CT Scan in Aortic Dissection Death Case
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State Supreme Court Holds That Medical Malpractice Limitations Period Began When Patient Received Cancer Diagnosis
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$10.85 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Attend to Emergency Department Patient
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Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer Leads to $1.15 Million Settlement at Mediation
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Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis Leads to $2 Million Settlement
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$14.49 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Timely Diagnose Epidural Abscess
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State Appellate Court Finds Hospital Not Liable for Choosing Not to Make Sure that Physician Maintains Sufficient Medical Malpractice Insurance
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$4 Million Jury Verdict in Urethral Dilation Injury that Lacked Informed Consent
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Court Enters Judgment in Failure to Warn Patient of Abdominal Kidney Test Results
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$2.5 Million Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death, Hospital Negligence Case for Early Discharge of Disabled Patient
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Reverses Defendant’s Leave to File Affirmative Defense Long After the Statute of Limitations Had Run
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Order Regarding Privilege of Mental Health Records
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$1 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Rib Fractures in Cancer Patient
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$12.5 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Diagnose Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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$1 Million Settlement in Death to Patient in Failure to Refill Prescription Medicine
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State Supreme Court Affirms Exclusion of Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit, Failing Under Rules of Evidence
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$4.08 Million Jury Verdict and Settlement in Negligent and Unnecessary Cardiac Surgery
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$500,000 Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case for Negligent Use of Metallic Surgical Staples
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$15 Million Jury Verdict in Improper Supervision of an Unlicensed Doctor
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$9.66 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis of Spinal Abscess
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Hospital in Medical Malpractice Case
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$10 Million Jury Verdict for Hospital’s Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Bladder Cancer
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$3.9 Million Settlement for Surgeon’s Negligence in Failure to Conduct Temporal Artery Biopsy
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$893,400 Jury Verdict for Negligence in Causing Bowel Injury During Hysterectomy
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$187,000 Settlement for Death of Patient in Negligence of Ambulance Service
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State Supreme Court Affirms $2.3 Million Jury Verdict for Delay in Sending Patient to Hospital Following Knee Replacement Surgery
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$625,000 Settlement for Medical Center’s Failure to Reposition Patient, Bed Sores
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$7.43 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Gallbladder Surgery
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State Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis Lawsuit
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Illinois Appellate Court Answers Two Questions Regarding Right to Cross-Examine Expert, Remands Case for Further Proceedings
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State Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Expert Was Not Qualified to Testify
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict for Plaintiff in Medical Malpractice Claim of Negligence in Spinal Surgery
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$2.7 Million Jury Verdict for Misdiagnosis of Epilepsy Instead of Autism
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$1.91 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Perform Pulmonary Embolism Risk Assessment
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$9 Million Settlement in Punitive Damages for Death Caused by Failure to Diagnose and Treat Pulmonary Embolism
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$1.25 Million Jury Verdict for Negligence in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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$2.58 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Breast Cancer
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Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant: Plaintiff Failed to File Certificate of Merit from Health Care Provider
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$2.04 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Spinal Surgery
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$1.39 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of Patient Caused by Failure to Treat Surgical Incision
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$1.7 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Injury Caused by Mishandled Catheterization
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$14.24 Million Jury Verdict Affirmed, Finding Expert Testimony on Life Care Planning Was Admissible
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State Supreme Court Affirms Hospital’s Partial Summary Judgment When Doctor is Released
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State Appeals Court Reverses Verdict After Jury Selection Bias in Anesthesiology Malpractice Case That Resulted in Paralysis
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$4 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Worsening Kidney Function
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$2 Million Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death in Failure to Diagnose Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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$950,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Caused by Failure to Diagnose and Treat Bowel Perforation
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$4.5 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Treat Leg Fracture and Infection, Resulting in Amputation
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$3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Spinal Cord Injury That Left Patient Paralyzed
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$10 Million Jury Verdict for Permanent Deformity to Two-Year-Old Child’s Right Arm
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$2.7 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Death Caused by Misread CT Scan
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$24.5 Million Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death in Failure to Treat Placenta Accrete
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$12.25 Million Jury Verdict in Misdiagnosis and Negligent Examination of Prostate Cancer Screening
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Jury Awards Large Payment to Brain-Damaged Woman in New York
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Jury Awards $125,000 for Toxic Dose of Lithium
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defendant-Physician’s Motion for Directed Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Cook County Judge’s Order As to Disclosure of Plaintiff’s Mental Health Records
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Hospital, Doctor Pay $12 Million to Care for Child with Brain Damage
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Study: “Medical Food” Could Cause Liver Disease
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Patient Dies Two Days Following Hip Surgery; Jury Reaches Not Guilty Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $1.6 Million Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice Case
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$1.6 Million for Injuries to Patient Caused by Negligence of Chiropractor
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$3.5 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Death Where Medical Center Failed to Notify Patient’s Emergency Contact Before Discharge
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Parents Awarded $2.68 Million in Son’s Death Following Misdiagnosis
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State Supreme Court Affirms Jury Verdict for Defendants Where the Issue is Lawyer’s Failure to Ask “Insurance Question” in Voir Dire
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U.S. Court of Appeals Confirms Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Brought for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Stroke Symptoms
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Kane County Jury Verdict for Paraplegia — $4.752M
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St. Jude Heart Device Maker Fights Back Against Reports Linked to Deaths and Injuries
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$300,000 Settlement for Wrongful Death of Patient Who Died from the Failure to Monitor Respiratory Status
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$2.35 Million Settlement for the Death Caused by Failure to Diagnose and Treat Aortic Dissection
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Illinois House Bill Fails to Gain Traction as to Nurse-Staffing Ratios in Hospitals
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$12 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Death and Medical Negligence in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Deep Vein Thrombosis
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$409,000 Jury Verdict for the Wrongful Death Caused by the Failure to Honor Advance Directive
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$30 Million Jury Verdict for Punitive Damages in Medical Center’s Negligence and Failure to Provide Life-Saving Surgery
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$4.7 Jury Verdict for Brain Damage to Patient Caused by Negligent Brain Aneurysm Procedure
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Nursing Home Resident Injuries and Deaths Related to Staffing
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Nursing Homes and Hospitals Hire Laid Off Blue Collar Workers Who Retrained to Become Nurses
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Intestinal Infections Are Killing More Americans
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How to Keep Aging Relatives and Parents at Home — Almost
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$4.7 Million Jury Verdict for Negligence in Choosing Not to Detect Misplaced Catheter
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$12.25 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Examination of Prostate Specimens
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$3 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Blindness
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$2.7 Million Jury Verdict for the Radiology Error of Misreading CT Scan Leading to Death in Lung Cancer Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
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Illinois Supreme Court Ruled That Plaintiff in Medical Malpractice Case Can Refile Voluntarily Dismissed Lawsuit
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$1.39 Million Jury Verdict for Negligence in Choosing Not to Assess Patient’s Surgical Incision
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses $1 Million Jury Verdict Because of Confusing and Ambiguous Special Interrogatory
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Case for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Under Federal Tort Claims Act
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$1 Million Settlement for Paralysis of Patient After Outpatient Hernia Surgery
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State Appellate Court Finds That Physician is Qualified as an Expert Witness Even Though Not Currently Engaged in Active Practice
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Illinois Appellate Court Reversed Summary Judgment Following the Mental Health Code in Detaining Suicidal Patient
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$4.8 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Surgery, Wrongful Death
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$3.47 Million Arbitration Award in Failure to Order MRI
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$44.5 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Timely Report STAT Test Results
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$11.88 Million Jury Verdict for the Negligent Recommendation of a Total Knee Replacement
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$110.6 Million Jury Verdict for Brain Damage to Patient for Failure to Treat Abnormal Carbon Dioxide Levels
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State Appellate Court Reverses Jury Verdict Against Hospital for Negligent Credentialing Without Proof that the Physician was Unqualified
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Denial of New Trial Because of Absence of Expert Witness in Medical Negligence Lawsuit
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$48 Million Jury Verdict for Improper Administration of Toradol
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$11.41 Million Settlement for Failure to Monitor Medications Leading to Death
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$4.8 Million Jury Verdict for Delayed Diagnosis of Epidural Abscess
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$2.4 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Evacuate Stomach Contents Before Lap Band Surgery
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$10 Million Judgment for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Dehydration
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Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Special Interrogatory Was Inconsistent with General Verdict, Reversing in Plaintiff’s Favor
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$5.09 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Use of Surgical Tack Applier Used to Secure Surgical Mesh
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$2.1 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Temporal Arteritis
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Illinois Appellate Court Calls Settlement in Medical Malpractice Case Not in Good Faith
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$3.86 Million Jury Verdict for Injuries Suffered from Failure to Perform Stroke Workup
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State Appellate Court Finds Expert Report Sufficient in Medical Negligence, Wrongful Death of a Child from Bacterial Infection
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$13.95 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis and Treatment of Child’s Embolic Stroke
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$887,000 by Arbitration for Wrongful Death, Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Patient
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$1.8 Million Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Physician and Pharmacy Have No Duty to Warn of Medical Risks Associated With Long-Term Use of Reglan
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict Ruling that Defendant Doctor’s Closing Argument Comments Did Not Cause Substantial Prejudice
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Decision that Party Can Change a Testifying Expert to a Non-testimonial Expert
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Illinois Supreme Court Dismisses Interlocutory Appeal Regarding Claim of Unconstitutional State Law
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms $15 Million Jury Verdict for Misdiagnosis of Cancer by Radiologist
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment in Conflict Over Medical-Malpractice Insurance
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$135 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Diagnose, Treat Postoperative Problem: Permanent Quadriplegia
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$2 Million Settlement for Failure to Transfer Urgent Care Patient to Hospital
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U.S. Federal District Court Rules That Insurer is Estopped from Cutting Policy Limit
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case Dealing with Admissions that are Evidentiary Not Judicial
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$7.38 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis of Metastatic Brain Cancer
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$3.5 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Ischemic Stroke
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$2 Million Settlement Reached for Failure to Transfer Patient from Urgent Care to Hospital
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$109.76 Million Jury Verdict for the Catastrophic Injuries Caused by Negligence in Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery
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$105 Million Jury Verdict with Punitive Damages for Misdiagnosis of Cancer and Fraudulent Cancer Treatment
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$500,000 Jury Verdict for Injury to Patient Whose Eyesight Was Harmed by Negligent Cataract Surgery
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Illinois Supreme Court Considers Whether a Technical Violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Applies Without Some Additional Injury
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$1.6 Million Jury Verdict in Negligent Handling of Contrast Dye that Caused Kidney Failure
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$4.9 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Timely Evaluate Patient, Leading to a Below-the-Knee Amputation
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Negligent Treatment of Postoperative Infection and Death Lead to Undisclosed Settlement
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$14 Million Jury Verdict for Error in Misreading CT Scan
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$6.3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose, Treat Compartment Syndrome
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$25.3 Million Jury Verdict for Negligence Related to Treatment of Stroke
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Death Claim for the Expiration of the Statute of Limitations on Negligence
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$400,000 Jury Verdict for Negligent Face-Lift Surgery
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$43.33 Million Jury Verdict for Hospital’s Failure to Prevent Medical Practice by Physician Who Lacked Privileges
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$137,500 Settlement for Late Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma
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U.S. District Court Denies Motion for Reconsideration in Medical Malpractice Case and Judgment of $31 Million
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Illinois Appellate Court Grants Motion for New Trial in Medical Malpractice Death Case from Pulmonary Embolism
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$644,000 Jury Verdict in Failure to Refer Patient to Cardiologist
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$1.53 Million Jury Verdict for Unnecessary Surgery
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$6.8 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Kidney Cancer
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$3.05 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Ovarian Cancer
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State Supreme Court Rules That Neurosurgeon’s Deposition Testimony About Hypothetical Setting Was Reversible Error
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$20 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of a Patient After Improper Post-Anesthesia Monitoring
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$18 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis and Treatment of Infection to Spine
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Late Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer Results in $1.9 Million Settlement
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Discovery Order in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Relying On the Medical Studies Act
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$6.6 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Vein Clot
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$7.96 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Correctly Treat Spinal Cord Injury
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$7 Million Settlement for Late Response to Respiratory Distress
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$3.5 Million Jury Verdict for Patient’s Paralysis After Negligent Cervical Epidural Injection
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$500,000 Jury Verdict for Medical Negligence Leading to Amputation of Index Finger
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State Supreme Court Affirms in Part and Reverses in Part Judgment of the Trial Court Granting Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendants in a Physical Therapy Negligence Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Case for Abusive Discretion in Denying Health Professional’s Report Within the Time Limit
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$3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Properly Monitor Patient With Fall Risk
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$1.46 Million Judgment in Negligent Misdiagnosis of Lung Cancer
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$644,000 Jury Verdict for the Death of a Patient Caused by Failure to Refer to Cardiologist in Advance of Surgery
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$5.2 Million Jury Verdict For Wrongful Death of Patient Who Was Misdiagnosed With Internal Hemorrhoids, Not Colon Cancer
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$1.25 Million Jury Verdict for Below Knee Amputation Caused by Incorrectly Wrapped Wound Dressing
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$11.05 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Treat Emergency Compartment Syndrome Resulting in Double Leg Amputation
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$950,000 in Settlement for Death of Negligent Vascular Surgery Followed by Compartment Syndrome Ischemia and Stroke
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$850,000 Jury Verdict for Injured Patient Who Was Refused an Escort After Discharge
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$6.88 Million Jury Verdict for Incomplete Quadriplegia Caused by Misuse of Hoyer Lift
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$4.48 Million Jury Verdict for the Death Caused by Failure to Respond to Post Surgical Complaints
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Jury Verdict in Favor of Orthopedic Surgeon in Medical Negligence Lawsuit
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State Supreme Court Reverses Trial Judge’s Order of New Trial
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State Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Bayer Corp. for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
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$6 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Young Mother After Paramedics Failed to Intubate
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$495,000 Jury Verdict After Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer Leads to Premature Death
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$15.9 Million Jury Verdict for the Negligent Handling of Acute Vasculitis Resulting in Amputations
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Illinois Appellate Court Examines Expert Witnesses in Refiled Case
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State Appellate Court Finds That Orthopedic Resident Not Liable For Patient Injured During Knee Replacement Surgery
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Illinois Appellate Court Reduces Jury Verdict from $22.1 Million to $7.1 Million After Plaintiff Dies the Night Before Jury’s Verdict
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$267,500 Jury Verdict for Negligent Laparoscopy
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction on Bad Faith Claims Does Not Accurately Express the Current State of Illinois Law
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$6.71 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of a Fifteen-Year-Old From Negligence in Handling Pulmonary Emboli
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Illinois Appellate Court Interprets Rules on Naming New Experts in Refiled Medical Malpractice Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $7.88 Million General Verdict in Medical Negligence/Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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$15 Million Jury Verdict for Brain Damage Caused by the Negligent Administration of Clotting Agent
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$1.6 Million Settlement Reached After Mediation for Wrongful Death of Patient Caused by Overuse of Lovenox
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$40 Million Jury Verdict for Above Knee Amputation Caused by Failure to Prescribe Blood Thinner
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Court Enters Judgment for $31.1 Million in Negligent Treatment of Severe Hypertension
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$1.65 Million Mediation Settlement Reached in Late Diagnosis and Treatment of Bowel Perforations
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Surgery to Remove a Malignant Tumor in Colon Causes Twisted Small Bowel-Jury Verdict
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$1.12 Million Jury Verdict for the Wrongful Death Caused by the Failure to Diagnose Meningitis
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Illinois Appellate Court Reduces Jury Verdict from $22.1 Million to $7.1 Million After Plaintiff Died the Night Before the Jury’s Verdict
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$1.9 Million Settlement for the Paralysis of a 6-Year-Old Child Caused by Late Diagnosis of Pediatric Leukemia
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Illinois Appellate Court Bars Medical Expert in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules That Amended Complaint in Medical Malpractice Case Was Not Timed-Barred
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court’s Entry of Judgment Based on Special Interrogatory Favoring the General Verdict
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$8.5 Million Jury Verdict for the Permanent Injury to Patient’s Urethra During Catheterization
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$5.2 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $7.9 Million Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Where a Jury Returns a General Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Jury’s Verdict of Defendant in Medical Malpractice Case Over the Admission of Improper Trial Evidence
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Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Appellate Court Allowing Added Count to Complaint
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Judge’s Decision that Plaintiff’s Medical Witness was Not Credible
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$2.51 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Cardiology Care and Wrongful Death
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The Timing of Giving Antibiotics Proved to be Critical in Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
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Federal District Court Rules that Injured Plaintiffs Treating Physician Was Not a Retained Expert and Did Not Have to Comply With Rule 26(a)(2)
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U.S. Supreme Court Prevents Out-of-State Resident Plaintiffs from Joining Pharmaceutical Defect (Plavix) Lawsuit
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Cook County Jury Sides with Hospital in Misdiagnosed Brain Aneurysm Medical Malpractice/ Wrongful Death Case
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$100,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis of Infection
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$2 Million Jury Verdict for Injured Patient Caused by Misplacement of Surgical Mesh
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$8 Million Jury Verdict: Patient Left with Left-Sided Paralysis and Cognitive Difficulties Caused by Discontinuation of Blood Thinner
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice-Wrongful Death Verdict for Hospital
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Under Federal Tort Claims Act
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$543,000 Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case In Which Patient Suffered Complications After Weight Loss Surgery
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$28.9 Million Jury Verdict in the Late Diagnosis of Wilson’s Disease
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$10 Million Jury Verdict for Misdiagnosis of Abscess
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Illinois Appellate Court Revives Medical Device Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Pre-Emption
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$1.3 Million Settlement for Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
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$1.67 Million Illinois Jury Verdict in Knee Replacement Surgery Gone Very Bad
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$3.92 Million Jury Verdict Entered for Medical Malpractice Death Caused by Failure to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease
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$1.012 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Patient’s Bowel Puncture in Medical Malpractice Case
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$2.01 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Diagnose Compartment Syndrome
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Attorney Who Signed Consulting Contract in Medical Negligence Lawsuit is Not Personally Liable
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$5.15 Million Jury Verdict for the Unnecessary Embolization that Led to a Catastrophic Stroke of Family Practice Physician
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Dismissal of Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Case Against Veterans Administration for Lack of Causation U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $1.7 Million Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Misdiagnosed Brain Tumor Case
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Hysterectomy Error Leads to $700,000 Jury Verdict
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Treating Traumatic Brain Injury by Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers
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$4.25 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Screen for Infectious Process
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Robert Kreisman Speaker at American Association for Justice’s Annual Meeting in Boston
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State Supreme Court Enters Mixed Decision in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit on the Issue of Loss of Chance Doctrine
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds Exclusive Remedy for Medical Negligence Injured Federal Worker
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$1.86 Million Jury Verdict for Negligence Associated with Hip Replacement Surgery
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Court for Erroneously Dismissing Medical Malpractice Case on Grounds of Improper Claim–Splitting
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$6.3 Million Jury Verdict for Doctor’s Failure to Diagnose Artery Dissection
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State Supreme Court Says Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Can Go Forward Without Expert
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Florida State Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Cap
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court Order Barring Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Case
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$5.6 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Left Paraplegic Following Late Diagnosis of Spinal Abscess
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$4.39 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer
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$4.2 Million Structured Settlement Reached for Wrongful Death Caused by Excessive Administration of Anesthesia Drug
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State Appellate Court Holds Clinic Liable for Physician’s Negligent Surgery Even After Doctor Was Dismissed from Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Sends Case Back to Trial Judge for Further Disposition on Relation-Back Doctrine
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Court Allows Evidence of Nonparty Negligence to be Considered by the Jury
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State Supreme Court Reverses Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Because Trial Judge Excluded Potential Witness
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Failure to Timely Diagnose Lung Cancer Leads to Settlement of $1.47 Million
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$24.9 Million Jury Verdict Entered After Hospital and Doctors Failed to Timely Diagnose and Treat Blood Clot
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$425,000 Jury Verdict for the Wrongful Death Caused by Misread CT Scan
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Judge’s Order Barring Expert Testimony of Physician Specializing in Language Issues Related to Healthcare
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Verdict for Hospital in Medical Malpractice Suit that Alleged Negligence in the Death of a 2-Year-Old Child
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Jury Verdict Entered for Patient Whose Shoulder Surgery Went Wrong When Surgeon Placed Screw in the Wrong Place
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Late Filed Brain Damage Medical Malpractice Case of Misdiagnosis
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U.S. Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Over Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis, Wrongful Death
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Verdict in Favor of Surgeon Reversed Because of Error in Admitting Expert Testimony
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$14.9 Million Jury Verdict For Patient Paralyzed by Negligently Administered Steroid Injection
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State Supreme Court Reverses on Allowing Amendment to Complaint After Statute of Limitations Had Run
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Overload of Fluids in Hospital Negligence Case Leads to Wrongful Death
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Medical Practitioners are Alerted That Patient Deaths Caused by Medical Errors Are Out of Control
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Joint Commission for Health Care Professionals Issues Alert on Preventing Medical Errors
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$650,000 Jury Verdict for Medical Negligence in Amputation of Minor’s Finger
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Traumatic Brain Injury Caused by Unnecessary and Improper Intubation by Paramedics
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms $2.1 Million Judgment in Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules that Affidavit of Merit Required for Athletic Trainer’s Negligence
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$29 Million Jury Verdict for Misdiagnosed Neurological Disorder that Caused Catastrophic Brain Damage and Paralysis
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Cook County Jury Finds in Favor of Hospital in Death of Patient in Colon Surgery
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State Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Medical Provider Regarding Expert Medical Witness
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State Supreme Court Holds that “But For” Test is the Standard for Loss of Chance in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Illinois Courts Bar Retained Medical Experts Who Work at Same Medical Entity as Treating Physician
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Federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act Does Not Preempt State Law on Patients’ Right to Access Medical Records
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State Supreme Court Reverses for Family of Patient Who Died After Complications from Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
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$3.9 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case for Failure to Monitor Procedure
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$4.75 Million Settlement Reached for Brain Injured Baby When Hospital Failed to Staff Physician to Handle Chest Tube Placement
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$3.72 Million Jury Verdict for Delayed Treatment of Stroke
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Misread Pap Smear Results in $4 Million Jury Verdict After Misdiagnosis of Cervical Cancer
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$1.75 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Patient from Septic Shock Following Laparoscopic Surgery
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U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Summary Judgment in Favor of Health Insurer Over Death Following Surgery
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Jury Finds for Hospital and Doctors in Undiagnosed Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm Death
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Illinois Appellate Court Determines that the Injured Plaintiff’s Treating Physician and Defense Lawyer May Have Ex Parte Communications
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US Court of Appeals Reverses and Sends Case Back for Trial on the Issue of Expert Medical Testimony
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Warning of Use of Transvaginal Mesh by U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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$2.28 Million Jury Verdict for Overuse of Contrast Dye
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$16.5 Million Settlement Reached in Amputations for Alleged Malpractice in Treating a Kidney Stone
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$4.58 Million Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Death Case
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Jury Awards $44.1 Million Verdict in Failure to Continue Blood Thinner Monitoring
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$4.27 Million Jury Verdict in Infection-Related Leg Amputation for Failure to Treat After Surgery
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Order Barring Undisclosed Expert Opinion Testimony
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$383,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Injuries After Hysterectomy
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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Time-Barred Complaint Under Wrongful Death and Survival Acts
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Illinois Supreme Court Will Decide Wrongful-Death Claim After Statute of Repose Expired
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Cook County Jury Decides Patient Death in Pulmonary Embolism
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$500,000 Jury Verdict for Patient Injured by Surgical Negligence During D&C
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Case Based on Qualifications of Medical Expert
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$1 Million in Settlement Reached for Death of Juvenile While in Detention
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Cook County Hospital Lien Found to be Invalid
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Conversion of Medical Malpractice Defendant
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Late Diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome Leads to Jury Verdict of $1.58 Million
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Cook County Jury Finds for Oncologist Where Chemotherapy Drug was Blamed for Heart Failure
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Failure to Timely Detect Compartment Syndrome Results in $2.1 Million Settlement
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Illinois Jury Finds in Favor of Doctors in Stroke Case
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Illinois Jury Finds in Favor of Surgeon in Patient Death Related to Colon Ischemia
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Cook County Jury Finds for Physician in Claim of Failure to Treat Bacterial Meningitis
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Structured Settlement Reached for the Misdiagnosed Stroke of a 13-Year-Old Boy
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$11.6 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Correctly Interpret CT Scan and Diagnose and Treat Stroke
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$975,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Interpretation of EKG Death Case
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Harvard Law Record: The Numbers of Civil Trials Are Declining
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Confidential Settlement Reached for Negligent Prostate Cancer Surgery
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Appellate Court Rules That Lawsuit Alleging Failure to Diagnose Injury Postoperatively During Post-surgical Office Visit Made the Statute of Limitations Cut
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Illinois Supreme Court Expected to Decide Whether Certain Illinois Hospitals are Not-For-Profit or For-Profit
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Illinois Appellate Court Dismisses Medical Malpractice Complaint Against Hospital for Lack of Vicarious Liability
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$6.9 Million Jury Verdict for the Medical Malpractice in the Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
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$450,000 Confidential Settlement for Negligent Handling of Surgery to Remove Benign Brain Tumor
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$6.3 Million Jury Verdict in the Death of a Patient Who Died After a Physician Chose Not To Refer the Patient to a Cardiologist
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Wrongful Death and Medical Malpractice
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U.S. District Court Rules on Nonparty Depositions
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Jury Finds in Favor of Doctor and Hospital Where Patient Dies of Heart Attack One Day after Discharge
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U.S. District Court Orders Disclosure by Plaintiffs’ Counsel of Pre-deposition Contacts
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Illinois Appellate Courts Considers Three Statutes Including that of the Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose and the Illinois Wrongful Death Act
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$435,000 Jury Verdict for Negligent Insertion of IV
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$7 Million Jury Verdict for Delay in Diagnosing Liver Cancer
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$6 Million Jury Verdict in Death of Patient Whose Doctor Chose Not to Remove Polyp during Colonoscopy
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds in Medical Malpractice Case That Manifest Weight of the Evidence Was Insufficient, Affirming Dismissal
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Premature Discharge of Psychiatric Patient Leads to Death and $2.4 Million Jury Verdict
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$42 Million Jury Verdict in Talc Lawsuit Linking Products to Carcinogens
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Patients Suing the Makers of the Anticlotting Drug Xarelto Claim That Drug Companies Have Deceived Federal Regulators
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$8 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Paralyzed by Late Diagnosis of Postoperative Epidural Hematoma
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Bair Hugger Blankets Have Caused Serious Infections and Injuries to Patients
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Cook County Jury Sides with Family Practice Physician in Claim of Failure to Diagnose and Treat Bacterial Endocarditis
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$1.5 Million Settlement Reached for Failure to Timely Diagnose Lung Cancer
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$10 Million Structured Settlement Reached with Nurse and Hospital for Failure to Supervise During Attempted Intubation
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Appeals Court Reverses Trial Court Found to Have Abused Its Discretion in Excluding the Testimony of a Plaintiff’s Expert Witness
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of a Wrongful-Death Lawsuit as to a Physician on the Issue of Apparent Agency
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$3 Million Jury Verdict for Medical Negligence Related to Aggressive Burn Treatment
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Cervical Injection Mistake Causes Patient Death; Confidential Settlement Reached
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$1.5 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Medical Negligence in Handling Eye Infection
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$124 Million Penalty to Stand Against the Drug Maker Janssen for the Drug Risperdal
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$6.5 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Ventilate Patient in Acute Respiratory Distress
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$374,000 Jury Verdict in Death Case for Failure to Administer Sufficient Anticoagulants Before Angioplasty
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$3.7 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Melanoma That Progressed to Stage IV Metastasized Cancer
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $4.7 Million Jury Verdict in Medical Negligence, Wrongful Death Case Where Defendants Argued for New Trial
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Applying the One-Year Deadline for Negligence Claims Against Local Public Entities
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Cook County Jury Verdict for the Misdiagnosis of Teen’s Testicular Torsion Leading to Sterilization
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$15.6 Million Jury Verdict Against Laboratory that Erroneously Interpreted a Pap Smear
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$22.1 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Mishandled Bleeding that Caused Brain Damage
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Affirmed on Appeal: Medical Negligence Causing Death of Patient Results in $910,000 Jury Verdict
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$4.09 Million Jury Verdict in Misdiagnosis of Gastric Outlet Obstruction
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$1 Million Settlement for Patient who Suffered Negligent Microdiscectomy
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$3.5 Million Jury Verdict in Death Caused by Failure to Timely Contact Treating Physician
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$1.12 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Prevent Death in Pulmonary Embolism
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $12.2 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of a Patient Who Died After a Failure to Receive an Emergency Blood Treatment
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$1.05 Million Jury Verdict in Negligent Performance of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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Institute of Medicine Report Diagnostic Errors Gain Too Little Attention
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Jury Enters $25.59 Million Verdict for Failure to Identify, Treat Intracranial Pressure Causing Permanent, Devastating Injuries
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$7.5 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Impending Stroke
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$500,000 Confidential Settlement for Negligent Management of Anesthesia
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$275,000 Settlement Reached in Confidential Arrangement for Failure to Remove the End of the Catheter After Heart Surgery
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Trial Judge’s Summary Judgment Regarding Cook County’s Sovereign Immunity in Medical Negligence Case
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$1.65 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Patient Whose Needed Surgery Was Not Timely Scheduled
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$2 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Patient for Failure to Timely Schedule Appointment Following Stress Test
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Jury Enters Verdict of $45.6 Million in Spinal Surgery Gone Very Wrong
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$28.2 Million Jury Verdict in Late Diagnosis of Bone Cancer Case
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$325,000 Settlement in Failure to Test Reconnection During Colon Surgery
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$3 Million Settlement in Misdiagnosis and Death of a Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Caused by Untreated Septic Shock
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Delayed Treatment of Spinal Cord Abscess Leaves Patient with Paralysis; Jury Enters Verdict of $4.88 Million
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$6.25 Jury Verdict in Death of a Two-Year-Old Caused by Misdiagnosis and Treatment of Intestinal Malrotation
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$450,000 Settlement for the Wrongful Death of a Patient Who Died Allegedly Because the Emergency Room Physician Chose Not to Adequately and Thoroughly Review an EKG
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Internist’s Failure to Rule Out Stroke Results in $6.37 Million Jury Verdict
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$514,000 Jury Verdict Entered in Wrongful Death for Failure to Diagnose Internal Bleeding
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$940,000 Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Infant’s Dehydration
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$842,000 Jury Verdict for Patient Injured in Fall in Hospital
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Illinois Supreme Court Interprets Section 10 of the Health Care Services Lien Act and Overturns Stanton
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Illinois Supreme Court Affirms General Rule That Suicide is an Unforeseeable Event That Breaks the Causal Chain in Both Negligent and Intentional Torts
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$3 Million Arbitration Award in Case of Negligent Treatment of Angle Closure Glaucoma
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Causation Expert Qualifications for an Injury Suffered Because of Inhaled Chlorine Gas
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Misdiagnosis by a Physician Employed at a Government Controlled Facility is Immune Under the Illinois Tort Immunity Statute
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Illinois Appellate Court Orders New Trial in Wrongful Death Case Where Sister of Decedent Testified About Family Medical History
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Twelve-Year-Old Boy Dies When He is Prematurely Extubated Resulting in a Confidential Settlement
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$1 Million Settlement for Patient Injured by Failure to Identify and Repair Negligently Sutured Ureters
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$21.98 Million Jury Verdict for Brain Damaged Patient Caused by the Medical Negligence of a Pain Specialist Physician
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Jury Finds Doctor Accountable for Fatal Overdose of Prescription Medications
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Pathologist Missed Cancer in Brain Tissue Leading to Patient Death and $1.7 Million Illinois Jury Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Orders New Trial After Inconsistent Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict
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$6.6 Million Jury Award to Patient Who Suffered Paralysis from his Chest Down Because the Doctor in the Emergency Department Chose Not to Notify the Patient of Test Results Indicating Systemic Blood Infection
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$3.43 Million Jury Verdict for Unnecessary and Excessive Patient Surgeries
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$1.5 Million Jury Verdict for Toxic Substance Used in Cataract Surgery Leaves Patient Blinded
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Jury Enters $10.93 Million Verdict for Doctor’s Failure to Take Adequate History of Pregnant Patient
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Illinois Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Evidentiary Privileges to Agency in Wrongful-Death Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Agrees That Medical Malpractice Lawsuit for Wrongful Death Be Dismissed for Missing the Statute of Limitations Filing Date
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules that an Emergency-Room Physician who Rode in Ambulance is Immune from Medical Malpractice
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Cook County Jury Finds for Doctor in Fatal Bleeding After Anticoagulation Therapy
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$750,000 Jury Verdict in Negligence Associated with Spinal Surgery
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Appellate Court Affirms Decision That Expert Testimony is Required in Lawsuit In Which it Was Alleged Amputation Resulted From Fracture Caused by Negligent Transfer
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Xarelto Lawsuits are Underway in Multi-district Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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Cook County Jury Finds No Medical Malpractice in Death of Patient from Brain Hemorrhage
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Cardiologist Writes About the Future of Creative Medicine: “The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands”
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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Over Intestinal Perforation Results in Jury Verdict for Surgeon
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Medical Malpractice Caps on Verdicts Leaves Patients in the Cold
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Cook County Deadlocked on Death Caused by an Omission by Radiologist
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Illinois Jury Considers Medical Malpractice Death That Occurred During Leg Surgery from MRSA Infection
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State Supreme Court Bars Claim Indemnity Action Against Hospital Under Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose
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US Court of Appeals Rules that Cruise Ship Owners May Be Sued By its Passengers for Medical Malpractice
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Missouri Lawmakers Try Again to Cap Medical Malpractice Verdicts
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Negligent Credentialing Heads to the Illinois Supreme Court Regarding Medical Malpractice and Physician Privileges
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Illinois Federal Court Applies Traditional Medical Malpractice Ruling to Suicide Lawsuit
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Hospital’s Attempt for Contribution in Medical Malpractice Case Causing Permanent Paralysis Ends in Favor of Nurse, Medical Staffing Company
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$2.7 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for the Death by Pulmonary Embolism After Hysterectomy
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Illinois Jury Finds in Favor of General Surgeon in Perforated Trachea Case
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$2.35 Million Jury Verdict for Doctor’s Failure to Timely Treat Septic Arthritis
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$2.13 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Use of Synthetic Mesh in Hernia Repair Operation
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$635,000 Jury Verdict for Injury to Patient for Negligent Removal of a Defibrillator Lead
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Jury Verdict of $5.2 Million Reduced by High-Low Agreement to $1.2 Million for Above-the-Knee Amputation Following Artery Injury
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Cook County Jury Finds for Doctor in Unnecessary Bronchoscopy that Caused Fatal Bleeding
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Illinois Appellate Court Refuses to Reverse Trial Court Who Stayed the Contribution Claim Brought by Defendants
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County Cook Jury Decides Patient Injury in Post-op Physical Therapy Case
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$2.268 Million Federal Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case of Doctor
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Fatal Vein Rupture During Cardiac Catherization Medical Malpractice Claim Ends in Verdict for Doctor
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US Court of Appeals Reviews Federal Tort Claims Act Accrual Rule as to Medical-Malpractice Claims
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$1 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Patient in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Wrong Jury Instruction Given in Medical Malpractice Case But Not Reversible Error
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Misdiagnosed Ear Infection Blamed for Hearing Loss but Jury Sides for the Doctor and Medical Group
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$1.12 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Performance of Unnecessary Spinal Surgery
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$630,000 Settlement for Damage to Uninjured Left Leg Because of Failure to Timely Reposition Leg During Surgery
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$5.7 Million Settlement at Mediation for Mother who Suffered Hypoxic Brain Injury After Delivering her Child
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Illinois Appellate Court Bars Legal Malpractice Case Because of the Filing Was Beyond the Two Year Statute of Limitations
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Without an Objection by a Party to the Case Regarding a Jury Question, Any Later Objection Was Waived
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Undiagnosed Bowel Obstruction Leads to Death and $2.4 Million Jury Verdict
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Epidural Steroid Injection Causes Infection, Chronic Pain and Eventually Suicide
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Jury is Deadlocked After Trial in Cardiac Death Claimed Due to Improper Diagnosis and Medication
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Doctors Found Negligent for Choosing Not To Timely Address Neurological Emergency
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$640,000 Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
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Morphine Overdose Causes Death of Hospital Patient
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Coronary Bypass Surgery Claimed to be Unnecessary; Trial Ends with Deadlocked Jury
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The Issue of Saying Sorry by Doctors and Others Is Not Always an Admission of Wrongdoing
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$425,000 Cook County Jury Verdict Where Surgery Took Place in Spite of Patient’s Signs of Infection
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$2.25 Million Settlement when Hospital Chooses Not to Send Patient to Hospital When Stroke Symptoms Were Obvious
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Grant of Motion for Directed Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case for Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer
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$500,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Death of Patient from Infected Bedsores
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Dialysis Patient Dies Because of Overloaded Fluids
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$2.23 Million Jury Verdict for Incorrect Cancer Diagnosis
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Unsterile Surgical Instruments Leads to Jury Verdict for Patient
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Extraordinary Damages in Wrongful Birth-Conception Case is Allowed by Illinois Appellate Court
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Jury Holds for Hospital and Doctor in Claim of Misdiagnosis of Cardiac Disease
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$885,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Misdiagnosed Appendicitis
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$1.5 Million Cook County Jury Verdict in Patient Death for Delayed Diagnosis in Vascular Surgery
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms a Defense Verdict in a Medical-Malpractice Case That Had First Ended With a $3.7 Million Jury Verdict
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Cook County Jury Sides with Doctors in Severed Artery in Knee Replacement Trial
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Alabama Supreme Court Upholds $3.2 Million Medical Malpractice Judgment Involving Hospital Negligence
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Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section (VBAC); Uterine Scar Rupture- $4 Million Jury Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Medical Negligence Case Based on Expert’s Testimony
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Because Trial Exhibit Went Beyond the Fairness Limit
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Jury Sides With Doctors in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Aneurysm
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$1 Million Medical Negligence Jury Verdict Where Median Nerve Was Severed During Carpal Tunnel Surgery
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$1.75 Million Settlement for Death of Premature Child Dislodged from Ventilator
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Illinois Jury Enters $1 Million Verdict in Wrongful Death Case
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$1.12 Million Jury Verdict Because of Doctor’s Late Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome
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$6.7 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Intestinal Perforation
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Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict for Doctors In Case Where Patient Died Hours After Cardiac Surgery
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$306,000 Illinois Jury Verdict for Patient Injured by Doctor in Gallbladder Surgery
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$2.1 Million Cook County Jury Verdict After Doctor’s Failure to Diagnose Child’s Infection
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Illinois Jury Finds for Radiologist in Missed Brain Mass in CT Scan
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$2.5 Million Settlement for Doctor’s Failure to Follow Up on Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer
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Medical Malpractice Injuries is the Problem, Not Litigation
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Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Enter the Marketplace Without Sufficient Clinical Data
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$1.6 Million Jury Verdict for Fatal Brain Trauma in Hospital Room
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$38.61 Million Jury Verdict in Misdiagnosis of Stroke
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Hospital in Paraplegic Spinal Surgery Case
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Hospital and Doctor in Failure to Hospitalize Pneumonia Patient Blamed for Death
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$4.51 Million Jury Verdict for Untimely Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Arrest
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Medical Malpractice Amputation Case Barred by Timeliness Under the Federal Tort Claims Act
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Lawsuit About Clearing Patient for Hip Surgery Ends in Defense Verdict
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Actos Trials Under Way in Illinois; Juries in California and Maryland Reach Verdicts
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$600,000 Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict for Leg Amputation
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Cook County Jury Sides with Family of Deceased in Medical Malpractice Case Related to Delay in Treatment of Bladder Cancer
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Settlement Reached After Deadlocked Jury in Patient Suicide
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25,000 Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) Cases are Pending in Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)
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Cook County Jury Finds For Doctor in Head Trauma Medical Negligence Case
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Undiagnosed Kidney Infection Results in Win for Doctor
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Medical Device Cases Brightened by Recent U.S. Court of Appeals Decision; Stengel v. Medtronic, Inc.
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Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death of Fifty-Eight-Year-Old Man in Airway Presentation Case
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Making Sense of the Electronic Medical Records with the Audit Trail
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$2 Million Verdict in Retried Bellwether Transvaginal Mesh Trial Against C.R. Bard, Inc.
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Emergency Medical Team Driver Immune from Negligence in Car Crash
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Jury Finds for Hospital and Doctor in Child’s Undiagnosed Meningitis Hearing Loss Case
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$595,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Foot Amputation Case
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Evolution of Hospital and Physician Relationships Accelerating with the Affordable Care Act of 2010
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Jury Verdict for Stroke Victim after Doctor Chooses Not to Correctly Diagnose Impending Stroke
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Medical Malpractice Case Shut Down by Plaintiff’s Late Expert Disclosure
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$934,000 Cook County Bench Trial in Failure to Diagnose Rectal Cancer
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Illinois Jury Verdict for Doctors in Bowel Perforation, Sepsis, Death Case
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Cook County Verdict for Physicians in Death Related to Improper Care for Subdural Hematoma
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Order Under Reimbursement Provision
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$215,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Hand Infection; Hebel v. Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, LLC
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict for Erroneous Rulings Regarding the Scope of Cross-Examination
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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Do Not Have Harmful Effects on Patient Safety
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds Expert Witness Meets Qualifications; Bonner v. Ostro
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$678,000 Verdict for Unnecessary Cataract Surgery; Perkins v. Dr. Khan
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Study: People with a History of Heart Disease or High Blood Pressure Should Avoid Energy Drinks
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Study: Women with Ovarian Cancer Often Do Not Receive Medical Care that Could Prolong Their Lives
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of $21 Million Ruling; Generic Drug Companies on Trial
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1.2 Million For Medical Battery in Removal of Both Ovaries; Fief v. Woman’s Health Institute, Ltd.
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Medical Malpractice Claim Survives Res Judicata Assertion; Wilson v. Edward Hospital
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Medical Studies Act is Not Available Where No Peer Review Committee Meeting Was Held; Tunca v. Painter
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$1.15 Million Jury Verdict for Patient with Chest Pain Leading to Fatal Heart Attack; Herring v. Blake
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$20 Million Paid by Cook County to Family of Boy Who Suffered Brain Damage; Payment will Ensure Lifelong Care
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Illinois Supreme Court Decides Arbitration Rights in Nursing Home Death Case; Carter v. SSC Odin Operating Co.
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LASIK Surgery Mishap Leads to Jury Verdict of $362,274; Spevak v. Doctors for Visual Freedom
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Illinois Appellate Court Rejects Emergency Room Doctor’s Claim That He is Immune under the Good Samaritan Act
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3.1 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Patient Following Heart Procedure; Estate of Teague v. Holy Cross Hospital
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Nursing Home Visits Key to the Mental Health of Residents
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428,000 Cook County Verdict for Misread X-ray; Drummond v. Dr. Brossard
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$67.5 Million Shareholder Settlement with Pfizer over Pristiq
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2.2 Million Cook County Verdict in Misdiagnosed Fungal Infection; D.G.K. v. Dr. Mehregan
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Illinois Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Wrongful Death/Medical Negligence Case
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Nursing Home Resident Deaths Increasingly Caused by Bedrails
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More Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Filed Against Bayer
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90 Million Settlement Paid by Pharmaceutical Company For Its Unfair and Deceptive Promotion of Diabetes Drug
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Illinois Jury Finds for Doctor in Newborn Brain Injury Case; Eckstein v. Gallo
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1.84 Million Jury Verdict for Nursing Home Resident’s Hip Dislocation
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Supreme Court Finds that Cap on Noneconomic Damages Violates Right to Trial by Jury; Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Center
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Illinois Jury Finds for Doctor in Medical Malpractice Case in Death of a Pregnant Woman; Estate of Ariss v. Dr. Serry
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The Nursing Home Ownership Puzzle
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New Study: Lycopene Linked to Reduced Stroke Risk
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Report: Multi-Vitamins Reduce Risk of Developing Cancer
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National Institutes of Health Looks at Strokes; Studies How to Prevent Them as well as Follow-up Care
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Doctor in Claim of Delayed Care for Congestive Heart Failure; Estate of Ruff v. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp., et al.
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“Hospitalists” Allow Physicians in Offices to Spend More Quality Time with Patients, Avoid Rushing to Hospitals
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Shoulder Dislocation in Older Patients Less Likely to be Diagnosed, Treated
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Obama Administration Sets Up Program for Patients to Report Medical Errors by Doctors, Hospitals, Pharmacists, Nurses
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New Study Shows Elderly Who Live at Home are More Likely to Die in a Hospital
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Sponges Can Be Left Inside Body Following Surgery; Doctors Look to Nurses to Keep Track
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Electronic Records Could Mean Fewer Malpractice Claims Against Doctors
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Check Family Members in Nursing Homes Regularly; Bed Sores Can Be Life-threatening
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Ruling Shows Gaps in Expert’s Testimony; Dixon v. Ford Motor Co.
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Death of 22-Year-old Woman Prompts Question: Could She Have Been Saved with Better Emergency Room Care?
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Study Shows that Medical Over Treatment is Costly and Harms Patients
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Researchers Say Medical Radiation Overused, Creating Health Risks
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Study Finds White Children More Likely to Receive CT Scans, Exposing them to Excess Radiation
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Doctor Questions Decision to Resuscitate Very Premature Newborns
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Study: Improved Vision After Cataract Surgery Lowers Risk of Broken Hips
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New Study Shows that Prostate Cancer Surgery Does Not Save Lives of Men with Early-Stage Disease
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Jury Awards Woman $2.397 Million After Surgeon Misdiagnoses Cancer, Performs Emergency Surgery; T. P. v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Michael A. West
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Elder Caregiving Can Be a ‘Roller-Coaster Ride from Hell’
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Study: Cardiac Arrest Survival Improving in U.S. Hospitals
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$6.5 Million Jury Verdict for Nursing Home Resident Who Fractured Shoulder and Hip
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Boy’s Parents, Doctors, Call for Early Recognition of Sepsis Symptoms
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Offers New Numbers on Elder Care
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Long-Time Use of Antacid Drugs Can Result in Illness
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Shaving Surgical Site Increases Infections
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Physicians Beware: Videotapes Can be Used Against You at Trial
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Scientists Explore Use of Hormones Following Traumatic Brain Injury
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Indiana’s Largest Hospital Group Sued for Overcharging Uninsured Patients
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Healthy Women Advised Not to Take Vitamin D or Calcium to Prevent Fractures
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Inconsistent Expert Testimony Leads to Decision for Doctor; Smeilis. v. Lipkis
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Supreme Court Decision Will Impact Illinois; Nearly 5,000 with No Insurance Died During Five-Year Period
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Health Screenings with Primary Care Physicians Save Lives
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Elder Abuse and Neglect Increase as Americans Live Longer
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Cancer Drug Advancement in Treating Breast Cancer With Fewer Side Effects
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$1.3 Million for Family of Motorist Who Was Injured and Then Died of Bed Sores Caused in Crash with Drunk Driver; Estate of L.M. v. R.A., Quad City Downs, Inc. and Rockford Memorial Hospital
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$7.5 Million Verdict for Death Following a Spleen Removal Surgery; Estate of J.F., deceased v. Dr. George Salti, et al.
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Cook County Jury Decides for Doctor in Wrongful Death Claim of Child
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Unnecessary Back Fusion Surgery Results in 1 Million Verdict – Andrews v. Pedersen
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New Organ Transplant Procedure Called ‘Immune System Tolerance’ Limits Rejections
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Doctor in Death from Undiagnosed Pulmonary Embolism; Estate of K.R., deceased v. Suburban Heights Medical Center, S.C.
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70 Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control Drug Cases Settled
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Prescription Medicine Overwhelms Elderly
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Jury Finds for Doctor in Case Alleging Improper Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease
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$5.1 Million Cook County Verdict for Death of Teen – Paramedics at Fault
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$8 Million Verdict Against Nursing Home for Resident’s Broken Leg
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A New Approach to Organ Transplant Donations Could Saves Lives
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Jury Finds for Doctor in Fentanyl Death Case
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$1.5 Million Jury Verdict for Postop Nerve Damage in Vaginal Prolapse Reconstruction Surgery
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$790,000 Award For Patient Who Fell From Surgical Table After Epidural
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Hospital Not Liable on Theory of Apparent Agency – Rosenfeldt v. Burke Medical Group
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Eating Fish Reduces Risk of Cancerous Polyps in Women
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms That Nursing Home Care Act Deadline is Directory Rather Than Mandatory – UDI #10, LLC v. Department of Public Health
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$500,000 Settlement After Jury Deadlock Over Patient’s Death From Pain Medication Overdose – Estate of Prehn v. Dr. Amin
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Jury Holds for Doctor When Patient Dies After Trach Tube Dislodged – Estate of Holliday v. Dr. Panush
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Illinois Appellate Court Agrees With Trial Judge that No Contributory Negligence Jury Instruction in Suicide Case – Graham, etc. v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Race and Healthcare Examined at Union League Club of Chicago
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Jury Finds for Doctor in Claim of Cancer Misdiagnosis – Chouinard v. Atkinson
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Doctors Successfully Transplant Synthetic Windpipe to Replace Cancerous One
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Illinois Nursing Home Safety Act Ramps Up Protection for Elderly
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Nursing Home Settles Lawsuit by Resident’s Family for Pressure Sores, Sepsis and Death – $500,000
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Cataract Surgery Gone Bad Results in Loss of Eye, $684,000 Verdict for Patient – Rieker v. Kristal
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Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies Discovery Rule – Mitsias v. I-Flow
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Jury Finds for Doctor in Colon Perforation in Bypass Surgery Death – Estate of Dornhecker v. Dr. Applebaum
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Radio Health Journal Interviews Attorney Robert Kreisman, “Do Women Make Better Doctors?”
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Jury Finds for Nurse in Patient’s Claim of Inadequate Monitoring, Leading to Central Spinal Cord Syndrome – Murray v. Price-Gordon
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Jury Verdict for Doctor for Screw Allegedly Misplaced During Lumbar Fusion – Nyquist v. DuPage Neurosurgery, S.C.
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Doctor, Nurse and Nursing Home Acquitted in Cook County Criminal Abuse Case
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Appellate Court Affirms Denial to Transfer Medical Malpractice Case From Cook County to Kankakee County – Isom v. Riverside Medical Center
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Brain Scan Study Reveals Where Pain Lies
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Jury Verdict for Plaintiff Over Institutional Negligence Where Hospital Lacked Policy About Patient Notification of Revised Reports – Salinas v. Advocate
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Jury Holds For Nursing Home After Head Trauma Causes Fatal Injury – Donegan v. Embassy Care Center
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Medical Study Reveals Placental Protein Connected to the Dangers of Pre-Eclampsia
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Jury Verdict for Doctor, Plaintiff Fails to Prove Misdiagnosed Heart Infection – Monahan v. Dr. Joseph Giordano
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Illinois Jury Finds in Favor of Doctor in Gallbladder Surgery that Led to Fatal Bowel Perforation – Nickl v. Barry S. Rosen, M.D.
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Jury Awards $1.5 million for Tragic Illinois Newborn Death – Diaz v. Central DuPage Hospital
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Illinois Jury Verdict for Doctor in Spinal Tumor Case, Patient Missed Appointment; Brooks v. Dr. Gulati
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Cook County Surgeons Cut Common BIle Duct During Surgery, But Jury Finds for Defendants – Irwin v. Alan Loren, M.D.
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Breakthrough in Cancer Gene Therapy Sends Cancer Patients Into Remission
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More Bad News for DePuy All-Metal Hip Replacements – British Registry Reports Increased Failure Rates
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Illinois Appellate Court Allows Expert Testimony Regarding Different Treatment Plans – Taylor v. County of Cook
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Debate Over Extent of Eye Damage Following Implant Lens Surgery Leads to $1 Million Verdict in Zaleski v Elmhurst Eye Surgery Center
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Statute of Limitation Clarified by Court of Appeals – $29.1 Million Upheld in Arroyo v. United States
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Patients Need to Take Some Responsibility for Their Medical Care – Verdict For Defendants; Givens v. Claredon Hills Family Practice, et al.
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Doctors’ Failure to Timely Diagnose Lung Cancer Leads to $850,000 Settlement – Sahagun v. Aven
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What Happens When a Jury Contradicts Itself? $1 Million Verdict Overturned in Garcia v. Seneca Nursing Home
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Stillbirths Still a Problem in High-Income Countries Like the U.S.
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Surviving Family Receives $850,000 Wrongful Death Settlement After Rehab Center Fails to Prevent Elderly Resident’s Fall – Sorce v. Shorehaven Health and Rehab. Ctr.
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Doctor-Patient Privilege Examined By Illinois Judge – Flowers v. Owens
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FDA Rejects Recommendations to Abandon Flawed Medical Device Review System
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$2.5 Million Settlement for Patient’s Death Following Perforated Intestine
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Illinois Court Affirms Lack of Trial Objections Forfeits Right to Review of Evidentiary Rulings – Guski v. Raja
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Nursing Negligence Results in $793,000 Jury Verdict in Above the Knee Amputation- Rudolph v. Northwestern Memorial Home Healthcare
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Appellate Court Upholds Right to Reference Lack of Board Certification, But Reduces Final Verdict Amount in Babikian v. Mruz
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Brain Damaged Child Receives $7.75 Million Settlement – Louis Montes, a minor, et al. v. West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Inc.
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Hospital Fails to Adequately Monitor Pregnant Mother – $11.5 Million Awarded for Death of Unborn Child and Organ Loss of Mother in Miller v. Edward Hospital
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Botched Chicago Eye Surgery Leaves Woman with Reduced Vision – $1 Million Verdict in Zaleski v. Elmhurst Eye Surgery Center
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Medical Advances Not Always What They’re Cracked Up to Be
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Cook County Surgical Error and Subsequent Overmedication Leads to Illinois Woman’s Death – $1.35 Million Settlement Reached in Markbreit v. Velasco
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Johnson & Johnson to Stop Manufacturing Drug-Coated Heart Stents
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What Constitutes Medical Malpractice? Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Definition in Kaufmann v. Jersey Community Hospital
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Misdiagnosed Colon Cancer Leads to Illinois Woman’s Death – $2.05 Million Settlement Reached in Estate of Cyborski v. Advocate South Suburban Hospital
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Use of Actos Suspended Across Europe After Studies Link Its Use to Increased Risk for Bladder Cancer
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Mismanaged Coumadin Therapy Leads to Woman’s Death – $5 Million Settlement Reached in David v. Rush North Shore Medical Center
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Chicago Woman Dies After Doctors Ignore Warning Signs of Respiratory Distress – $3.75 Million Settlement Reached in Rupright v. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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Illinois Department of Public Health Establishes New Rules for Protecting Patients’ Safety
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A Chicago Man’s Death from Surgical Complications Leads to $3.8 Million Settlement – Pinarkyil v. Resurrection Medical Center
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Chicago Emergency Room Error Leads to Child’s Death – Cook County Verdict of $3.66 Million Thomas v. Advocate Trinity Hospital
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Emergency Room Error Leads to Undiagnosed Aortic Dissection – Cook County Jury Awards $3.7 Million in Estate of Michael Hamilton v. Excell Emergency Care, LLC
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Cook County Emergency Room Error Leads to Nurse’s Death – $3 Million Settlement in Sperl v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp.
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Cook County Surgical Error During Routine Bladder Surgery Results in $1.27 Million Verdict – Jalalipour v. Dr. Saed
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Cook County Intersection Accident Leads to Retinal Detachment – $250,000 Settlement Reached in Krzystof v. Valencia
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Cook County Spinal Surgery Results in Permanent Quadriplegia – $18.75 Million Settlement Reached in Contreras v. Thorek Memorial Hospital
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Topamax Found to Be Associated with Increased Risk of Congenital Birth Defects
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Fatal Medical Error by University of Chicago Medical Center Leads to Threats of Medicare and Medicaid Termination
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Illinois Hospital’s Failure to Monitor Patient Results in Permanent Brain Damage – $14.9 Million Settlement in Lee v. Palos Community Hospital
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Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled for $4.5 Million – Bialas v. Advocate Christ Hospital
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Cook County Settlement of $1.2 Million Reached in Misdiagnosed Stroke Lawsuit – Bowden v. NorthShore University Health System
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Report of Deaths Mounting at Chicago Nursing Home
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Punitive Damages By Surviving Family Members Denied Under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act – Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc.
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Cook County Brain Injury Following Cardiac Arrest Leads to $5 Million Settlement – Estate of David v. Rush Northshore Hospital
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Chicago Nursing Home May Lose Medicaid Funding
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Impeachment of Medical Expert for Prior Inconsistent Statement in Section 2-622 Report Allowed By Illinois Appellate Court – Iaccino v. Anderson
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Illinois Appellate Court Distinguishes Judicial Admission from Evidentiary Admission – Serrano v. Rotman
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13 Deaths at Illinois Nursing Home Leads to Closure by State Officials
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Wife of Lake Forest Nursing Home Resident Injured While Visiting; Jury Verdict for Facility; Kopriwa v. Presbyterian Homes
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Majority of Recalled Medical Devices Were Untested According to New Study in Archives of Internal Medicine
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Illinois Hospital Admits Liability for Post-Operative Patient Injury
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Chicago Advocate Hospital Settles for $14 Million in Childbirth Death of Mother – Lawson v. Advocate Health Hospitals Corp., et al.
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Chicago Hospitals Alter Organ Transplant Rules After 2007 HIV Infections
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Chicago Surgical Error Leads to Overwhelming Sepsis and Quadriplegia – $5.1 Million Verdict Entered in Tate v. The Surgical Center at 900 North Michigan Avenue, LLC
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Illinois Surgical Malpractice Lawsuit Returns Verdict In Favor of Defendant Cardiologist – Estate of Olson v. Dr. Joseph Pensabene
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Chicago Nursing Home Negligent for Failing to Supervise Resident – $2 Million Awarded to Surviving Family in Estate of Sloan v. South Shore Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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Chicago Surgical Error Involving Cut Nerve Receives $2.35 Million Verdict – Smola v. Jeffrey M. Sheedy, D.O.
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Medical Malpractice Expert Physician Found to Have Conflict of Interest: New Trial Ordered in San Roman v. Children’s Heart Center
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Evanston Hospital Over-Radiation Leads to Severe Brain Damage: The Hidden Dangers of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
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Chicago Brachial Plexus Injury Lawsuit Receives $3.27 Million Verdict
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Chicago Prosthetic Hip Replacement Case Not Preempted According to Court of Appeals – Bausch v. Stryker Corp.
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Illinois Nursing Home’s Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied by IL Trial Court – Marilee Curto v. Illini Manors, Inc. and Pekin Manors
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Illinois Infant’s Death Leads to $1.5 Million Verdict Against Hospital – Diaz, etc. v. Central DuPage Hospital, et al.
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Illinois Woman Dies of Sepsis From Undiagnosed Infection – Estate of Hackl v. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp., et al.
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Fall Following Knee Replacement Surgery Leads to Wound Infection and Subsequent Surgeries: Cook County Jury Awards $1.1 Million in Shiffman v. Northwest Community Hospital
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Botched Surgery Leaves Illinois Woman Blind – Jury Awards $1.75 Million in Larson v. Miller Eye Center
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Cook County Emergency Room Malpractice Verdict of $3.66 Million Awarded to Surviving Family of Two Year-Old Boy; Pettway v. Advocate Trinity Hospital
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Cook County Birth Injury Lawsuit Settled By Advocate Hospital for $6.5 Million – Cisneros. v. Advocate Health and Hospital Corporation, et al.
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Cook County Breast Cancer Lawsuit Receives $1.5 Million Verdict – Estate of Lorraine Hollister v. Northwest Associates for Women’s Healthcare, P.C., et al.
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Illinois Jury Returns Verdict For Family of Woman Who Died of Chicken Pox – Estate of Koenig v. St. Mary’s Hospital, et al.
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Illinois Nursing Home Resident Dies After Being Left Outside
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Nursing Home Resident Develops Pressure Sores at Short-Term Rehabilitation Center – Rosenbloom v. Claremont Extended Healthcare
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Nursing Home Resident Wanders Off Struck by Car, Settlement Reached – Hannigan v. Aspire Illinois, Inc.
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Mother Whose Daughter Died Due to Medical Malpractice Becomes Advocate for Patient Safety
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DuPage County, Illinois Mother Recieves $11 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Unborn Child
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Spinal Infection Leads To Paraplegia – $8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict in Maldonado v. United States of America, et al.
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Cook County Nursing Home Negligence and Wrongful Death Case Settled for Resident’s Death After Fall Leads To Bone Infection-Moffett v. Mercy Health Care
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Illinois Nursing Home Fails to Develop Skin Care Plan to Prevent Bed Sores and Decubitus Ulcers- Settlement Reached in Clapman v. Manorcare Health Services, Inc.
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Chicago Birth Injury Settlement of $6.25 Million Reached in Cerebral Palsy Case – Rodriguez v. County of Cook
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Breast Cancer Screen Should Consider Breast Imaging Radiation Risks According to Medical Journals
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Illinois Medical Malpractice Not Guilty Verdict Reviewed For Potential Prejudicial Comments- Verdict Affirmed in Pavnica v. Edwin Veguilla, et al.
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Illinois Kidney Transplant Case Results in Brain Damage: Chicago Hospital Settles for $6 Million
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Illinois Radiologist Error Results in $1.7 Million Settlement – Tariq v. Naperville Radiologist, S.C., et al.
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University of Chicago Hospital Settles Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Overcrowding Case – Hospital to Pay $7 Million in Settlement
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Delayed Treatment of Stroke Leads to DuPage County Woman’s Death – Medina v. Echiverri, M.D., et al
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Cook County Surgical Malpractice Verdict Reviewed on Issues of Sole Proximate Cause – Robinson v. Boffa
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Misdiagnosed Pulmonary Embolism Brings Verdict of $2.75 Million
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Illinois Nursing Home Negligence Skin Infection Lawsuit Settled
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Raising Brain Tumor Awareness: Former Clients Turn Family Tragedy Into Something Positive with 1st Annual Mary E. Smith Walk
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Illinois Nursing Home Resists Moving Psychiatric Patients
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Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center Orthopedic Surgeons Sued Under Whistle-Blower Case
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Illinois Hospitals’ Double CT Scans Exceed National Average for Rate of Usage – Raises Concerns for Overexposure to Radiation
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Emergency Room Malpractice Verdict in Favor of Defendant Doctors Upheld By Illinois Appellate Court – Pavnica v. Veguilla
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Medical Malpractice Verdict Non-Economic Damages Awarded by Illinois Federal District Court
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Illinois Medical Malpractice Claim Barred Under the Illinois Tort Immunity Act – Hemminger v. Nehring
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Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Addressed in Reform Bill to Illinois Nursing Home Act
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Breast Cancer One-Dose Radiation Treatment Option Revealed at Chicago Oncology Meeting
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Cook County Undiagnosed Brain Injury Verdict Reached By Jury
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Doctors Urge Warning Labeling for Food That Can Choke Children
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Illinois Nursing Home Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Reviewed by Illinois Supreme Court
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Illinois Dental Malpractice Case Settles for $1.25 Million
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Failure to Separate Plaintiffs’ Damages on Illinois Jury Verdict Forms Leads to Reversal By Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Happel v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Illinois Birth Injury Occurred During Nurse Midwife Delivery
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Deep Homology Opens Up New Possibilities For Gene Research
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Illinois Anesthesiologist Error Leads to Unexpected Outcome Following Epidural Steroid Injection
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Cook County Undiagnosed Cancer Malpractice Case Settled: Urologist Failed to Pursue Abnormal Masses on CT
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Celebrating Ten Years of GIST Treatment: A Look at Developments in Molecular Targeted Therapy
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Health Care Reform 101: Breakdown of Main Concepts of the New Health Care Reform Bill
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Circuit Court Decision as to Medical Malpractice Damages Awarded By Illinois Jury
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How Does the Healthcare Reform Act Impact Illinois Residents?
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Chicago Jury Finds in Favor of a Severely Brain Damaged Child
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