Death of a sewer bricklayer killed when a trench wall collapsed on top of him. Confidential construction company paid policy limits.

The plaintiff, age 27, underwent a heart catheterization procedure on December 1, 2020 in a rural Illinois County. The plaintiff presented to the defendant’s emergency room on December 9th, December 11th and December 13th, 2020 with multiple signs and symptoms of an infection in the right groin including pain “15 out of 10”, pain radiating into her knee and swelling around the wound site. The plaintiff also reported to the emergency room staff that she was diabetic. The hospital staff failed to appreciate and act upon the plaintiff’s continued complaints and multiple signs and symptoms of an infection in the right leg. The defendant’s lack of care and treatment contributed to the deterioration of the plaintiff and necrotizing tissue in her right leg. As a result, the plaintiff underwent an above the right knee leg amputation on December 22, 2020. (2021)

C. v. Rosenblum, et al.

Medical Malpractice: 39-year-old lady died as a result of the failure of a physician to perform a spinal tap which would have resulted in the diagnosis and treatment of a subarachnoid hemorrhage and aneurysm. At the time, this was the largest wrongful death verdict in Illinois history. The decedent left a husband and two children.

G. v. Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Plaintiff, a former professor at Loyola University of Chicago, on April 20, 1999, went into Evanston Hospital for a decompressive laminectomy for severe cervical stenosis. Prior to the surgery he ambulated with a cane. On April 20th, there was an attempted C6 vertebrectomy for decompression of the spinal cord at the C5-6 level and the C6-7 level.

Plaintiffs’ expert contended osteophytes left behind created internal stress to the spinal cord which affected the blood flow to the cord and its function. The large osteophytes left behind at C5 on the right side tethered the cord at the exit point as well as at C6-C7 leaving persistent compression and quadriparesis. The defense experts claimed it was within the standard of care to leave the osteophytes because removing them often leads to paralysis with someone with a severe stenosis as the plaintiff had.

G. v. West Suburban Hospital, et al.

(2006) Medical malpractice/Birth Injury. T.G. was admitted to the hospital and medical personnel attached a fetal monitor and started induction of labor with Pitocin on October 22, 2001 because she was pre-eclamptic. T.G. began dilating in the early hours of October 23, 2001 and had an epidural administered. Tanisha was fully dilated at approximately 10 p.m. on 10/23/01, began pushing, after hours of inadequate progress of labor a C-section was done at 2:51 a.m. on October 24, 2001. During labor episodes of hyper-stimulation of the uterus occurred and decelerations of fetal heart tones. The fetal monitor also malfunctioned and failed to accurately record contractions. During T.G.=s labor, her fetal heart rate monitoring tracings revealed signs of and were consistent with fetal stress and/or distress. Drs. Lopez, Smith, Tarpey and Macumber failed to recognize the significance of changes in the fetal heart rate as evidenced on the fetal monitor strips from October 23rd through October 24th 2001. D.G. was delivered by emergency caesarean section on October 24, 2001. Upon birth, D.G. was not breathing and depressed and shortly after birth transferred to Children=s Memorial Hospital where she was diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia and seizure disorder.

M. v. CSX Transportation, Inc., et al.

Train Accident: Plaintiff, a minor, was struck by a train on August 26, 2000, at the intersection of 123rd Street and Lombard Lane in the Village of Alsip, Cook County, Illinois. Plaintiff was walking in a westerly direction on 123rd Street when a southeast bound train passed the crossing. Plaintiff began to walk in a westerly direction when a train traveling in a northwesterly direction struck him while his friend tried to pull him out of the way. Plaintiff suffered a brain injury and is currently suffering from an incontinent bowel and bladder. He is permanently disabled and attending public high school in an effort to obtain a high school diploma.

Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff went to outpatient Midwest Medical Center for a spinal injection of an anti-platelet drug to alleviate neck pain caused by an earlier car accident. The injection caused a blood clot in his spinal cord, causing tingling and numbness in lower limbs. Three hours later an ambulance was called to take him for emergency surgery, but by the time he arrived at the hospital, he was permanently paralyzed.

WR v. The University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System, et al.,

(2003) Medical Malpractice: 68 year old male was given an epidural injection while he was on Plavix, an antiplatelet agent. An epidural hematoma developed but over 3.5 hours passed before transfer for emergent neurosurgical care was effectuated. The epidural hematoma resulted in paraplegia.

On June 23, 2010, the Plaintiff suffered an arrest and subsequent lack of oxygen resulting in a brain injury. Plaintiff alleged that the cause of her arrest and oxygen deprivation was an occluded tracheostomy tube which was not addressed in a timely fashion by the Defendant Hospital staff. Plaintiff suffered a severe brain injury. Plaintiff’s past medical bills at the time of settlement were approximately $1.8 Million.

K. Corporation v. Grant Thornton, et al.

K. Corporation is a manufacturer of microphones and other electronic equipment. Sjuata Sachdeva was a senior officer at K. Corporation and fraudulently converted several million dollars for her personal use. She was found out, convicted and sentenced to a prison term of 11 years. Grant Thornton was hired by Koss Corporation to perform audits for Koss. It was alleged that Grant Thornton, through its team of auditors, should have discovered the fraud being perpetrated by Ms. Sachdeva and timely reported it to Koss.