Medical Malpractice Success Stories

$35 Million Settlement for Brain Injury at Birth

$35 Million Settlement for Brain Injury at Birth We represented the mother of a 5-year-old boy who suffered a severe brain injury during birth. The child’s injuries were suffered as…

$32 Million Settlement for Quadruple Amputation Due to Delayed Diagnosis

$32 Million Settlement for Quadruple Amputation Due to Delayed Diagnosis We represented the mother of a Chicago girl who, at age 8, was taken to the hospital with a fever…

$32 Million Jury Verdict for Cerebral Palsy from Birth Injury

$32 Million Jury Verdict For Cerebral Palsy From Birth Injury A 7-year-old boy suffers from cerebral palsy, critical blindness, and is fed through a tube following a hospital staff’s failure…

$20.25 Million Jury Verdict for Fetal Distress Injuries

$20.25 Million Jury Verdict For Fetal Distress Injuries A newborn suffered brain damage and severe cerebral palsy after hospital staff failed to recognize hours of fetal distress. $20.25 Million T.…

$19.4 Million Jury Award as “Routine Surgery” Leads to Negligence

$19.4 Million Jury Award As “Routine Surgery” Leads To Negligence Our client, a 60-year-old woman, went to the hospital for outpatient surgical removal of a benign ovarian cyst. During surgery,…

$17.5 Million Emergency Room Error Settlement

$17.5 Million Emergency Room Error Settlement A 33-year-old woman went to Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s emergency room complaining of a horrible headache, a stiff neck and vomiting. She was sent home…

$17 Million Emergency Room Error Settlement

$17 Million Emergency Room Error Settlement A male with a history of and a severe risk of developing bacterial endocarditis went to the University of Chicago Medical Center complaining of…

$16.6 Million Birth Injury Jury Verdict

$16.6 Million Birth Injury Jury Verdict A girl suffers from cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and seizures after her Cesarean Section birth was inappropriately delayed, causing her to suffer brain damage.…

$15 Million Settlement in Birth Injury Diagnosis Delay

$15 Million Settlement In Birth Injury Diagnosis Delay A boy was born brain damaged with chronic seizures and limited movement as the result of a physician’s alleged failure to act…

$12 Million Settlement for Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningitis

$12 Million Settlement For Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment Of Meningitis Our client, who himself is an attorney handling personal injury and other civil litigation cases, was transported to the hospital’s…

$12 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement

$12 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement A 6-year-old boy was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia as a result of untreated bacterial meningitis. $12 Million S. v. Children’s Memorial Hospital

$10.2 Million Settlement for Repeated Misdiagnosis of an Executive’s Heart Problem

$10.2 Million Settlement For Repeated Misdiagnosis Of An Executive’s Heart Problem A young, successful vice president at one of the country’s largest information technology staffing firms had a heart valve…

$10 Million Settlement for Misdiagnosed Brain Injury Resulting in Paraplegia

$10 Million Settlement For Misdiagnosed Brain Injury Resulting In Paraplegia Our client, a 41-year-old married father of two, suffered an injury on the right side of his head while playing…

$10 Million Jury Finding of Medical Malpractice

$10 Million Jury Finding Of Medical Malpractice A 28-year-old man became a quadriplegic following the removal of his soft collar two days after an automobile accident. After his collar was…

$9.75 Million Settlement for Child’s Birth Injury

$9.75 Million Settlement For Child’s Birth Injury Our client was a west suburban mother whose daughter suffered a severe brain injury during childbirth because her doctors were too aggressive in…

$9.4 Million Settlement Ends Wisconsin Birth Injury Case

$9.4 Million Settlement Ends Wisconsin Birth Injury Case By Jordyn Reiland jreiland@lawbulletinmedia.com Posted June 21, 2019 10:41 AM The family of a child born with severe brain injuries has settled…

$9.3 Million Settlement for Surgical Error and Misdiagnosis

$9.3 Million Settlement for Surgical Error and Misdiagnosis Our client was admitted to the hospital with end stage renal failure due to years of uncontrolled hypertension and was diagnosed with…

$8 Million Jury Award for Negligence Leading to Brain Damage, Coma

$8 Million Jury Award For Negligence Leading To Brain Damage, Coma We represented the widow and two children of a truck driver with severe asthma who went to a hospital…