The Pioneer Press A lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois physician and NorthShore University HealthSystem for allegedly misdiagnosing patient with breast cancer and removing a breast that was later shown not to be cancerous. According to the personal injury lawsuit, the victim’s doctor submitted tissue for biopsy which was examined by Dr. Robert Goldschmidt. [...]
A lawsuit brought on behalf of an individual for Illinois medical malpractice was found to be a null because the “lawyer” was unlicensed. The nullity rule directly punishes the unknowing client in this case. In Applebaum v. Rush University Medical Center, 2008 WL 4943860, the High Court of Illinois explaines that the nullity rule: “Should [...]
An Aurora family has agreed to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. A Cook County judge signed the medical negligence agreement settlement for $6.5 million. In Court documents Roberto Morales, Jr., born on April 7, 2001, at Provena Mercy, is claimed to have suffered a brain injury… [...]
A Chicago jury is ordering two Johnson and Johnson units to pay $16.6 million to the family of a woman who died after using a defective Duragesic pain-killing patch. Topics: death, Illinois, jury, wrongful death