NICK MOTHERWAY RE-ELECTED ABOTA DIRECTOR
The Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates has elected Nick Motherway to his fourth 3 year term as a member of the National Board of Directors. ABOTA is a national organization of …
HEART PATIENT’S SURVIVORS GET $2.7 MILLION FROM JURY
A Cook County Circuit Court jury has awarded $2.7 million to the family of a Midlothian man after finding that his 2002 death from heart disease resulted, in part, from medical negligence. The jury …
JURY AWARDS $2.2 MILLION TO FORMER PIT CREW MEMBER
Steve Warf, 46, a drag-racing crew member from LaGrange Highlands, was working on a car engine at a Top Fuel Drag race in Columbus, Ohio, three years ago when the car’s owner turned on the …
$3 MILLION MALPRACTICE AWARD
On January 28, 2003, Judge Mary Mulhern approved a $3 million dollar settlement on behalf of the Estate Richard Hoselton against Dr. Rodolfo Mejicano. Dr. Mejicano allegedly failed to diagnose and …
$7.625 MILLION MALPRACTICE AWARD
The two remaining parties in a medical malpractice case settled for $1.125 million Thursday, bringing the total settlement amount to $7.625 million. Cook County Circuit Judge John A. Ward approved the …
BOB GLENN DEPARTING FIRM
Motherway, Glenn and Napleton has announced that Robert J. Glenn is leaving the firm effective January 1, 2003, ending a twenty year relationship with the firm and its predecessor, Motherway and …
ROBERT J. NAPLETON SPEAKS AT ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS SEMINAR
On October 15, 2002, Robert J. Napleton gave a speech at the Westin Hotel at an Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar on the subject of “Liens on Personal Injury Cases” before a large …
CICERO WOMAN WINS $1.8 MILLION DOLLAR AWARD
MacNeal Memorial Hospital has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging that nurses failed to monitor a 69-year-old patient after total knee replacement surgery. Cook …
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE PULMONARY EMBOLISM RESULTS IN $1,375,000 AWARD
Cook County Circuit Judge William D. Maddux approved a settlement of nearly $1.4 million in a wrongful-death case involving a 35-year-old woman who died of a pulmonary embolism, apparently after being …
ROBBINS GIRL AWARDED $15 MILLION DOLLARS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SUIT AGAINST COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL
A disabled girl from Robbins will receive a $15 million dollar award for improper medical care under the terms of a settlement approved by Cook County Judge Benjamin Novoselsky. The settlement is the …
ROBERT J. NAPLETON SPEAKS AT ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYER’S SEMINAR
On January 19, 2002, Robert J. Napleton gave a speech at the DoubleTreeHotel at a Illinois Trial Lawyer’s Association seminar on the subject of “Screening Potential Cases” before a …
NICK MOTHERWAY RE-ELECTED TO ABOTA BOARD
The Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates has re-elected Nick Motherway as its representative on the Board of Directors of The American Board of Trial Advocates, a national trial …