A $1 million settlement was obtained on behalf of a 49-year-old woman following a failure to timely diagnose and treat melanoma on her arm. As a result of the delayed diagnosis, the cancer spread to a lymph node, requiring extensive surgery and leaving her with permanent disfigurement.
A $20 million settlement was obtained on behalf of the family of a 45-year-old woman who died following complications from an elective outpatient endoscopic procedure.
Wrongful death of a 68-year-old woman resulting from failure to diagnose and treat a stroke.
Wrongful death of a 1½-year-old boy with congenital heart defects due to the defendant’s failure to timely recognize and treat respiratory distress following congenital heart surgery.
Failure to timely diagnose and treat a spinal cord tumor in a 46-year-old woman, resulting in paraplegia.
Richard Burke secured a $500,000 result on behalf of a plaintiff who developed pressure wounds while a patient in a Chicagoland hospital.
Settlement secured on behalf of the parents of a 3-month-old girl who passed away after a delayed diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis.
A 40-year-old woman was admitted to a Chicago area hospital and medical group for a sickle cell pain crisis. The hospital and medical group failed to properly treat the pain crisis, resulting in a cardiopulmonary arrest that led to irreversible hypoxic brain damage and death. The case settled for $4,000,000.