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Illinois Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints and Disciplinary Actions
Physicians in Illinois are licensed and disciplined by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, State Medical Disciplinary Board (“Board”) that is made up of 18 members,...
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Illinois Medical Malpractice $12 Million Settlement For Disabled Child
An obstetrician and a local hospital in Illinois have agreed to settle a medical malpractice case filed against them for $12 million that alleged that medical negligence caused a newborn to suffer...
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Medical Malpractice Claim For Transplanted Pancreas That Was Cancerous
On July 9, 2012, a woman in Illinois filed a medical malpractice claim against her transplant surgeon claiming that he transplanted into her a pancreas that had cancer. While the reason why the woman...
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Chicago Nursing Home Malpractice Claim Alleges 57 Maggots Found in Resident’s...
On November 28, 2012, the family of a 92-year-old Chicago-area nursing home resident filed a medical malpractice nursing home claim against the woman’s nursing home after 57 maggots were found living...
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Medical Malpractice Settlements May Cost Cook County $24 Million
Cook County, Illinois is facing the possibility that it will pay $24 million in medical malpractice settlements related to its public health system. Upwards of $20 million may be paid to settle one...
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$2.4M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Undiagnosed Bowel...
A 47-year-old nurse had severe back pain and abdominal pain for which she went to a local hospital emergency room on March 10, 2007. The nurse had gastric bypass surgery two years earlier, for which...
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