Settlement for failure to diagnose kidney disease in a pregnant woman by an obstetrician at the University of Chicago. The woman suffered end-stage renal disease as a result, and her prematurely delivered child suffered from intrauterine growth retardation.

Verdict for negligence and medical malpractice when emergency room doctors at St. James Hospital failed to timely intubate or provide an airway to a 49-year-old woman suffering an asthma attack, leading to her brain damage and death. See the Chicago Sun-Times article about the case here.

Settlement on behalf of a 12 year old boy born developmentally challenged when doctors failed to perform an immediate cesarean section after there were indications the boy was suffering from lack of oxygen in the womb.

Verdict for injury to a newborn when a pediatrician at Resurrection Medical Center failed to diagnose and treat a blood clot in the boy’s leg, resulting in amputation of newborn’s right leg below the knee.

Settlement for wrongful death of a child who suffered permanent brain damage during labor and delivery at a Will County hospital.

Settlement for the wrongful death of a 19-year-old man who underwent an elective dental procedure at Northwest Community Hospital. The man’s anesthesiologist extubated him, or removed his breathing tube, while the man was still under the effects of anesthesia and unable to breathe on his own.

Settlement before suit was filed for a 50 year old woman whose left arm was permanently paralyzed during a cardiac catheterization procedure at Loyola University Medical Center.

Verdict for 7 year old girl injured at birth when an obstetrician pulled excessively on the girl’s head during delivery, resulting in an injury to the child’s right brachial plexus nerve. After the verdict the defendant agreed to a structured settlement which will pay the girl $5,674,772 over her lifetime.

Settlement for the death of a 60 year old man from an undiagnosed ulcer caused by negligent emergency room care.

Settlement for the death of a diabetic mother during childbirth. The doctors failed to diagnose and treat diabetic ketoacidosis during pregnancy.

Settlement for 68 year-old woman who suffered a stroke after a radiologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital failed to report critical MRI results warning of an impending stroke to the woman’s neurologist.

Verdict for 29 year old man who lost the use of his left arm due to failure to diagnose compartment syndrome at Loyola University Medical Center.

Wrongful death medical malpractice settlement achieved on behalf of the family of a 32-year-old man that died of a pulmonary embolism that went undiagnosed at a hospital in Iroquois County, Illinois.

Settlement for a 65 year old man who suffered a spinal cord injury during back surgery at Northshore University Medical Center in Evanston, Illinois.

Verdict and settlement for orthopedic negligence when an orthopedic surgeon injured a man’s radial nerve during elbow surgery.

Verdict plus interest in DuPage County after an obstetrician used excessive traction during delivery of a baby, causing a brachial plexus injury to the baby’s arm.

Settlement before filing suit against practitioners of facilitated communication (FC). Use of this disproved technique to treat autistic children actually delayed getting a severely autistic boy proper therapies.

Settlement for psychiatric malpractice for a 42 year old woman and her family where improper hypnosis techniques were used to create false memories.

Settlement for the wrongful death of a 38 year old man resulting from medical negligence. The man’s physicians had replaced his aortic heart valve with a mechanical prosthetic valve replacement and failed to perform the necessary tests to discover that he was suffering runs of tachycardia because a leaflet on the valve was missing.

Verdict where medical clinic failed to advise a 70 year old man of the fact that cancer was reported on his chest x-ray. The man died after six months of unnecessary suffering from untreated lung cancer.

Policy-limit settlement after a jury trial when an emergency room physician failed to diagnose and treat a one year old boy’s dehydration at Little Company of Mary Hospital, leading to the child’s death.

Settlement for wrongful death of a 41 year old man who died because his nephrologist failed to perform dialysis to reverse the effects of his aspirin overdose.

Settlement for the wrongful birth of a child born with cystic fibrosis where the fertility clinic failed to screen for the disease before implanting embryos.

Settlement for wrongful death of a 68 year old man who died because his doctor discharged him from the hospital without performing the proper tests to diagnose the cause of his symptoms. The man died shortly thereafter of endocarditis.

Settlement for an 8 year old girl who suffered motor deficits as a result of obstetrical malpractice at the time of her birth at Hinsdale Hospital.

Settlement for a man whose gallbladder was injured due to surgical negligence during a laparoscopic procedure.

Settlement for 81 year old man who developed a spinal epidural hematoma which was not promptly diagnosed and treated after back surgery.

Verdict for a boy who suffered a brachial plexus injury to his arm when an obstetrician used excessive traction during the delivery at Michael Reese Hospital.

Settlement for a 64 year old woman injured when an infectious disease specialist prescribed gentamicin without adequate monitoring, resulting in kidney damage and the need for dialysis.

Settlement in the State of Tennessee, where damages are capped by law, for the wrongful death of a 70 old man resulting from medical negligence in a hospital.

Settlement for dental and orthodontic malpractice when a woman lost her teeth due to untreated periodontal disease.

Settlement for a 66 year old woman whose breast cancer diagnosis was delayed for thirteen months.

Settlement for a 65 year old man for medical negligence when an emergency room physician failed to order the proper tests to diagnose and treat a stroke.