Medical Malpractice Success Stories

$3.4 Million for Surgical Error and Subsequent Flesh-eating Bacteria Infection

$3.4 Million For Surgical Error And Subsequent Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infection Our client was diagnosed with gallbladder disease and went for surgery at Norwegian American Hospital for gallbladder removal. After complications…

$3.4 Million Settlement for Malpractice Involving a Cervical Fracture

$3.4 Million Settlement For Malpractice Involving A Cervical Fracture Our client, a retired engineer with a long-standing inflammatory condition of the cervical spine, complained of neck pain after a minor…

$3.27 Million Jury Award for Traumatic Birth Injury

$3.27 Million Jury Award For Traumatic Birth Injury We represented a mother whose newborn suffered a severe stretch injury to the right side brachial plexus nerves (which resulted in permanent…

$3.1 Million Settlement for Death from Misdiagnosis

$3.1 Million Settlement For Death From Misdiagnosis In September, 1994, a 37-year-old woman went to her physician for a routine mammogram. The test was suspicious, and her doctor recommended a…

$3 Million Settlement in Cancer Misdiagnosis Death

$3 Million Settlement In Cancer Misdiagnosis Death Doctors misread a young boy’s CT scans, which were indicative of a tumor. When the boy underwent a biopsy, he developed a bleed…

$3 Million Settlement for Spinal Surgery

$3 Million Settlement for Spinal Surgery Jenny (62) underwent her seventh spinal surgery on July 11, 2013, during which, she allegedly sustained a spinal cord injury at C5 that caused…

$3 Million Settlement for Multiple Instances of Negligence and Diagnosis Failure

$3 Million Settlement For Multiple Instances Of Negligence And Diagnosis Failure We represented the surviving spouse and estate (including six adult children) of a 59-year-old woman with a history of…

$2.95 Million Settlement for Complications from Surgical Misdiagnosis and Error

$2.95 Million Settlement For Complications From Surgical Misdiagnosis And Error We represented the widow and estate of a 54-year-old husband and father of twin daughters who died from complications from…

$2.75 Million Settlement in Fatal Misdiagnosis

$2.75 Million Settlement In Fatal Misdiagnosis A 40-year-old diabetic male was admitted to Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’s Hospital apparently suffering from a hypoglycemic episode. The results of an EKG indicated that he suffered…

$2.5 Million Settlement for Sepsis Resulting from Surgical Error

$2.5 Million Settlement For Sepsis Resulting From Surgical Error We represented a 28-year-old woman who was advised by her colorectal surgeon to undergo total removal of her colon to relieve…

$2.5 Million Settlement for Surgical Error on Infant

$2.5 Million Settlement For Surgical Error On Infant In 1979, an infant boy underwent elective surgery to repair coarctation of the aorta. Prior to the procedure, his blood cell count…

$2.45 Million Settlement for Misdiagnosis

$2.45 Million Settlement for Misdiagnosis M-56 presented to the E/R on June 14, 2019, with a flare-up of a congenital condition known as MEN 1/ZES. Allegedly, defts misdiagnosed him with…

$2.25 Million Birth Injury Settlement

$2.25 Million Birth Injury Settlement A young girl suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy during her birth due to a delayed emergency C-section. The girl is now a quadriplegic who needs to…

$2 Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Fatal Aneurysm

$2 Million Settlement For Failure To Diagnose Fatal Aneurysm A woman suffering lower back pain passed out and was rushed to the emergency room of St. James Hospital, where it…

$2 Million Settlement for Brain Damage and Quadriplegia Due to Medical Negligence

$2 Million Settlement For Brain Damage And Quadriplegia Due To Medical Negligence We represented the daughter of an 89-year-old woman who was suffering from multiple medical problems (including diabetes, renal…

$1.85 Million Settlement for Cancer Misdiagnosis

$1.85 Million Settlement For Cancer Misdiagnosis A 43-year-old wife and mother of three minor children saw Dr. Samir Kumar at Nephrology Associates because she had been diagnosed with elevated protein…

$1.8 Million Misdiagnosis Settlement

$1.8 Million Misdiagnosis Settlement A 53-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with complaints of vomiting, nausea, weakness, a fall at home and difficulty speaking. She was diagnosed with gastroenteritis…

$1.75 Million Settlement in Infant’s Death

$1.75 Million Settlement In Infant’s Death A boy died of brain injuries four days following birth after hospital staff failed to recognize numerous signs of fetal distress. $1.75 Million K.…