Together with Joseph A. Power, Jr.- March 13, 2002 nursing staff failed to monitor plaintiff age 48, during his hospitalization for meningitis and failed to react to an abnormal pulse oximeter reading, allowing him to die from respiratory compromise due to Dilaudid. JAP

On April 20, 2018, at around 10:00 p.m., Plaintiff, age 33, was driving a Frito-Lay vehicle westbound on Mound Road. The collision took place at the intersection of Mound Road and US Route 48 which was controlled by a traffic light. Plaintiff obeyed the signal and stopped for the red light at the aforesaid intersection. Immediately prior to the collision, CR was traveling approximately 80 mph in a northbound direction on US Route 48. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant vehicle was travelling at a high-speed, he ran the red light and collided into the delivery truck driven by Plaintiff. The findings from unidentified local governmental entity’s investigation following the collision demonstrate that CR did not have his sirens on and violated numerous internal orders and policies of the unidentified local governmental entity. Plaintiff suffered a mild traumatic Brain Injury; Concussion due to ejection, Left orbital fracture, Left frontal bone and frontal sinus fractures, fractures of C7, T1, T3, T4, and T5, fracture of his right wrist requiring surgery, labral tear.

Plaintiff, age 52, suffered from Marfan syndrome, was admitted to defendant healthcare facility for the repair of a descending thoracic aorta aneurysm and placement of a peritoneal shunt. Post-op, she was designated a high fall risk. On July 4, 2015, she was left alone without restraints and suffered a fall that dislodged the shunt and caused a subdural hematoma which required surgery. She has incurred cognitive defects as a result of the injury including word finding, balance, and confusion, and requires 24 hour/day assistance with ADLs. She is no longer able to work as a hospital director of PR. (2016)

M.B. v. A Local Community Hospital and Family Medicine Physician

(2022) Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff presented to a local community hospital after her bag of waters ruptured for purposes of labor and delivery. Baby began experiencing recurrent heart rate abnormalities indicative of fetal distress. Nursing staff negligently continued. Nursing staff also failed to utilize the chain of command when the attending physician failed to respond to phone calls and did not present to the hospital in a timely fashion. Once the attending family practice physician arrived, she failed to recognize fetal distress and did not timely move to a Caesarean Section. Baby died shortly before birth. Decedent is survived by his parents and two older siblings. Co-Counsel with Joseph W. Balesteri.

(2022) Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff tried unsuccessfully to have a child for years and eventually at the age of 45 was able to reach term. During labor, the defendant obstetrician who was also pregnant went to rest while the fetal heart tracings were indeterminant after speaking to an obstetrical resident. Upon returning to the bedside 4 hours later, an elective c-section due to failure to progress was recommended. At birth about an hour later, the newborn was significantly depressed with blood gases and Apgars revealing metabolic acidosis resulting in his death. Upon review of the fetal heart tracings, while the obstetrician was resting and while mom was under the care of a labor and delivery nurse, the strips revealed recurrent variable decelerations requiring communication and expedited delivery. Decedent is survived by his mom and dad. Joseph W. Balesteri as lead counsel, with the assistance of Kathryn L. Conway.

M.L. as Special Administrator of the Estate of M.L., deceased v. Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

Medical malpractice settlement. 16 day old male survived by his parents, experienced brain injury at birth due to a failure to respond to late decelerations in fetal heart tracings resulting in his death.

Co-counsel with Joseph W. Balesteri.

September 14, 2004 defendant’s forklift operator in McHenry County caused a stack of 35 pallets to fall on plaintiff, age 58, causing fractures to her left tibial plateau and right foot/heel with multiple surgeries and L5-S1 herniation. (2010)

Together with Joseph A. Power, Jr.- On May 13, 2019 at 11:45 am, CW presented to the local academic hospital and was 39.1 weeks pregnant. On May 13, 2019 between 6:24 pm- 6:28 pm, the fetal heart rate monitor on CW demonstrated the fetal heart rate to have moderate variability and no accelerations. On May 13, 2019, and throughout the time CW was on fetal heart monitoring at a major research hospital, the fetal heart tracings were Category II. On May 13, 2019 and after 23:45 hours, the fetal heart tracings continued to show absent accelerations with recurrent late decelerations. On May 14, 2019, the fetal heart tracings continued to show recurrent late decelerations and were absent accelerations. On May 14, 2019, at or before 4:24 am, the fetal heart tracings changed to Category III with no variability. On May 14, 2019 at approximately 7:25 hours, the obstetrician, due to concerns with the fetal heart monitoring tracing delivered plaintiff. On May 14, 2019 at approximately 7:34 hours, a forceps delivery was performed and at approximately 7:34 hours, minor plaintiff was born. On May 14, 2019, CHW was born with no heart rate, APGAR scores of 0,1,1, and 3 at 1,5, 10 and 15 minutes of life respectively. On May 14 ,2019, the umbilical cord pH for the minor plaintiff measured less than 6.8. On May 18, 2019, CH.W. died of severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Plaintiff alleged that on May 13 and May 14, 2019, various employees of the hospital deviated from the standard of care in the labor and delivery management of C.W. and CH.W. by failing to evaluate, document and diagnose the health of CH.W. in utero on May 13, 2019; failed to deliver CH.W. in a timely manner on May 13, 2019; failed to deliver minor plaintiff sooner on either May 13th or May 14th, 2019; failed to recognize the multiple signs and symptoms of a baby in distress on May 13 or May 14, 2019 and negligently increased the dosage of Pitocin to minor plaintiff. (2008)

Deft nursing home abused and neglected plaintiff age 64 and a Alzheimer’s patient, causing her to suffer malnourishment, dehydration, multiple stage IV pressure ulcers on her hip and lower back and death in November 2002. (2008)

In November 2007, Mr. Power was successful in persuading a Cook County jury to award $2.7 million to an 80-year-old man whose car was rear-ended by a semi-tractor trailer then flipped in the air, causing it to land on a nearby vehicle. The defendant claimed the plaintiff cut him off and slammed on his brakes. A police officer at the scene testified the plaintiff admitted that he stopped to avoid hitting a vehicle in front of him.