Circuit 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 […]
Read MoreCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Counsel: Chad M. Castro and Heather T. Gilbert Demand: None Asked: $5 Million Outcome: Not Guilty Shortly after delivering a stillborn, the decedent went into arrest and a code blue was called. The code team, including the defendants, arrived quickly. The decedent was resuscitated but subsequently coded twice within […]
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