Medical Malpractice

A woman sustained a burn and permanent scar on her wrist from a surgical apparatus that had been recently sterilized, but had not been permitted to sufficiently cool before the start of the arthroscopic wrist surgery.

A 16-year-old male requires second surgery after physician punctured the right popliteal artery and vein during a routine ACL reconstruction.

Chicago hospital fails to timely diagnose and treat a 43-year-old woman for a bacterial infection that previous tests indicated was present, leading the patient to suffer a bacterial infection of the heart and embolic strokes.

Failure to diagnose and treat stroke.

A 63-year-old man injured by negligent bowel surgery and post-operative care.

A 45-year-old woman suffers heart injury and a stroke from the failure to diagnose and treat a heart infection.

A 33-year-old man suffers a brain injury from a lack of oxygen due to a delay in intubation.

A 14-year-old develops permanent, daily headaches when she's given a prescription with incorrect dosage by Walgreen's pharmacist.

Chicago hospital applies cast too tightly to patient's leg resulting in compartment syndrome which is not timely diagnosed.