Wrongful Death

A young boy died after he was struck by a driver.

Plaintiff alleged that her son’s suicide during psychiatric care was preventable by correctional personnel.

A 51-year-old woman died as a result of third degree burns that occurred when a patron of a sauna threw a bucket of water onto the furnace.

Confidential

Plaintiff’s estate alleged negligent hiring and retention against Defendant for permitting an employee with various reported felonies to perform door-to-door sales at an apartment complex. As a result, Defendant’s employee became involved in a physical altercation with Plaintiff resulting in injuries and eventual death to Plaintiff. (Policy Limits)

A 97-year-old woman was dropped and sustained a serious orthopedic fracture that led to her unfortunate death four days later. This is a record settlement for a nursing home case in Knox County, Illinois.

Negligent obstetric care at birth at a downstate hospital which resulted in the wrongful death of an infant at 1 day old.

Plaintiff died as a result of medical staff failing to properly diagnose and treat his coronary artery and ischemic cardiac disease.

Despite risk factors for coronary artery disease, a 56-year-old woman was taken to surgery for a hysterectomy without a pre-operative cardiac consultation. She died of a heart attack shortly after the surgery.