Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining one of the Top 50 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2023 on behalf of his clients in Madsen, et al. v. Northwest Cmty. Hosp., et al.
Attorneys: Keith A. Hebeisen, Partner
Case: Madsen, et al. v. Northwest Cmty. Hosp., et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury
On September 29, 2023, following a two-week trial in Cook County Circuit Court, Mr. Hebeisen, along with Sarah F. King and Joseph T. Murphy, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $10,222,000 verdict on behalf of a 49-year-old man whose right leg was amputated in September 2017 as a result of medical malpractice at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.
The plaintiff, Robert Madsen, had been involved in a motor vehicle accident on September 5, 2017, and was taken to Northwest Community Hospital to receive medical care. Ultimately, surgery was performed by Dr. Sapan Desai of the NCH Medical Group, which resulted in the amputation of Madsen’s right leg two days later.
It was found that following the initial surgery, Desai did not perform a preoperative angiogram, did not place an arterial shunt before the orthopedic portion of the procedure, did not perform an intraoperative completion angiogram, did not remove clots in the arteries of Madsen’s leg and did not return the patient to the operating room when he had no pulse, motor or sensation in the ICU. The patient’s blood flow was not restored, resulting in the amputation of the patient’s right leg above the knee two days later.
“Desai was not forthright about what happened,” Mr. Hebeisen stated following the jury verdict. “It is important that physicians and all medical personnel be as transparent as possible in a person’s care so that the right decisions are made by everyone involved.” Desai voluntarily inactivated his Illinois medical license approximately 2 1/2 years after this incident.
The tireless work of Mr. Hebeisen and the Clifford Law Offices Medical Malpractice team has led to countless favorable outcomes for the clients they represent, including several record-setting verdicts and settlements. The firm is known for its assertive representation of clients, ensuring negligent professionals and corporations face consequences for malpractice and securing justice and recovery for individuals and their families affected by catastrophic injuries at the hands of others.
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