These are some of the cases of interest we are currently working on:
- K.D. v. Bemco - wrongful death involving an IBEW lineman in a bucket truck; a steel cable he was working with was struck by a passing truck, ejecting him from the bucket.
- Z.W. v. Cook County - wrongful death of a child whose juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and macrophage activation syndrome were inadequately treated at Stroger Hospital.
- M.G. v. Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center - wrongful death of a man with TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a serious blood disease) in the ICU after the failure to give plasmapheresis, a treatment that would have saved his life.
- T.P. v. Provena - Doctor negligently prescribed a heavy narcotic causing an overdose and subsequent stroke.
- J.D. v. Family Planning Associates Medical Group, et al. – The doctor failed to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy prior to performing an elective D&C procedure. During the procedure he negligently tore the plaintiff’s uterus causing massive bleeding, and resulting in the need for a supra-cervical hysterectomy and salpingectomy.
- A.K. v. Kayak Pools - We are prosecuting a failure to warn claim against the manufacturer and installer of an above ground pool. Our 12-year-old client was visiting a friend's house and dove into the pool. She emerged paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury she sustained when contacting the pool's bottom. The manufacturer and installer did not warn against the diving or its dangers.
- J.D. v. M.W., young girl sexually assaulted by an adult male on a supervised camping trip.
- J.M. v. Chrysler LLC, paralysis sustained by a man who Sebring convertible rolled over. The vehicle design provided him no protection from foreseeable injuries in a low speed ¾ rollover.
- J.D. v. D.H., psychological damage suffered by four young children sexually assaulted by an 11-yearold boy who was left unsupervised by his mother even though she had been warned by others of her son’s proclivities.
- Estate of T.S. v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., Rush University Medical Center, Johnson & Johnson, et al., wrongful death of a gentleman who was undergoing stem cell injections to his heart tissue as part of an experimental study. The wall of his heart and one of its vessels was lacerated by a MyoStar injection catheter, causing his death by cardiac tamponade.
- D.S. v. MiTek Industries, Inc., traumatic amputation of a young worker’s leg when the emergency stop bar on a roof glider machine used in truss manufacturing failed to stop the glider from crushing the leg.
- Estate of J.D. v. Johnston Contractors, Inc. and Hills Crane Inspection Service, Inc., wrongful death of a worker when a crane collapsed and struck him.
- Estate of S.V. v. General Motors, Corp., wrongful death of 11-year-old girl ejected from a Chevrolet Trailblazer that rolled over. Her seatbelt disengaged during the rollover and she died of her traumatic injuries.
- Estate of S.C. v. Hogan Dedicated Services, LLC, wrongful death of a woman caused by a truck accident when a trucker left the highway due to excessive speed and inattention.
