Irnell Mickey as Special Administrator of the Estate of Natasha Mickey, dec=d. and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Sasha Mickey, dec=d. v. Imre Hidvegi, M.D., et al

(2007) Medical Malpractice. This case involves an 8-month pregnant mother, Natasha Mickey, who was being treated by Drs. Hidvegi and Faikpui at Lincoln Medical Center for prenantal care. During the court of her pregnancy, she develo9ped several urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis. Ultimately, the infections worsened, Natasha went into cardiac arrest at home on the morning of August 11, 2001 and was transported to Ingalls Memorial Hospital where an emergency Cesarean section was performed post-mortem. the infant, Sasha Mickey, was resuscitated following delivery and was transferred to Northwestern memorial Hospital where she died on August 13, 1999. An autopsy was done on Natasha and the conclusion was acute pyelonephritis was the cause of her death.

Plaintiff, age 38, was found by his father after a suicide attempt, and was brought to defendant hospital, where he was stabilized. The plan was to transfer the patient to the behavioral unit at another hospital. However, the next morning, June 18, 2019, the patient was left unsupervised in a public bathroom for roughly 15 minutes. He locked the door and placed a garbage bag over his head–and was able to nearly suffocate himself. He sustained brain damage and died on June 23, 2019. (survived by his elderly parents and an adult sibling). Plaintiff alleged the staff and security personnel both violated policies and procedures regarding the monitoring of suicidal patients. This was the second highest reported recovery at the time for a suicide victim. (2020)

Alma Smith, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Ronald Mahone, deceased V. Carpentersville Quarry, et al.

(2006) Motor vehicle – Wrongful Death. Ronald Mahone (the decedent) single with no dependents was employed as a postal worker and working at the time of this occurrence, when he exited a store and was struck by an illegally parked van when it was struck by a cement truck driven by defendant, Krista Patterson, working for PF Materials/Action Concrete & Supply and Carpentersville Quarry.

Wrongful Death/Medical Malpractice: The minor Decedent was born with a congenital heart defect. Plaintiffs allege that the Defendant did not obtain their consent before converting a diagnostic procedure to an interventional procedure and negligently elected to place a plug in an attempt to occlude the minor’s collateral vessel. After failing to obtain total occlusion, the Defendant placed a second, larger Plug and caused perforation of the vessel and for the minor Decedent to exsanguinate and die.

E. v. A Local Academic Hospital

This case involved a 75-year-old male who presented for elective, minimally invasive back surgery. Postoperatively, he was provided Gabapentin at alleged improper dosing and experienced confusion and somnolence. His renal functions were not closely followed nor were his input and outtakes. As a result, a respiratory and cardiac arrest occurred due to unrecognized medication and renal effects. The decedent was survived by his wife and three adult children. Co-counsel with Joseph W. Balesteri.

Estates of Peggy Stallworth and Angela Stallworth V. Village of Worth

(2002) Motor vehicle – Wrongful Death. Peggy Taylor and Angela Stallworth were killed when their automobile was struck by an automobile driven by Earl G. Johnson. At the time of the collision, the automobile driven by Earl G. Johnson was in the process of fleeing several marked and unmarked police vehicles from the Villages of Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridges, and Worth. The vehicle pursuit was initiated by Detective Martin Knolmayer in the Village of Worth. While attempting to elude the police vehicles, the automobile driven by Earl G. Johnson collided with the Decedents= automobile. The case is significant because the eluding vehicle in a police pursuit struck and caused the injuries to plaintiff where summary judgment had always been granted and affirmed on appeal when the accident was caused by the eluding vehicle and not the police vehicle.

Darien Bass V. Cook County Hospital, et al.

(2000) Medical malpractice. Mr. Bass suffered a subdural hematoma after falling from a gurney while a patient at Cook County Hospital.

Phoebe Joseph, Special Administrator of the Estate of Henry Joseph v. Voest-Alpine, et al., Hammond, Indiana

(1996) Product liability – Wrongful death. Henry Joseph was a 61 year old worker for the U.S. Steel plant – Gary Works, Indiana operating a continuous caster manufactured by defendant, Voest-Alpine. A 235 ton ladle of molten steel erupted showering him with molten steel causing his death. The continuous caster lacked overhead protection to prevent molten steel from coming in contact with workers such as Mr. Joseph in the event an eruption occurred. Mr. Joseph was survived by his 59 year old wife, Phoebe Joseph.

Jury Verdict: $3,000,000.00

Offer Before Trial: $ 150,000.00

D.F., as Special Administrator of the Estate of E.F., Deceased v. Fransciscan Alliance d/b/a St. James Hospital, et al.

(2015) Medical Malpractice—wrongful death. Defts allegedly failed to properly and timely address the risk of patient M-56 developing deep vein thrombosis due to his inactivity and other factors during his hospitalization for treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis, acute renal insufficiency, and hyperkalemia. As a result, he suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism while preparing for discharge home on October 8, 2010. He is survived by his wife and three adult daughters.

In April 2007, Mr. Power obtained a $3,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of the family of a 15-year-old boy who suffered an asthma attack at home and was brought to a medical care center. While there, the boy’s condition worsened and it took several attempts to intubate him. As a result of the delay, he coded and, ultimately, became comatose, dying four days later. At the time of settlement, this was the largest settlement on behalf of a minor in Will County.