Personal Injury Law

Syndicated Columnist Sues Two Chicago Dentists for Dental Malpractice

In Illinois, nationally syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer filed her Chicago dental malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Daniel I. Chin, Jr. and Dr. Jeffrey Taugner. In her Cook County Circuit Court complaint, Geyer claims that the two Chicago dentists failed to diagnose that she had cancer of the tongue and mouth

Geyer claims that in 2006, she went to Dr. Taugner because there was a white lesion on her tongue that hurt. She then went to see Dr. Chin, who performed a biopsy.

Geyer?s pathology report noted that she was merely suffering from a common skin disease. However, by the fall of 2007, the lesions had spread to other areas in her mouth.

Geyer underwent a second biopsy, which confirmed that she had T3 squamous cell carcinoma and that they were now in her lymph nodes. The noted columnist had to undergo extensive surgery to remove the cancer, and she now has problems speaking.

Dental Malpractice
If you or someone you love was seriously injured or became ill due to dental malpractice, an experienced Chicago medical malpractice lawyer can determine whether you have grounds for filing an Illinois personal injury complaint.

Examples of Dental Malpractice:
? Failure to treat or diagnose an oral disease
? Failure to diagnose dangerous oral conditions
? Negligent dental work
? Botched dental procedures
? Botched oral surgery
? Faulty root canal
? Defective dental devices
? Unnecessary extractions
? Extraction-related injuries
? Extracting too many teeth or the wrong teeth
? Complications related to bridges and crowns
? Failure to treat gum disease
? Anesthesia-related errors

Illinois dental malpractice can cause infection or permanent injuries to the teeth, jaw, tongue, or lips. It can also cause nerve damage or the loss of the sense of taste.

Journalist Georgie Anne Geyer sues over cancer, Daily Herald, July 8, 2009

Related Web Resources:
Dental malpractice suit shows gaps in information, Health Journalism, May 27, 2009

Jury awards $11M to Woodbridge family in oral surgery malpractice case, NJ.com, Friday March 6, 2009

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on July 16, 2009 (boomark / email).