Charles R. Haskins

A 29-year-old veteran with the Evanston Police Department, serving in his capacity as an evidence technician, fell 10-15 feet into an underground electrical services vault after he stepped onto a metal grating system which unexpectedly gave way. Plaintiff experienced a right rotator cuff tear and a partially torn rectus muscle in abdomen.

Husband and father of two died as a result of doctor’s and physical therapist’s failure to recognize obvious signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which ultimately led to a fatal pulmonary embolism. Click here to read more about the case.