Doe, 49, experienced severe back and shoulder pain. He went to an ER where he was administered pain medication. His pain remained severe over the next eight hours. Although blood work showed evidence of a serious infection, Doe remained in the ER waiting to be transferred to a floor.
Earlier the same night, Doe told the nurse that he could not raise his right hand. He underwent a CT scan, which showed abnormal fluid collection in the retropharyngeal area. These findings were reported to the treating ER doctor. Several hours later, Doe underwent an MRI. Shortly after the MRI, Doe suffered cardiac arrest. He died later that night. He was survived by his wife and two minor children.
The lawsuit against the treating physician and physician assistant alleged that they chose not to diagnose timely and treat Doe’s infection. The estate of Doe alleged that he had suffered from an undiagnosed staph infection, which began as an abscess in his retropharyngeal region. It was alleged that had Doe been administered antibiotics, he would have survived.
On the day that the jury trial was to begin and jury selection started, the parties settled for $7.5 million.
The attorneys representing the Doe family and estate were Robert M. Higgins and Andrew C. Meyer.
Doe v. Roe, Undisclosed docket.
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling medical malpractice lawsuits regarding sepsis infections, wrongful death negligence cases, hospital negligence lawsuits, and nursing negligence lawsuits 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 Morton Grove, Des Plaines, Wheeling, Waukegan, Downers Grove, Hawthorne Woods, Melrose Park, Bridgeview, Chicago (Jefferson Park, Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Lakeview, Logan Square, Hermosa, West Town, River North, Near Northside, South Loop, Back of the Yards, Englewood, Avondale, Brighton Park, Auburn Gresham, Calumet Heights), Oak Lawn, Hickory Hills, Chicago Ridge, Blue Island, Dolton and Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
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