Walsh, Knippen & Cetina

$52

Personal Injury, Spinal Cord Injury

Bland v. Q-West. Logan Bland, an honorably-discharged Marine, was paralyzed when a group of bouncers broke Logan’s neck while forcefully ejecting him from a bar and flipping him over.

$50

Medical Malpractice

Jury awarded to a family whose child suffered severe brain injuries (hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - HIE, cerebral palsy, hearing loss) during birth due to medical negligence (failure to recognize fetal distress, use of Pitocin, delayed C-section) by NorthShore University Health System, Evanston Hospital, and several doctors and nurses.

$10.1M

Defective Product, Medical Malpractice

Doe v. Life Products & Loyola U. Medical Center. For an 8-year-old victim (Jane) who suffered profound brain injury and catastrophic lifelong injuries due to a defective ventilator and repeated medical malpractice by the Chief of Neonatology at a University Hospital.

$7.3M

Medical Malpractice

Bechtol v. Campbell. For a catastrophically injured client due to professional negligence of an ENT surgeon who failed to properly surgically remove a non-cancerous facial tumor, resulting in significant facial paralysis and disfigurement.

$5.7M

Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury

Kilgore v. Heggen. For a young boy and his family. Infant suffered cardiac and respiratory arrest five hours after birth, resulting in profound cerebral palsy and intellectual deficits, caused by Group B strep bacteria infection. Obstetrician and pediatrician failed to diagnose and treat the infection despite classic clinical symptoms.

$6

Medical Malpractice, Spinal Cord Injury

Thomas v. Ibrahim, MD. Largest paraplegia settlement or verdict in DuPage County history, for a 15-year-old who suffered permanent paraplegia due to negligently performed spine surgery.