Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Patricia J. Barker and Elizabeth E. Jaci Demand: $250,000 Asked: None Outcome: A mistrial was declared after seven days of trial due to the loss of a juror and plaintiff’s unwillingness to stipulate to a verdict from less than 12 jurors. Plaintiff claimed fibromyalgia resulting from an episode […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Patricia J. Barker and Elizabeth E. Jaci Demand: $2 Million Asked: None Outcome: Summary judgment initially granted to Defendant hospital during motions in limine; trial judge reversed himself five months later. Case settled for hospital for $425,000. Death of 44 year old man due to alleged failure to […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Chad M. Castro and Krista Frick Demand: None Asked: $2.5 million Outcome: Not Guilty On July 10, 2007, the decedent was brought by ambulance to the emergency room due to complaints of shortness of breath. The co-defendant ER physician read the chest x-ray and diagnosed respiratory failure secondary […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Steven C. Steinback and Heather T. Gilbert Demand: $2 million Asked: $1.3 million Outcome: Not Guilty This case involved allegations of negligence during laparoscopic surgery performed by co-defendant physicians which purportedly resulted in a laceration to Plaintiffs sigmoid colon and the need for subsequent surgery to repair the […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Steven C. Steinback and Heather T. Gilbert Demand: $1.2 million Asked: $2,181,740.00 Outcome: Not Guilty This case involved allegations of negligence in failing to diagnose and treat Plaintiff’s cardiomyopathy which resulted in stroke. Plaintiff recovered from the stroke, but had permanent disabilities with lost of motor and cognitive […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Patricia J. Barker Demand: $400,000.00 Asked: $771,393.00 Outcome: Not Guilty Patient presented to defendant hospital for an evaluation of four seizure-like episodes that he had experienced the day before in Florida. Patient had flown by himself from Florida to the hospital, and was alert and orientated at the […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Chad M. Castro and Elizabeth E. Jaci Demand: $1 Million of client; $2 Million – $4 Million high/low Asked: $12 Million Outcome: Not Guilty The patient presented to the emergency department in respiratory distress and unresponsive, but was not entirely unconscious. Family members reported that the patient, a […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Steven C. Steinback and Timothy F. Dobry Demand: $795,000.00 Asked: $567,000.00 Outcome: Not Guilty This case involved allegations of nursing negligence in assisting Plaintiff from a sit to stand position after suture removal following a right shoulder arthroplasty. A post-incident MRI revealed “massive” rotator cuff tear. Plaintiff had […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Patricia J. Barker and Heather T. Gilbert Outcome: Not Guilty Plaintiff was being seen by defendant primarily for control of his hypertension, increased cholesterol and glaucoma. He was taking the drug Verampamil to lower his blood pressure. After a motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff was hospitalized for his injury. […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Will County, Illinois Counsel: Anne S. Kuban and Scott E. Irvin Outcome: Not Guilty Defendant train conductor was criminally charged with obstruction of a peace officer after a train/automobile accident. The state contended that Defendant criminally denied access to a police officer to board a train following a train/automobile collision. The defense […]
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