{"id":1840,"date":"2014-10-21T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2014-10-19T10:28:59","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T15:28:59","slug":"2-268-million-federal-jury-verdict-wrongful-death-case-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-268-million-federal-jury-verdict-wrongful-death-case-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.268 Million Federal Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case of Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 1 to Aug. 3, 2012, Luis Enrique Acevedo Muro M.D. attended a medical conference at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marriott.com\/hotels\/travel\/chijw-jw-marriott-chicago\/\">J.W. Marriott Hotel<\/a> on Adams Street in downtown Chicago. While staying at the hotel, which was recently renovated and located at 151 W. Adams St., Dr. Acevedo was exposed to dangerous aerosolized water vapor from the hotel fountain, which was contaminated by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Legionella\">Legionella bacteria<\/a>. As a result, Dr. Acevedo, 80, contracted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/legionnaires-disease\/basics\/definition\/CON-20028867\">Legionnaires\u2019 disease <\/a>and was hospitalized at the University of Miami Hospital on Aug. 8, 2012 with fever, shortness of breath and hypoxia, which is a reduced blood flow with oxygen to the body.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Acevedo suffered from several pre-existing co-morbidities, including Stage 3 chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes and <a href=\"http:\/\/medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com\/hyperlipidemia\">hyperlipedemia<\/a>. Due to these serious medical conditions, Dr. Acevedo rapidly deteriorated, and he was transferred to the intensive care unit, but he subsequently became hypotensive, required intubation and then died on Aug. 14, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Acevedo was survived by his second wife and their daughter as well as four older daughters from his previous marriage. His family\u2019s claim for medical expenses was $131,000. The hotel admitted liability and causation, but contested the damages.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-268-million-federal-jury-verdict-wrongful-death-case-doctor\/#more-1840\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 1 to Aug. 3, 2012, Luis Enrique Acevedo Muro M.D. attended a medical conference at the J.W. Marriott Hotel on Adams Street in downtown Chicago. While staying at the hotel, which was recently renovated and located at 151 W. 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