On May 23, 2003, Judge William Maddux approved a $1,150,000 settlement on behalf of

the Estate of Alexandra Salerno against Loyola University Medical Center. Loyola

allegedly failed to properly maintain Alexandra’s airway during her transport from the

operating room to the neonatal intensive care unit following open heart surgery. As a

result, Alexandra was involuntarily extubated and developed resulting heart

complications which ultimately caused her death on November 6, 1998 . Alexandra was 9

months old at the time of her death and is survived by her parents and four siblings.

John M. Saletta represented the Estate of Alexandra Salerno.