BCS Attorneys Jennifer Suttle and Alexandra Morelli secure a not guilty verdict for their nephrologist client in a medical negligence case tried in the Circuit Court of Cook County
Jennifer Suttle and Alexandra Morelli successfully defended their nephrologist client in a medical negligence lawsuit tried before Judge Thomas V. Lyons in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The plaintiff alleged that the nephrologist, acting as the attending physician, failed to consult cardiology during a hospitalization for an infected abscess. Plaintiff further alleged that this deprived the patient of the opportunity to have a cardiologist intervene and prevent death. By way of experts, the defense established that a cardiology consult was not indicated, and that the patient’s death was the result of a sudden and acute cardiac event that could not have been predicted or prevented. Plaintiff asked the jury for $6.5 to $7.5 million in closing argument. The case resolved during deliberations.