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: Illinois Medical Malpractice BlogWoman Awarded Nearly $3 Million from Medical Malpractice
By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti
A jury awarded a woman nearly $3 million from a medical malpractice suit she had filed against a physician group for a bowel leak during surgery that was to remove a cyst on her ovary. The leak was not discovered until 10 days later although the doctors should have seen it earlier through images taken of her uterus. Due to this mistake, the woman was left with a large abdominal hernia and permanent scars. The woman?s medical malpractice attorney said the judge will reduce his client?s jury award due to malpractice caps in their state.
Read more about the jury award for medical malpractice here.
Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on June 29, 2009 (boomark / email).
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