Chicago, IL
Medical malpractice Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Defective and Dangerous Products, Personal Injury
OUTCOME: CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT
S.R. v. Cascade Mountain, Inc. – Confidential settlement for 15-year-old young man who suffered fractures to C5-C6 and was rendered paraplegic due to a defectively designed and maintained snowboard j ... ump at Cascade Mountain in Portage, Wisconsin.
OUTCOME: $750,000 Settlement
$750,000 settlement for the passenger and driver of a Pace bus that was rear-ended by another bus. The driver suffered an injury to his lumbar spine and underwent L4-L5 laminectomy. The passenger suffe ... red a C5-C6 herniation and underwent a fusion as those levels. The driver’s case settled after trial assignment and the passenger’s case settled three days prior to trial.
OUTCOME: Settlement - CONFIDENTIAL AMOUNT
Confidential settlement for mom and her two children who suffered serious personal injuries when the driver taking them from their hotel in Negril, Jamaica to the airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica crosse ... d the center line and struck a lumber truck. The driver was killed. Mom, 34, suffered numerous internal and orthopaedic injuries necessitating abdominal surgery in Jamaica, and orthopaedic procedures at University of Chicago Hospital on her knee, hip and shoulder. Her daughter, 15, suffered fractures to her right arm requiring multiple surgeries. Her son, 4, suffered a permanent brachial plexus injury. Plaintiffs had purchased an all-inclusive vacation package from Funjet that included transportation to and from the airport in Jamaica. Plaintiffs alleged that the driver was Funjet’s apparent agent.
OUTCOME: $950,000 Settlement
$950,000 wrongful death settlement for estate of a 69 year-old man who underwent an anterior cervical decompression and fusion by Dr. Isaac Thapedi. Dr. Thapedi failed to decompress the spinal cord, f ... ailed to recognize that the spinal cord remained compressed, and failed to re-operate. As a result, Mr. Thurmon was discharged and spent the remainder of his life in nursing homes. He died on September 16, 2004 from sepsis related to decubitus ulcers. The settlement was paid 3 days before trial by ISMIE in response to plaintiff’s $1 Million policy demand.
OUTCOME: $1.35 Settlement with hospital
$1.35 Million partial settlement for a 41 year-old man who suffers from neurogenic bowel and bladder due to the delayed diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina syndrome. The settlement resolved the ca ... se for nursing negligence. The remaining defendant, Dr. Akkineni, and his insurer, ISMIE, made no settlement offer. The case was tried against Dr. Akkineni to a Plaintiff’s verdict for $736,600.
OUTCOME: $1.5 Million wrongful death settlement
$1,500,000 wrongful death settlement. 42 year-old man bled to death following a kidney-pancreas transplant surgery at UIC. Mr. Cassidy bled excessively during the procedure as a result of taking Plav ... ix. The surgeon failed to timely treat the Plavix-related bleeding.
OUTCOME: $1.8 Million settlement
$1,800,000 wrongful death settlement. 57-year-old man died due to the failure of 3 internists to timely diagnose and treat bacterial endocarditis. Survived by his widow and 3 adult children.
OUTCOME: $800,000 Settlement
$800,000 wrongful death settlement. 63-year-old man died due to nursing staff’s failure to provide Vitamin K and blood products as ordered to treat accidental Coumadin overdose. Survived by adult s ... on. Case settled before disclosure of expert witnesses.
OUTCOME: $27 Million verdict
$27,000,000 jury verdict for the estate of a 46-year-old man who died because the driver’s seat of his vehicle failed in a rear impact, causing him to suffer fatal head injuries. The jury’s award i ... ncluded $25,000,000 for loss of society suffered by his wife and two children, an Illinois record.
OUTCOME: $3.6 Million jury verdict
$3.6 Million verdict for widow of 35 year-old electrician who fell to his death through a temporary floor opening at ComEd Station 18 in Romeoville.
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