Medical Malpractice

Disabled firefighter develops chronic pain syndrome after physical therapist improperly administered functional capacity exam.

Surgeon errantly failed to remove sponge during procedure requiring a second surgery to remove the surgical sponge.

Woman taking cardiac treadmill stress test was given drug which was contraindicated in light of her history of asthma resulted in esophageal tear during resuscitation efforts.

Defendant physician treated plaintiff with multiple medications for severe headaches that he diagnosed as migraines for over three years without ever conducting an MRI which, when eventually performed, revealed the presence of a benign brain tumor.

Improper insertion of surgical screw during lower back surgery resulted in nerve injury.

Medical negligence case involving a young woman who undergoes an unnecessary hysterectomy during which her bowel was lacerated, resulting in a severe infection that causes permanent injuries.

Woman sustained a severed ureter and punctured bladder during a laparoscopic hysterectomy necessitating a second surgery for repair of the injuries and causing bladder dysfunction.

Doctor performs unnecessary hysterectomy on a 31-year-old Chicago area woman after c-section to deliver her first child.

Young mother is in labor for 25 hours with prolonged periods during which her baby was deprived of sufficient oxygen and suffered from poor fetal tones; her son is born with cerebral palsy and he dies two years later from a seizure disorder.