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Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog

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By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

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

Levin & Perconti Files Lawsuit After Hospital Loses Tumor that Held Girl?s Diagnosis

Posted on September 12, 2008
The lawyers of Levin & Perconti filed a negligence lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Children?s Memorial Hospital in Chicago on behalf of a young adult. After having surgery to remove a tumor encased in the girl?s thyroid, the hospital negligently lost the tumor before performing a biopsy to determine if it was cancerous...

Damages Cap on Medical Malpractice Cases Hurt Vulnerable Victims

Posted on September 12, 2008
The real-world consequence of noneconomic damages caps in medical malpractice cases has had a devastating effect on survivors of deceased victims who are unemployed. Noneconomic damages are those given for pain and suffering, whereas economic damages are those given for lost earnings and medical bills...

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Whether Plaintiffs Have Right to Sue Pharmaceutical Companies

Posted on September 11, 2008
Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court decided that there was a federal law barring suits against makers of government-approved medical devises such as pacemakers. Now, the Court will consider whether to extend the shield against lawsuits to the makers of prescription medicines and over-the-counter drugs...

Case Law Update: Abuse of Discretion in Medical Malpractice Suits Discussed

Posted on September 10, 2008
The recent decision in Lasalle Bank, N.A. v. C/HCA Development, No. 1-06-1859 (8/5/08) ruled that although the trial court erred when it substituted the phrase "reasonably well qualified" for "reasonably careful" in the 2006 version of IPI 150.01 in medical malpractice trial, it was not reversible error; because instruction actually given was also an accurate statement of the law...

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Psychiatrist Prescribes Drug That Leaves Man Disabled

Posted on September 09, 2008
A patient has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against his psychiatrist, alleging the doctor prescribed a medication for an off-label use that left him permanently disabled. The patient had been referred to the psychiatrist for depression and anxiety but also had a history of diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia...

Dialysis Takes a Near Deadly Turn After Tainted Heparin is Administered

Posted on June 12, 2008
A pharmaceutical lawsuit has been filed against Baxter after an individual received tainted heparin. The tainted product given to the 38 year old man lead him to suffer from serious personal injuries, pain and suffering and emotional trauma. There is likely a medical malpractice suit to be alleged against the dialysis clinic where the individual received the tainted medication from...

$15 Million in Hospital Malpractice Suit

Posted on June 10, 2008
Vanessa Jenkins gave birth to her son, Cody Smithey, in 2001 at Valley West Community Hospital. Jenkins, who is from Aurora, Illinois, was allegedly having an uneventful labor until Dr. Martin Brauwelier repeatedly used a vacuum extractor device, using it 18 times within 50 minutes, unsuccessfully...

Levin & Perconti to Sponsor Chicago Chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Posted on June 09, 2008
Levin & Perconti will sponsor the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy?s Chicago Lawyer Chapter this coming year. ACS is an organization of legal professionals including lawyers, judges, law professors, students, and policymakers that seek to uphold the fundamental principles of human dignity, rights for individuals, justice and equality continue to hold a central place in American law...

State to Inform Public About Physician Malpractice

Posted on June 09, 2008
A state medical board is planning to put information about medical malpractice actions against physicians on its website in an effort to better inform the public about their caregivers. The proposed plan would disclose malpractice payments for individual doctors going back only seven years...

A Hotly Contested Product: Icy Hot Pain Patches Recalled

Posted on June 06, 2008
Serious burn injuries and raw skin have occurred after use of the popular pain relieving product, Icy Hot pain patches. A Medical product complaints have been directed to the manufacturer, Chattem Inc, since the product?s distribution in December of 2006...

Hepatitis C Outbreak Linked to Physicians' Mistakes

Posted on June 06, 2008
Hepatitis C outbreaks have been linked to unsafe hospital injection practices at an Endoscopy Center. So far eighty-four individuals have contracted the disease due to the hospital?s medical malpractice. The Doctor?s negligent practices have been linked to one day when two identified physicians were on call...

Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Alleged Nursing Error

Posted on June 06, 2008
A woman?s family who sued a hospital where she was treated after she died there in 2003 has reached a settlement with the defendant hospital. The terms of the settlement are unknown, but past suits against the same hospital have yielded millions in settlements for alleged hospital errors...

Medical Malpractice Caps Hurt Innocent Victims

Posted on June 05, 2008
In an op-ed piece, the head of a state medical society favors continued erosion of patients? rights in favor of the insurance industry by unequivocally supporting medical malpractice caps. An Illinois bill, passed and signed into law in 2005, caps non-economic damages but was deemed unconstitutional by a Cook County judge...

Boy Dies From Neglect, Nurses made an Error in Judgment

Posted on June 02, 2008
Recently, a 13-year-old Illinois boy died at a Chicago hospital after being brought there with very severe signs of neglect including ulcers, one of which was seeping pus. The boy was being taken care of by his mother and three nurses for various conditions including cerebral palsy...

Chantix Anti-Smoking Drug Up in Flames

Posted on June 02, 2008
Chantix drug problems arise as the popular drug used to quit smoking comes under scrutiny. The Chantix drug adverse effects include serious personal injuries, skin reactions, seizures, aggression and suicide. Nearly 1000 FDA personal injury reports have been made since the drug received its May 2006 approval, 28 of those injuries included serious car accident injuries...

1.7 Million People Suffer from Hospital Infections Each Year, Raising New Concerns About MRSA

Posted on May 28, 2008
MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus, is a new hospital infection superbug that appears to be resistant to most antibiotic medications. MRSA infections account for about 8% of all hospital infections but are normally deadly. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1...

Certain Drug Treatments for Dementia May Be More Dangerous for Older Patients

Posted on May 28, 2008
A new study shows a link between certain medications and increased risk of death or hospitalization. Antipsychotic drugs may lead to increased risk of hospitalization and death, a new study reports. The study analyzed a group of elderly patients that were prescribed antipsychotic medications like Haldol (haloperidol), Risperdal (risperidone) and Zyprexa (olanzapine)...

Hospital Patient Sues for Misdiagnosis That Caused Unnecessary Surgery and Lung Removal

Posted on May 22, 2008
A hospital patient has sued his former doctors and their hospital in a medical malpractice lawsuit for mistaken diagnosis that lead to unnecessary surgery. The man was initially diagnosed with cancer and doctors told him he may die. The doctors then performed surgery to remove part of his lung that they claimed was cancerous...

$15.5 Million Dollar Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settlement Announced in Aurora, Illinois

Posted on May 22, 2008
An Aurora woman has announced her $15.5 million dollar settlement in a birth injury medical malpractice lawsuit. Her son sustained a brain injury at birth when she went to Valley West Community Hospital to deliver her son. This is the largest medical malpractice settlement in DeKalb county ever announced...

East Chicago Jury Awards $4.5 Million Dollars in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Posted on May 22, 2008
An East Chicago jury has awarded $4.5 million dollars in a medical malpractice lawsuit against St. Catherine Hospital. The man entered the hospital and was misdiagnosed as having a kidney stone. However, the hospital and doctors treating him should have performed a necessary procedure to rule out other conditions...

Advocate Health and Condell in Talks; Advocate Has Offered $180 Million for Condell

Posted on May 21, 2008
Condell, Lake County?s largest hospital, may soon be for sale to the highest bidder. Condell and Chicago-based Advocate Health have been in talks about Advocate buying Condell to expand Advocate?s presence in Lake County. Advocate has signed an agreement to buy Condell for $180 Million...

Congressman Hinchey Unveils New Legislation to Permit Medical Malpractice Claims Against the Military

Posted on May 20, 2008
Congressman Hinchey unveiled a new bill that would allow victims of medical malpractice in military hospitals to file medical malpractice lawsuits against the military. The bill will be called the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2008 after Sgt...

AMA Encourages Tighter Restrictions on Prescription Drug Advertising

Posted on May 13, 2008
The American Medical Association has encouraged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to add restrictions and regulations of prescription drug advertising. Often, prescription drug advertisements tout the benefits of the product without explaining or even indicating all of the risks and side effects of prescription drugs...

Doctor Sues His Treating Physicians for Medical Malpractice after Abdominal Surgery

Posted on May 12, 2008
A Charleston doctor is suing his doctors in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The doctor filed the medical malpractice lawsuit against 2 other doctors and a hospital after developing a serious hospital infection that lead to permanent disfigurement, required additional surgeries and lead to the doctor being on a ventilator...

Keeping Safe in Hospitals: Good Ideas to Protect Yourself from Hospital Infections

Posted on May 12, 2008
Often, hospitals are a source of many hospital infections because surfaces may not be sanitized properly. A recent article from the father of a son who died unexpectedly from a hospital infection explains some tips for avoiding unnecessary bacterial contact...

$5 Million Settlement in Medical Malpractice Case for Failure to Monitor Change in Condition

Posted on May 06, 2008
A west coast man has settled his medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital. The $5 million settlement will help to compensate him for a lifetime of 24 hour care that he now needs. When he entered the hospital with a fever and cough, doctors diagnosed him with acute renal failure...

Tips for Lawyers: Rule 103(b) and Medical Malpractice

Posted on May 06, 2008
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down a new decision recently on its interpretation of Rule 103(b): in determining whether plaintiff was reasonably diligent under Rule 103(b), the trial court is not to consider the time when the case is voluntarily dismissed...

Woman Sues Walgreen?s After Pharmacy Error Causes Miscarriage

Posted on May 05, 2008
A woman is suing Deerfield-based Walgreen?s in a wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit after losing her child. The Walgreen?s Pharmacy filled her prescription for prenatal vitamins with a drug intended for chemotherapy use. After using the drug for an extended period of time, the woman lost her baby...

State of Illinois Has Made It Easier to File Complaints Against Doctors and Health Professionals

Posted on May 02, 2008
The State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation has just released a new website allows users to enter complaints about doctors and health professionals with ease. This website makes it much easier to file a state complaint in the event you have been a victim of medical malpractice or nursing errors...

Army Hospitals Have Difficulty with Drug Overdoses and Deadly Drug Combinations

Posted on May 02, 2008
Army Hospitals have a growing problem with drug overdoses and patient deaths due to drug overdoses and interactions. Since June of last year, there has been an increase in the number of incidents of accidental drug overdoses to patients in Army hospitals...

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