ANESTHESIA AWARENESS VERDICT BRINGS AWARD OF $165,000
On October 16, 2002, a Cook County jury awarded $165,000 to a woman who experienced
three minutes of “anesthesia awareness” while undergoing a caesarean section at South
Suburban Hospital. John M. Saletta, who represented the 36 year old mother, stated
that his client, although completely paralyzed, was awake and felt every cut of the
surgeon’s [...]