The $29.1 million medical malpractice verdict was recently upheld in the federal appellate court. T he verdict was awarded to a boy after
he suffered a serious brain injury at birth.
The lawsuit was filed against government-employed doctors at Chicago’s Northwestern Hospital claiming that they did not take the appropriate measures to prevent infection and missed the signs that there was neonatal infection. Because of this, the child suffered from serious brain damage.
The government tried to appeal the decision claiming that the statue of limitation was up because the suit was filed two years after the child was discharged from the hospital. The decision was recently upheld. The child now suffers from cerebral palsy and is a quadriplegic.
A medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed after a man suffered from a brain injury after being in the care of the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center has just been settled and an amount of $16.2 million has been approved by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
According to the lawsuit, the 47-year-old man, a former police officer, suffered a brain injury after the nursing staff failed to monitor the man’s intracranial pressure during an EVD challenge.
The result of the negligence lead the man’s ICP levels dangeorusly elevated causing the man to suffer from quadriplegia. In addition to the $16.2 million, another $1.5 million will be paid by the nursing agency.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, you may be able to be compensated for your pain and suffering. Contact the Kankakee medical malpractice lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 815-929-9292 today.
One person was injured in a three-vehicle accident at an intersection in Lemont, Illinois Tuesday.
According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday at the four-way intersection of Walker and McCarthey roads. The driver who caused the accident was traveling south on Walker Road, entered the intersection and clipped the rear of a car driving eastbound on McCarthy Road. The force of the impact sent the eastbound car into on-coming traffic where it was struck by a westbound vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle that entered the intersection was transported to Bolingbrook Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police say. The injured man was also cited for failure to yield.
The other two drivers were uninjured in the crash.
If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident caused by the reckless or negligent actions of another individual, contact the Kankakee personal injury lawyers of Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to discuss your claim.
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that caps limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractice suits are against the state’s constitution.
The limits were passed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2005, but the court has ruled that the legislation infringed on the power of the state’s judicial branch. Doctors’ advocacy groups are quick to criticize the ruling, stating that malpractice damages caps have made healthcare more widely available and less expensive. However, studies have indicated that medical malpractice lawsuits do not significantly increase the cost of medical care, contradicting this assertion.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the Kankakee personal injury attorneys of Sprios & Wall today by calling 815-929-9292.
