Medical Malpractice

Product Manufacturer and Hospitals Knew About the Risks but Still Exposed Patients to Deadly Infection

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | Apr 27, 2018 | Legal News, Medical Malpractice

According to reports from the FDA and CDC, certain Heater-Cooler Devices, which are machines used to regulate a patient’s body temperature during open heart surgery, are contaminated with a deadly and invasive form of bacteria, Mycobacterium Chimaera. It has recently been discovered that contaminated machines were used during open-heart surgeries in the Chicagoland area. The use of this machine during…

Power Rogers Attorneys Secure $4.6 Million Jury Verdict

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | Mar 28, 2018 | Firm News, Kathryn L. Conway, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

Power Rogers attorneys Larry Rogers, Jr. and Kathryn Conway recently secured a $4.6 million jury verdict on behalf of their client, a 74-year-old woman who suffered a stroke while undergoing surgery. Janice McKinney sued the team of anesthesiologists involved in her surgery to remove a massive goiter and Advocate North Side Health Network, claiming that the anesthetic technique they used…

Do I Have a Birth Injury Case?

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | Oct 19, 2017 | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice

If you or your child was injured during labor or delivery, you may qualify for a birth injury claim seeking compensation for your losses. Consider the following questions, and if you can answer “yes” to them, then you may have a case. However, these claims are best investigated by an experienced birth injury attorney, so be sure to contact an…

Attorney Larry Rogers Jr. Secured $6 Million Settlement for Family of Man Killed After Failed Brain Surgery

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | Jun 27, 2017 | Larry R. Rogers Jr., Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Power Rogers attorney Larry R. Rogers, Jr. secured a $6 million settlement for the family of Billy Horne who died two days after a failed brain surgery. Horne’s wife, Jeanette Horne sued the neurosurgeon who performed the surgery as well as the hospital, Rush University Medical Center, alleging that the doctor failed to recognize and correct a fatal bleeding issue…

$47.5 Million Recovered For Four-Year-Old Victim of Medical Malpractice

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | May 3, 2017 | Medical Malpractice

Attorney Devon Bruce, a partner at Power Rogers, recently obtained $47.5 million for a four-year-old boy who required multiple amputations after his bacterial infection was left undiagnosed and untreated by medical professionals for more than 32 hours. The plaintiff was two years old at the time the medical malpractice occurred. According to court documents, the plaintiff suffered a small laceration…

Insurance Rates Continue To Rise, But Medical Malpractice Claims Aren’t To Blame

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | Jan 24, 2017 | Medical Malpractice

As Donald Trump prepares to take office, top Republicans have turned their sights on what they are calling a medical malpractice crisis. According to them, frivolous lawsuits have driven malpractice insurance premiums to such high levels that physicians are being forced out of their profession. Representative Tom Price, a Republican from Georgia who has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump…

Joseph Power, Jr. & Larry Rogers, Sr. Named to the 2017 ‘Best Lawyers’ List

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | Aug 26, 2016 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

Founding Partners of Power Rogers Joseph Power, Jr. and Larry Rogers, Sr. have been selected by their peers to the 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America©. Power, Jr. has received the award every year since 1987, and Roger, Sr. has received the award every year since 2001. The list, which consists of the top 4 percent of lawyers…

What Makes an Injury “Catastrophic”?

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | Jun 29, 2016 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

While there is no strict legal definition of a catastrophic injury, it generally means a severe injury that leads to either permanent or long-term disfigurement or disability. These types of injuries often include a lifetime of medical treatment, multiple surgeries, and a difficult recovery process. Two main factors to be considered when determining whether or not an injury can be…

New Study Shows Medical Errors Rank As Third Leading Cause of Death

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | May 19, 2016 | Medical Malpractice, Negligence

According to a new survey by researchers Sarah Joo, Michael Daniel, Tim Xu MPP, and Martin A. Makary M.D. from Johns Hopkins Medicine, medical errors should rank as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Based on analyses of prior research, their study estimates that more than 250,000 deaths are caused by medical errors each year. That would…

Medical Mistakes Now Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S., New Research Says

On Behalf of Power Rogers, LLP | May 4, 2016 | Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death

After analyzing medical death rate data over an eight-year stretch, patient safety experts from Johns Hopkins have calculated that over 250,000 deaths are caused by medical error each year in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently list respiratory disease – responsible for nearly 150,000 deaths each year – as the third leading cause of death…