$9.4M Bariatric Surgery Malpractice Verdict
May 4, 2015
On April 29, 2015, a 52-year-old woman won her Illinois bariatric surgery malpractice lawsuit against two bariatric surgeons that was tried before a federal medical malpractice jury. The plaintiff alleged that medical negligence during her bariatric surgery led to her brain damage. She had previous[...]
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$3.157M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation
February 7, 2015
On January 22, 2015, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $3.157 million in favor of the sixty-five-year-old plaintiff who had to have his left leg amputated as a result of the medical negligence of the defendant surgeon who had treated the plaintiff in the hos[...]
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Chicago Plastic Surgeon Sued For Posting Patient Photos
August 3, 2014
On July 29, 2014, a former patient of a Chicago plastic surgeon filed a lawsuit against the plastic surgeon and his medical practice, alleging that he took before and after photographs of her face with regard to her facial reconstructive surgery in 2004, which were supposed to remain confidential an[...]
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$14M Yasmin Jury Verdict
April 27, 2014
On April 18, 2014, after a two-week trial, a Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court medical malpractice jury awarded $14 million to a woman who suffered a serious stroke thirteen days after she began taking the birth control medication Yasmin. The 37-year-old woman lost the use of the left side of h[...]
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