$1 MILLION AWARD IN MELANOMA CASE
Lawyers for St. James Hospital and Medical Center and the family of a man who died 12 years after the hospital allegedly failed to detect a malignant skin lesion have settled a wrongful-death lawsuit …
FAMILY TO RECEIVE $2,250,000 IN MALPRACTICE SETTLEMENT
We won a $2.25 million settlement on behalf of a 40-year-old man who died of a heart attack hours after he allegedly was examined and released by a doctor. On September 5, 2002 , a suburban Chicago …
ROBERT J. NAPLETON APPOINTED TO ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Illinois Supreme Court recently appointed Bob Napleton to the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility. The Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility …
ROBERT J. NAPLETON APPOINTED TO ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT COMMITTEE ON JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES
The Illinois Supreme Court recently appointed Bob Napleton to the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Mr. Napleton to a three …
$2.35 MILLION SETTLEMENT AGREED TO IN PRODUCT LIABILITY SUIT
A machinist who lost his right arm in a industrial accident has settled his personal-injury claims for $2.35 million. David Ethridge also obtained a waiver of workers compensation liens of nearly …
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 …
$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 …
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 …