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The following cases represent some recent, high-profile cases the firm is presently prosecuting. |
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Noteworthy Recent New Cases |
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· Personal Injury, Woman Sexually Assaulted at Chicago Hotel by Massage Therapist (Cook County, complaint filed July 2009) The plaintiff, a female, was sexually assaulted during her scheduled massage therapy session at a Chicago hotel by a male massage therapist employed by the hotel. The plaintiff has and will continue to experience ongoing permanent and irreversible physical injury, pain, suffering and emotional damages as a result of the defendant massage therapist’s sexual assault and the defendant hotel’s failure to safeguard the plaintiff against the defendant massage therapist.
· Medical Malpractice, Delayed Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer (Cook County, complaint filed December 2008) The plaintiff went for annual testing to monitor his PSA values for a five year period. The defendant physician failed to advise the plaintiff that his PSA results indicated clinical signs of prostate cancer and failed to recommend a biopsy. When the plaintiff was finally told of his abnormal PSA values, he was already in the most severe stage of prostate cancer.
· Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice (Cook County, complaint filed June 2008) The mother of a 16 month old child brought her baby to the emergency room with a 103 degree temperature. The child was misdiagnosed with an ear infection and released with instructions to take Tylenol and Motrin as needed. The next day, the still concerned mother brought her child to another hospital, where the child was again negligently diagnosed with an ear infection and released even though his blood work clearly indicated an infection. The physicians failed to diagnose the child’s viral meningitis and the child died. The hospital failed to perform the proper tests or provide appropriate emergency care.
· Personal Injury, Patron Assaulted at Chicago Lounge (Cook County, complaint filed June 2008) The plaintiff, a 31 year old well-educated male, was attacked by two strangers at a Chicago lounge. He was severely injured and permanently disfigured from the scars when one of the attackers crushed a glass on his face. The defendant lounge failed to provide adequate security to protect its patrons. The defendant assailant plead guilty to the criminal charge of battery.
· Personal Injury, Woman Drugged and Assaulted at Company Function (Cook County, complaint filed March 2008) The plaintiff was drugged by a co-worker at an event sponsored by her employer at a Chicago hotel. In an altered state of consciousness, the plaintiff was taken to a hotel room and forced to stay there against her will while she was physically and sexually assaulted. The plaintiff has and continues to endure physical and emotional damages as a result of the assault, battery, and false imprisonment.
· Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice (Cook County, complaint filed 2007) A seventeen year-old African male who was on public aid, sought treatment at a Chicago hospital with complaints of chest pain. An x-ray film demonstrated an enlarged heart. The Emergency Room physician failed to evaluate the enlarged heart, require follow up care, or provide appropriate emergency room care. The physician discharged the teenager and six days later he died from congestive heart failure. The plaintiff was survived by his mother, father, and four siblings.
· Personal Injury, Navy Lieutenant Tripped on Airport Tarmac (Cook County, complaint filed December 2007) The plaintiff, a thirty-five year old Navy Lieutenant, was exiting an airplane at O’Hare Airport when his foot got stuck in a cracked tarmac, causing him to fall and fracture his ankle. The defendant airline failed to maintain the tarmac and warn exiting passengers of unsafe conditions.
· Personal Injury, Bicyclist Ejected from Bike Due to Defect in Road (Cook County, complaint filed December 2007) The plaintiff was traveling by bicycle on West Cortland Street in Chicago, a designated bike route, when he hit an unmarked defective surface caused by a repaving of the road that was ongoing. The plaintiff flipped over his handlebars and suffered a fractured humerus and dislocated left shoulder that required surgery. The plaintiff’s shoulder is permanently disabled.
· Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice (Cook County, complaint filed 2005) The plaintiff died of a heart attack after the defendant doctor and medical office failed to diagnosis and treat the plaintiff’s underlying heart problem. The plaintiff left a wife and two sons. This case was recently featured as the lead case in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin of notable new cases.
· Medical Malpractice, Torn Aorta (Cook County) The plaintiff, a middle-aged woman, went in for routine back surgery. During a routine procedure, the surgeon cut the plaintiff’s aorta causing a massive loss of blood, sending the woman into a coma, and nearly causing her death. The plaintiff incurred in excess of $400,000 in medical expenses.
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