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Due to professional negligence, a 6 year old child sustained an anoxic brain injury. As a result, $12 million dollars was recovered for the family.
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Due to hospital and physician negligence, a 9 year old child sustained a hypoxic brain injury. $9.8 million dollars was recovered for the family.
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This was a traditional case of medical malpractice for a male victim age 50. We recovered $1 million dollars for he and his family.
There is nothing more special than the birth of your child. However; when the birthing process doesn’t go as planned your baby can have minor to life altering effects. It’s probably one of the most difficult event for parents to endure. Our compassionate, DuPage birth injury attorney has represented clients whose children have sustained brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, fractures and bruising during the birthing process.
Surgical errors are more common than you think. Although a patient is typically warned about potential risks associated with surgical procedures, mistakes in the operating room can cause catastrophic injury or even wrongful death. Our personal injury attorney helps clients throughout DuPage County; including Wheaton, Naperville, Glendale Heights, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Elgin, Aurora, and Elmhurst.
Another common medical mistake is failure to diagnose an illness or misdiagnosis. Failure to diagnose life-threatening conditions can result in catastrophic injuries and devastating consequences. Some of the most commonly misdiagnosed conditions for patients are cancer and heart attacks. Our skilled, DuPage Medical Malpractice Attorney has successfully won many personal injury cases that fall in this category.
Doctors make mistakes too. Often times the most common form of medical malpractice we see are incorrect medications being prescribed to patients. When the wrong medication or dosage is ordered for a patient, they can experience harmful mental and physical side effects. Additionally, certain prescription drugs can adversely hurt a patient if they are taking more than one together. If you or a loved one has been incorrectly prescribed medication that caused harm, call us right away.
There is nothing more special than the birth of your child. However; when the birthing process doesn’t go as planned your baby can have minor to life altering effects. It’s probably one of the most difficult event for parents to endure. Our compassionate, DuPage birth injury attorney has represented clients whose children have sustained brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, fractures and bruising during the birthing process.
Surgical errors are more common than you think. Although a patient is typically warned about potential risks associated with surgical procedures, mistakes in the operating room can cause catastrophic injury or even wrongful death. Our personal injury attorney helps clients throughout DuPage County; including Wheaton, Naperville, Glendale Heights, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Elgin, Aurora, and Elmhurst.
Another common medical mistake is failure to diagnose an illness or misdiagnosis. Failure to diagnose life-threatening conditions can result in catastrophic injuries and devastating consequences. Some of the most commonly misdiagnosed conditions for patients are cancer and heart attacks. Our skilled, DuPage Medical Malpractice Attorney has successfully won many personal injury cases that fall in this category.
Doctors make mistakes too. Often times the most common form of medical malpractice cases are incorrect medications being prescribed to patients. When the wrong medication or dosage is ordered for a patient, it can result in harmful mental and physical side effects. Additionally, certain prescription drugs can adversely hurt a patient if they are taking more than one together. If you or a loved one has been incorrectly prescribed medication that caused harm, call us right away.
Professionally, doctors and other heal care providers are held to the highest standards of care in our society. Medical Malpractice is defined as mistakes made by doctors, nurses, hospital staff, pharmacists and other health care professionals which cause death or injury. When a health care provider has breached the duty of care he or she is supposed to give the patient, medical malpractice occurs.
It’s widely known that Medical Malpractice cases are the most challenging of all areas of personal injury litigation. Hospitals, nurses, doctors and their insurers are incredibly aggressive, in terms of defense, when claims of medical negligence arise.
As a result, many personal injury lawyers will not handle medical malpractice lawsuits. Additionally, the complexity of issues combined with cost of medical malpractice litigation are well out of range, resources & expertise of most law groups.
In fact, many Cook & DuPage County personal injury lawyers refer their clients to Sutter Law Group because of our success in the area of medical malpractice litigation. We are among one of DuPage County’s most trusted Medical Malpractice Lawyers. Our founder Mark Sutter, has helped recover tens of millions of dollars for clients and families in the following medical malpractice areas:
If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury, illness or wrongful death as a result of the negligence of a medical care provider, call (312) 724-5600. We offer complimentary legal consultations in person or by phone with an experienced Medical Malpractice lawyer. We understand you will have questions, so we’re patient and understanding. Prior to our consultation, feel free to visit our FAQ’s for some of the most common question we receive on medical malpractice cases.