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Well-known comedian, Joan Rivers, went into cardiac arrest while undergoing surgery at an outpatient clinic. Many Illinois fans have learned that Rivers recently passed away after being pulled off of life support. Now, her daughter may be filing a medical malpractice suit due to alleged surgical errors. Joan Rivers was taken to the hospital…

Many Illinois residents receive routine medical procedures every day. Few people expect complications as a result of these procedures. However, for a 6-year-old girl, possible surgical negligence during a routine tonsillectomy and apparent subsequent misdiagnoses nearly killed her. At some point after her surgery, the young girl began throwing up blood. Doctors misdiagnosed her…

Recently, in another state, a man has accused a doctor of having made a rather major mistake during a surgery. The man says that, in January 2013 at a hospital in New York, the doctor performed a surgery on him that was supposed to be an appendectomy. The man claims that the doctor made…

Spinal cord injuries can alter a person’s life forever; they can sometimes cause a person to become paralyzed or to suffer other serious disabilities. One of the things that sometimes leads to a person suffering a disabling spinal cord injury is when a doctor makes a mistake when operating near a person’s spinal cord….

One type of harm that sometimes results from errors by medical professionals or hospitals during a surgery is nerve damage. Nerve damage can have many impacts on the life of a surgical patient; for example, it can sometimes impair their mobility. Mobility impairments can cause a person to face many costs, including costs for…

When an Illinois resident needs surgery, he or she does not usually expect to suffer from complications that can eventually lead to even worse illness or injury. However, situations like this are occasionally reported in the news. In a recent out-of-state case, a man was awarded $776,000 at the conclusion of a lawsuit alleging…

There are many different aspects of a surgery where, if proper care isn’t exercised, serious errors can occur. One such aspect is the in-surgery identification of what specific part of the patient’s body the surgery is supposed to be performed on. Such identification seems like it would be an incredibly basic thing that would…

When a doctor here in Illinois is providing surgical care to a patient, it is very important for the doctor to act properly during all of the stages of the care. Negligence during any of the stages of surgical care can be harmful to patients. Recently, in another state, a case has come up…

There are many different types of medical procedures that can be performed on an individual. These procedures can vary quite a bit in their invasiveness. Whether a procedure is minimally invasive or is a major surgery, it is very important for the medical professionals who are performing the procedure to not act improperly in…

We as a society put a lot of faith in surgeons. We trust that these medical professionals will act properly when providing care to patients. Great harm can occur when surgeons fail to live up to this expectation. Recently, a jury reached a verdict in a case in which allegations of negligence were leveled…