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A patient’s death has led an estate administrator to sue an Illinois hospital and the staff members for medical malpractice. The claim is for hospital negligence based upon allegations that the staff at South Shore Hospital erroneously gave the patient a type A blood transfusion, causing her considerable pain and suffering. The patient actually…

A man from a state other than Illinois recently sued over a dozen health care professionals after they allegedly failed to properly diagnose him. As a result, he is now paralyzed from his waist down. It is his belief that multiple misdiagnoses led to the paralysis. The 26-year-old began to experience back pain in…

An orthopedic surgeon from a state outside Illinois is being sued. A former patient claims that the doctor engaged in surgical negligence when he negligently placed a screw in the wrong place in his back. This made it necessary for the man to undergo two additional surgeries, increasing his medical expenses as well as…

According to an announcement from another state, Illinois residents may be interested to know that the U.S. government plans to pay $1.3 million to a family whose baby died at a military hospital three years ago. The 4-month-old baby was suffering from labored breathing and also a respiratory infection according to the case presented…

A man in another state has sued a hospital for the wrongful death of his wife in 2013. Illinois residents may be interested in the details surrounding this case of hospital negligence.  The 72-year-old man is seeking a jury trial. The monetary damages that the man is seeking are unspecified. The complaint was filed…

A jury in another state has awarded $3 million to a man’s estate. The award came after a 2008 misdiagnoses that led to the man’s death in May 2009. Illinois residents may be interested in the outcome of this type of case. His wife, who was also the executor of the estate, sued both…

A man in another state is suing his doctor after a surgery to remove skin cancer. The surgery was on his nose, and the man claims that he is now disfigured due to the doctor’s mistakes. Illinois readers may be interested in this case of alleged surgical negligence. The suit was filed on May…

A woman in another state is suing a medical corporation and a doctor after undergoing what was supposed to be a simple procedure. Illinois residents may be interested to know that this procedure and the diagnosis errors that occurred as a result allegedly caused permanent injury to the woman. She filed the suit in early April…

The following vehicles were added this week to the massive recall of defective Takata airbags: 2001-2005 Honda Civic 2003-2007 Honda Accord 2003-2007 Toyota Corolla 2003-2007 Toyota Matrix 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra 2005-2007 Toyota Sequoia 2003-2007 Lexus SC430 Read more about how to check for current recall information on your vehicle. 

Expecting mothers in Illinois may want to pay attention to a case that has made headlines in another state. A state senator is being sued due to an alleged medical malpractice case in July 2013. According to court documents, this doctor was in charge when a woman’s labor was induced. Delivery mistakes were made that…