The deaths of two downstate Illinois workers have resulted in a $6 million settlement to their estates.
Two Worker Deaths in Pekin Result in $6 Million Settlement
Pfaff, Gill & Ports Files Tazewell County Wrongful Death Suit
Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd. filed a new lawsuit today in Tazewell County Circuit Court against Pekin Hospital, Pekin ProHealth, Inc., and the estate of Dr. Dwayne McQuitty. The suit was filed on behalf of the surviving wife of a 35-year-old Pekin man who bled to death in April after a negligently performed kidney operation, and failure of the doctors and hospital employees to diagnose and treat post-operative internal bleeding.