A federal appeals court has recently upheld a $29.1 million medical malpractice verdict that was awarded to a Gurnee boy after a medical malpractice lawsuit.
The lawsuit stated that government-employed doctors at Chicago’s Northwestern Hospital were negligent when they did not take the appropriate measure to prevent from infection and failed to diagnose a neonatal infection.
This then caused the child to be born with serious brain damage and he now suffers from cerebral palsy and is a quadriplegic. The government appealed the $29.1 million verdict claiming that it was past the statue of limitations, but an appeals court recently upheld the verdict.
The family of a disabled 10-year old girl recently won $3 million in a medical malpractice case involving a midwife that helped in the child’s delivery.
The girl was born with a rare genetic disorder called Kabuki Syndrome, but the jury decided that this was not the only reason for the girl’s medical problems. According to the lawsuit, the girl suffered birth injuries due to a lack of oxygen during her delivery. In addition, the suit says that fetal monitors at the hospital showed the child was deprived of oxygen.
The jury voted 6-3 to award the girl’s family $2.3 million for future medical expenses, $345,000 for past medical expenses, and $500,000 for permanent disability.
University of Illinois Board of Trustees has recently approved a $16.2 million settlement after a man suffered a brain injury in the care of the nursing staff at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center.
According to the lawsuit, the former police officer suffered from a brain injury after the hospital staff failed to monitor the man’s intracranial pressure in his brain after an EVD challenge.
Throughout the night, the man’s ICP was at dangerous levels and a physician was never notified. The man now suffers from quadriplegia and can not eat on his own and can only communicate through eye and head movements. In addition to the $16.2 million settlement, the nursing agency will also pay $1.5 million.
If you or a family member has been the victim of medical malpractice, you need experienced representation on your side that may be able to help you fight for the compensation that you deserve. Contact the Danville medical malpractice lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 217-443-4343 today.
The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation has banned an eye doctor from doing LASIK eye procedures.
Since the 1990′s, the doctor has been sued 50 times for medical malpractice issues. The suits claim that the doctor did not handle LASIK surgeries or the post-operation treatment properly. LASIK surgery is a surgery that uses a laser to reshape a person’s corneas so that the person can see better without contacts or glasses.
If a doctor fails to follow the procedure of medical standards on a surgery, the result can be injury to his or her patient. If you or a loved one has been a victim of medical negligence, contact the Danville medical malpractice lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C. by calling 217-443-4343.
The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that caps limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractices is against the state’s constitution.
The state’s legislature had passed the law limiting malpractice damages in 2005. However, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that law interfered with the power of the judicial branch. Doctor’s advocacy groups were quick to criticize the decision, saying that the law had expanded healthcare availability and decreased the price of care. Despite this claim, studies have indicated that medical malpractice awards do not affect the cost of healthcare.
If you or someone you love has been injured as the result of medical care, contact the Danville medical malpractice attorneys of Spiros Law today by calling 217-443-4343.
