$1.95 Million Settlement in Late Diagnosis of Sepsis

Ms. Doe went to an ER one week after undergoing abdominal surgery. She was experiencing chills, shaking, abdominal pain and tachycardia. Tachycardia is a condition categorized by an abnormally fast resting heart rate.

In addition, Doe’s lab results were abnormal. An emergency room physician allegedly diagnosed constipation and sent her home.

However, she returned to the emergency room eight hours later and was diagnosed with sepsis. She developed gangrene and distal ischemia and required bilateral below-the-knee amputations and amputation of the fingertips on both hands.

She sued an undisclosed defendant. Before trial the lawsuit settled for $1.95 million.

The attorney who handled the lawsuit for Doe was Brewster S. Rawls.

Doe v. Roe, Undisclosed docket.

Kreisman Law Offices has been handling wrongful death lawsuits, medical malpractice cases, misdiagnosis of sepsis lawsuits, labor and delivery negligence lawsuits, and emergency department negligence cases for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 49 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Bartlett, Bloomingdale, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Libertyville, Evanston, Maywood, Oak Park, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Crestwood, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Warrenville, Aurora, Geneva, Chicago (Little Village, Greek Town, Hyde Park, Washington Heights, Calumet Heights, Kenwood, Fuller Park, Douglas, Lower West Side, South Loop, Wicker Park, Humboldt Park, West Loop, Lincoln Park, Edison Park), Park Ridge, Rosemont, and Northlake, Ill.

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