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Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog

Personal injury issues.
By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

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Last Entry: June 10, 2020 at 09:37:56

Doctor Guilty of Healthcare Fraud

Posted on March 04, 2009

Electronic Health Records Improve VA Hospitals

Posted on March 02, 2009

State Law to Reduce Medical Errors

Posted on March 01, 2009

Limit Malpractice, Not Damages

Posted on February 28, 2009
According to Robert Oshel, former associate director of the Division of Practitioner Data Banks at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, doctors need to worry more about limiting malpractice claims and not damage awards in order to prevent medical malpractice insurance premiums from rising...

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Case Law Update: Jury instructions in Medical Malpractice

Posted on February 28, 2009

Caution Needed for Children and Medication Error

Posted on February 27, 2009
Over-the-counter and prescription errors account for some of the most medical emergencies. The article gives tips on how to avoid prescription and over-the-counter errors with your children. Read labels carefully and if you need help call the Regional Poison Control Center in your area...

Hospital Hanging Lawsuit

Posted on February 26, 2009
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of a man who was found hanging in his hospital room two years ago. The lawsuit claims the negligent medical staff could have prevented the man?s suicide. The man was known to suffer from depression, mental illness, and posed a danger to himself...

Allegations of Death from Oral Surgery

Posted on February 26, 2009
A medical malpractice suit was filed on behalf of a man who died after having his wisdom teeth removed. According to the article, the plaintiffs claim both the dentist and the oral surgeon knew the young man suffered from an immune deficiency disease ?that caused parts of his body to swell after trauma...

VAs and Possible Contaminant Exposures

Posted on February 25, 2009
A Veteran?s Administration clinic has warned patients they may be susceptible to a possible contaminant exposure if they were given colonoscopies in the previous years. This has sparked VA clinics nationwide to review their own procedures. The patients may have been exposed to ?infectious bodily fluids? from other patients that have also received colonoscopies...

Wrongful Death Complaint Filed for Young Boy

Posted on February 24, 2009
After an intensive surgery, a boy was left brain dead which led to a wrongful death complaint against the surgeon. The Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision is also providing its own independent investigation of the surgeon but will not explain for what reason...

Lawyer Wins Big for Wronged Patient

Posted on February 22, 2009
A lawyer won $7.5 million for her client whose doctor ?failed to correctly diagnose and treat a hospital infection that led to gangrene in both his arms and legs.? The patient originally went to the hospital for ulcer treatment but then had to have his limbs amputated from his doctor?s negligence...

Doctor Charged with Fraud and Endangerment

Posted on February 21, 2009
Indictments for fraud and reckless endangerment come two years after a doctor was allegedly found writing ?excessive and/or medically unnecessary prescriptions?. According to the article, those prescriptions could have placed the patients in ?imminent danger of death or target="_blank"serious bodily injury...

Call for Technological Advancements in Health Reform

Posted on February 20, 2009
Old practices such as handwritten medical records transferred between hospitals will not support the health reform America needs today. Medical errors result ?in thousands of unnecessary deaths and excess costs.? The authors feel medical malpractice would be reduced if doctors and hospitals updated their patient data exchange with each other...

Case Law Update: Detection in Medical Malpractice

Posted on February 20, 2009
Bosco v. Janowitz, No. 1-07-0617 (2-10-09), is an Illinois First District decision which affirmed that in the medical malpractice trial of defendant, physicians, for failure to set up and follow proper cancer detection and prevention plan after plaintiff's decedent was diagnosed with ulcerated colitis, evidence presented by defense that defendants did not breach standard of care at time of alleged malpractice is sufficient to withstand motion for judgment nov after jury verdict in favor of defendants...

Case Law Update: Wrongful Death in Medical Malpractice

Posted on February 20, 2009
Siwa v. Koch, No. 1-06-3552 (2-10-09), affirmed a decision which stated that the defendant, a radiologist, is entitled to summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's cause of action for wrongful death after plaintiff's decedent volunteered to participate in a test of new CT equipment and software at the hospital where he was employed and defendant, after accidentally coming across scan, repeatedly warned plaintiff's decedent to see a cardiologist immediately, and plaintiff's decedent suffered a fatal heart attack while playing basketball...

Doctor Gives Up License

Posted on February 17, 2009
A doctor accused of molesting female patients during medical procedures was told to suspend practice and turn in his license, according to the news article. The cosmetic surgeon was charged with sexual battery by fraud, sexual battery, and rape by a foreign object...

Ultraviolet Light Treatment Severely Burned Patient

Posted on February 16, 2009
A patient was being treated for the skin disease psoriasis when he suffered first and second degree burns from allegedly his doctor?s mistreatment. A medical panel conducted in October found the doctor took appropriate care when treating the patient, but the patient is now suing the doctor...

Case Law Update: Warnings on Anti-Depressants

Posted on February 16, 2009
Giles v. Wyeth, Inc., No. 07-3149 (2/12/09) found that in a wrongful death action against defendant-manufacturer of anti-depressant drug Effexor in which jury found in favor of defendant, Dist. Ct. did not abuse its discretion in excluding warnings with respect to risk of suicide in younger persons that accompanied Effexor following plaintiff-decedent's death by suicide two days after taking said drug...

Case Law Update: Wrongful Death in Medical Malpractice

Posted on February 16, 2009
Walton v. Dirkes, No. 1-08-0461 (1-27-09) decided that the trial court erred when it entered judgment nov after jury returned verdict in wrongful death complaint for medical malpractice. Plaintiff presented sufficient evidence of proximate cause through experts' testimony that defendant's failure to order CBC resulted in missed opportunity to diagnose and treat plaintiff's decedent's leukemia...

Misdiagnosis of Cancer Led to Death

Posted on February 15, 2009
A jury found a doctor?s misdiagnosis of cancer led to the death of a young woman. If not for the delay in treatment, the woman?s survival chances were strong. The 24-year old woman had rectal and colon cancer that went undiagnosed for seven months by her doctor...

Allegations against Mayo Clinic

Posted on February 14, 2009
An Illinois man died weeks after having brain surgery five years ago at Mayo Clinic. His widow filed a medical malpractice suit against both Mayo and the neurosurgeon who performed the surgery. The widow?s attorney claims they will be aiming for over 4...

Medical Malpractice Bill Controversy

Posted on February 13, 2009
Doctors are asking for a bill that would lower their medical malpractice insurance in Hawaii in order to provide incentives for physicians to stay within the state. This would hurt patients seeking damages under medical malpractice claims because the bill would ?limit compensation for non-economic damages like pain and suffering...

Get to Know a VA Hospital: Part 2

Posted on February 13, 2009
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is located on a 140 plus acre campus a dozen miles west of Chicago?s downtown. ?Hines? is not only houses 483 beds but also acts a major Veterans Health Administration hub for pathology, radiology, and radiation therapy...

Get To Know an Illinois VA Hospital: Part 1

Posted on February 12, 2009
Jesse Brown Medical Center is located in the heart of the Illinois Medical District in downtown Chicago. Jesse Brown serves as the major veteran medical provider of Cook County serving an estimated 58,000 veterans and employing over 1700 Chicagoans. Medical malpractice at Jesse Brown is actionable through the Federal Tort Claims Act and those injured as a result of Jesse Brown medical negligence should contact Levin & Perconti...

Failure to Diagnose May Have Led to Soldiers? Suicides

Posted on February 11, 2009
After reviewing 5 cases of soldier suicides, an article discusses similarities found amongst the men. The article determines there was ?a failure to diagnose or properly treat combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or brain injuries, despite clear symptoms? and overmedication resulting from these stresses and injuries that may have contributed to the death of these soliders...

Over 30 Doctors Disciplined

Posted on February 10, 2009
A state medical board listed 33 doctors being disciplined for various problems. Some of the allegations included medical malpractice, failure to review an x-ray, failure to diagnose patients, failure to meet the standard of care for surgery patients to name a few...

Abortion Doctor?s License Revoked

Posted on February 09, 2009
Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique was found guilty by the Board of Medicine for medical malpractice after delivering a live baby in a ?botched abortion case.? The teenage patient waited hours for the doctor to arrive after she was given drugs to dilate her cervix...

Insulin Error at Army Medical Hospital

Posted on February 08, 2009
Over 2,000 diabetes patients may be at risk for a blood-borne illness due to an improper medical procedure. The reusable insulin pen system was implemented to allow patients to use the same pen over multiple times to inject insulin, but instead the pens were used multiple times on different patients...

Suburban Chicago Family Hires Levin & Perconti

Posted on February 07, 2009
A family hires Levin & Perconti to represent them in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a suburban Chicago hospital for improper treatment and early discharge. After the woman tried to commit suicide, she stayed at the hospital for seven days. Instead of keeping the woman under psychiatric supervision, they discharged her...

Girl Suffers Facial Burns during Surgery

Posted on February 06, 2009
An 11-year old girl files a medical malpractice Chicago suburban hospital for facial burns she received during surgery. Allegedly, the medical team was medically negligent and failed to follow safety guidelines during the operation. Supplemental oxygen on the child?s face ignited during the performance of the surgery...

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