Personal Injury Law

$11.5 M DuPage County Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Awarded to Bolingbrook Woman for Her Injuries and Death of Her Unborn Baby

Sabine Miller, has been awarded $11.5 million for DuPage County medical malpractice. The 30-year-old woman lost her unborn baby and her small intestine after she was treated at Edward Hospital on November 30, 2004.

Miller, who was 14 weeks pregnant at the time, was admitted to the Naperville hospital for abdominal pains. Her DuPage County personal injury attorney contends while Miller was at the postpartum unit, nurses were negligent because they failed to monitor not just her condition but also that of her unborn baby.

Miller reportedly told hospital staff that when she was 4, she suffered a twisted intestine. Yet it wasn?t until several hours later and after she fell unconscious that hospital staff transferred her to the ICU. By this time, the baby was dead and her small intestine could not be saved.

Miller later received a small intestine transplant at a Chicago hospital. However, she will likely face serious medical challenges for as long as she lives. She also now has to consider other options aside from natural childbirth.

Illinois Medical Malpractice
Negligent medical care can cause serious injuries to a patient. Examples of medical errors that can hurt or even kill a patient:

? Anesthesia errors
? Birthing malpractice
? Negligent nursing care
? Failure to diagnose
? Wrong diagnosis
? Delayed diagnosis
? Surgical errors
? Medication mistakes
? Failure to monitor patient?s condition
? Failure to obtain informed consent
? Negligent postoperative care
? Delayed medical care
? Providing patient with the wrong medical care

Just last week, a jury awarded the family of Michelle L. Koenig $1.5 million for her Illinois wrongful death by medical malpractice. The 20-year-old died in 2006 after ER Dr. Timothy Moran, who was working at Provena St. Mary?s Hospital, failed to diagnose her with chicken pox. Two days later she was dead.

$11.5 million awarded to woman who lost unborn baby in negligence lawsuit, Chicago Tribune, October 27, 2010

Kankakee: $1.5 million verdict in 20-year-old's death, The Daily Journal, November 9, 2010

Related Web Resources:
Medical Malpractice Overview, Justia

Edward Hospital and Health Services, Naperville, Illinois

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on November 09, 2010 (boomark / email).