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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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