{"id":3952,"date":"2018-04-16T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2018-04-15T07:39:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T12:39:04","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-7-88-million-general-verdict-medical-negligence-wrongful-death-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-7-88-million-general-verdict-medical-negligence-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $7.88 Million General Verdict in Medical Negligence\/Wrongful Death Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Oct. 5, 2012, the defendant in this case, Dr. Yasser Alhaj-Hussein, completed a celiac plexus block<\/a> procedure designed to lessen or alleviate the pain that Kathy Arient was experiencing in her abdominal area. The procedure was done at Orland Park Medical Center<\/a> and involved alcohol inserted into the spine to destroy select nerves. <\/p>\n

Following the procedure, Arient complained of numbness in her legs and was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital<\/a>. It was there that it was determined that she had been rendered paraplegic. Arient and her husband, Terry Arient, filed a lawsuit against Dr. Hussein and other defendants alleging medical negligence in performing the celiac block. The suit also included a claim for loss of consortium. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Arient died on June 9, 2014. The lawsuit was amended to include a wrongful-death and survival action against both Dr. Hussein and Illinois Anesthesia and Pain Associates and Orland Park Surgical Center. Orland Park Surgical moved to be dismissed as a defendant; the trial judge agreed.
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On Oct. 5, 2012, the defendant in this case, Dr. Yasser Alhaj-Hussein, completed a celiac plexus block procedure designed to lessen or alleviate the pain that Kathy Arient was experiencing in her abdominal area. The procedure was done at Orland Park Medical Center and involved alcohol inserted into the spine to destroy select nerves. 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