Medical negligence/wrongful death: 67 year-old male underwent elective surgery to remove a previously placed orthopedic spinal cage that had become dislodged. Plaintiff alleged the access surgeon negligently caused vessel injury upon retractor placement. Thereafter, Plaintiff alleged that the access surgeon and hospital staff failed to timely recognize, address, and correct resultant vessel bleeding, causing patient’s death due to exsanguination hours after the surgery concluded.

Medical Malpractice/ Wrongful Death: Plaintiffs allege that Decedent was admitted for a routine hip replacement surgery. During his post-operative, inpatient treatment, his care providers failed to recognize the presence of an ileus and, after Decedent began to experience difficulty breathing, the anesthesia service attempted an intubation but failed to protect Decedent’s airway, which caused Decedent to go into cardiac arrest and pass away.

Mayhorn v. City of Chicago

Wrongful death verdict. On March 10, 2009, Matthias Mayhorn was at his home when 2 plain clothes officers arrived to arrest him pursuant to an investigative alert for a domestic incident. Mr. Mayhorn fled into his bedroom and attempted to exit a 2nd floor bedroom window when he was grabbed by his legs by the officers. The officers alleged that Mr. Mayhorn pulled a gun on them while he was attempting to evade arrest through the 2nd floor window and while being held by his feet by the officers. The defense further alleged that the police officers shot Mr. Mayhorn twice when he refused to drop the weapon and were justified in the use of deadly force in doing so. The Plaintiff established that Mr. Mayhorn was not shot at the window as the defense contended in a struggle with the police officers, but more likely than not was shot in the gangway below where he did not pose a threat of imminent death or serious bodily harm to the police officers or others. The Plaintiff introduced forensic evidence found at the scene, and testimony from a forensic pathologist regarding the downward and forward trajectory of the bullet wounds to the back of the head and the leg, to establish that Matthias was shot from a distance, and not at close range as the officers suggested. The Plaintiff also alleged that the lack of fingerprints or other evidence tying the weapon found at the scene to Matthias Mayhorn fit the profile for that weapon being a “drop gun” that was dropped at the scene to explain the unjustified shooting. The jury awarded $1.5 million dollars for the loss that Mr. Mayhorn’s three minor children suffered due to his death.

Co-counsel with Larry R. Rogers, Jr.

Minor v. Confidential Defendant (2022)

James Power secured a $1,500,000.00 pre-suit settlement on behalf of the family of a deceased 9 year old who was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was sideswiped by a semi-truck.

Wrongful death and abuse settlement.  The plaintiff’s son was a disabled adult who resided at a residential facility. He required assistance in his daily activities, including eating and dressing, a wheelchair for mobility, and 24-hour monitoring and supervision. On April 5, 2020, he experienced stomach pain, vomiting, and refused to eat any food. His condition worsened that day and the next. In the evening of April 6, he was found unresponsive and not breathing. Emergency responders were unable to save him. His cause of death was determined to be due to an intestinal obstruction as a result of ingestion of a small ball. It was alleged that the residential facility failed to properly monitor and supervise him allowing him to have access to the ball that he ingested.  It was further alleged they failed to appropriately respond to his medical condition.

Co-counsel with Larry R. Rogers, Jr.