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In October, 2003, a jury awarded Hannah Foley sixteen million dollars in damages for the brain damage she suffered at birth at Ingalls Hospital in Harvey, Illinois on March 17, 1998. The child was represented at trial by Nick Motherway and John Saletta. The judgment was against Dr. Peggy Fletcher, the delivering obstetrician, and her [...]

A Cook County Circuit Court jury has awarded $2.7 million to the family of a Midlothian man after finding that his 2002 death from heart disease resulted, in part, from medical negligence.
The jury awarded the family of Scott Tracy $5.4 million, ruling his death resulted from negligence on the part of his physician, Lee Freund, [...]

On July 29, 2003 , Judge William Maddux approved a $900,000 settlement on behalf of the Estate of Garret Van Wagenen against David Shapiro, M.D., and Evanbrook Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Associates, Ltd. David Shapiro, M.D., was negligent in failing to use TED Hose (compression stockings) during the March 23, 1995 lumbar diskectomy performed on [...]

Steve Warf, 46, a drag-racing crew member from LaGrange Highlands, was working on a
car engine at a Top Fuel Drag race in Columbus, Ohio, three years ago when the car’s
owner turned on the engine. It took off the middle finger and the tips of three other
fingers on Warf’s right hand.
A Cook County [...]

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 [...]

On January 28, 2003, Judge Mary Mulhern approved a $3 million dollar settlement on
behalf of the Estate Richard Hoselton against Dr. Rodolfo Mejicano. Dr. Mejicano
allegedly failed to diagnose and properly treat Mr. Hoselton’s significant coronary
artery disease. Richard Hoselton suffered a fatal heart attack on November 29, 1997.
Mr. Hoselton was 48 years [...]

The two remaining parties in a medical malpractice case settled for $1.125 million
Thursday, bringing the total settlement amount to $7.625 million.
Cook County Circuit Judge John A. Ward approved the settlement.
The plaintiff, Carl Musillo, sued Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center and
two doctors, alleging that the parties failed to administer a vaccine after his spleen
was [...]