Case Result

$22

Medical Malpractice

2015

Trial Verdict

Rockford, Illinois

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Case Details

Original jury verdict of $22.1 million for a 42-year-old woman who suffered serious brain damage and partial paralysis due to medical negligence (improper tracheostomy tube placement while on blood thinners). Appeals court later cut $15 million from the verdict because the woman died during jury deliberation.

Additional Notes

Original verdict $22.1 million. Appeals court vacated $15 million for future damages because the plaintiff died during jury deliberation. Case involved a Cook County hospital.

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