Napleton & Partners
A Grundy County jury awarded more than $2.1 million in its first known medical malpractice verdict for a plaintiff. This is the only recorded plaintiff medical malpractice verdict, compared to 11 …
On September 27, 2017, Jean Lipps presented to Central DuPage Hospital with recurrent hemoptysis. Hemoptysis is the coughing up of blood from the lungs. During her stay, it was recommended that she …
The team obtained a $3,035,126. verdict for Annette Mineo against Rock Valley Compounding Pharmacy. The pharmacy neglected several safety and labeling inspections, causing it to mis-fill Ms. Mineo’s …
A twenty-seven-year-old woman presented to an Illinois hospital with acute pancreatitis. She was unmarried and had no children. She had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. The patient was placed on a …
On September 6, 2015, paramedics responded to a 54-year old New Lenox resident who was having an anaphylactic reaction after being stung by a bee. Their first attempt to intubate the patient was …
In June of 2015, a man with severe stenosis in his cervical spine underwent a surgical procedure to relieve pressure on his spinal cord and nerve roots. Instead of relieving the problem, the surgical …
On July 20, 2014, the decedent presented to a local area hospital for the reversal of her stoma. In the immediate postoperative period, she began having some non-specific signs of an infection. A CT …
Cook County Commissioners approved a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit brought against the county over a 2013 jail beating. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2010 arrest in which a woman diagnosed with …
On November 10, 2011, a neurosurgeon attempted to clip an aneurysm that his female patient, age 49, was diagnosed with in October, 2011. During this procedure the patient sustained a subarachnoid …
An 18-month old female was brought to the emergency department with nystagmus (rapid involuntary movements of the eyes) and increased intraocular pressure. Defendants diagnosed her with infantile …
In a partially confidential settlement, our client settled a lawsuit wherein an unnamed physician performed an inappropriate thyroid procedure, causing a chyle leak.
A Cook County jury awarded more than $7.88 million to the estate of a woman who died after suffering complications from a nerve block procedure.
