Tom Steinbacher Sr. and Christine Steinbacher, as co-administrators of their son’s estate, filed the complaint in Cook County Circuit Court on April 21. They are seeking a jury trial in addition to damages in excess of $50,000. Among the doctors, pharmacies and health care facilities named as defendants in the suit were Walgreen Co., Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., Loyola University Medical Center Co. and Dr. Robert J. Barnes.

According to the lawsuit, the teenager died of morphine intoxication on April 22, 2014. The DuPage County coroner’s office confirmed the cause of his death the following day. Morphine is a prescription drug for treating acute or chronic pain. It can cause serious harm such as seizures and addiction when used erroneously, and overdoses can be fatal.

The teen had been prescribed morphine for pain. The Steinbachers claimed the defendants were negligent in prescribing the morphine and failed to advise them of its dangers. The plaintiffs alleged the instructions for the medication’s use were incorrectly transcribed on the label. They did not reflect the instructions that the prescribing doctor provided to the pharmacy.

Prescription medication errors are a common form of medical malpractice that can have minimal to fatal consequences. Some common mistakes include administering the incorrect drug or dosage, mislabeling the medication or failing to warn the patient about its side effects. Pharmacies, hospitals, doctors, nurses, other individuals and facilities involved with prescribing drugs can be liable for such errors.

If you suffered an injury or illness as a result of a medication error due to negligence or medical malpractice, you should consult the medical malpractice attorneys at Briskman Briskman & Greenberg.

Plaintiff Kathryn Howe-Vandelinder filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in July 2012. She alleged the negligence of doctors in administering the medication led to her husband’s kidney failure and eventual death.

Michael Vandelinder, 56, traveled to Northwestern in July 2010. He sought treatment at the Chicago, Illinois, hospital for an infection he suffered after undergoing a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. During his hospital stay, doctors ordered Vandelinder be given the antiviral drug Foscarnet.

However, the lawsuit claimed the hospital administered 10 times more medication than was ordered. Vandelinder received 24,000 milligrams of Foscarnet, when the dosage was actually 2,400 milligrams. He was placed on dialysis for 12 days as his kidneys started to fail after the overdose. The Detroit resident died in August 2010.

The jury delivered the verdict on August 10, 2016 after deliberating for less than two hours. Northwestern admitted its pharmacy department’s negligence in dispensing and administering the Foscarnet overdose. However, the hospital denied the overdose caused Vandelinder’s death.

“Hospitals need to be vigilant when it comes to dispensing drugs,” the family’s attorney said in a statement. “There is no excuse for giving someone 24,000 milligrams when the order was supposed to be for 2,400 milligrams. There needs to be a better check-and-balance system, especially when you are talking about life-and-death circumstances.”

If you suffered an injury or illness as a result of a medication error due to negligence or medical malpractice, you should consult the medical malpractice attorneys at Briskman Briskman & Greenberg.

Li Jun Huang filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Elmhurst Clinic LLC and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. The other defendants in the case are Dr. Victoria Uribe, Dr. Robert Anderson, Dr. Michael Hoffman, Dr. David Matusiak, Dr. Marianne Senese, Dr. Kristen Zeitler and Dr. Megan Clipp.

The complaint states that on March 22, 2007, her son received a diagnosis of a severe impairment to the right eye from which he had been suffering since birth. The plaintiff claims the defendants neglected to discover, diagnose, treat and perform an evaluation of her son’s medical condition following his birth. She is requesting a trial by jury and damages in excess of $50,000.

If your child suffered an injury at birth due to the negligence of physicians or other health care professionals, call the birth injury attorneys at Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. You may be able to recover damages to compensate you for the medical expenses incurred in caring for your child.

Li Jun Huang filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Elmhurst Clinic LLC and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. The other defendants in the case are Dr. Victoria Uribe, Dr. Robert Anderson, Dr. Michael Hoffman, Dr. David Matusiak, Dr. Marianne Senese, Dr. Kristen Zeitler and Dr. Megan Clipp.

The complaint states that on March 22, 2007, her son received a diagnosis of a severe impairment to the right eye from which he had been suffering since birth. The plaintiff claims the defendants neglected to discover, diagnose, treat and perform an evaluation of her son’s medical condition following his birth. She is requesting a trial by jury and damages in excess of $50,000.

If your child suffered an injury at birth due to the negligence of physicians or other health care professionals, call the birth injury attorneys at Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. You may be able to recover damages to compensate you for the medical expenses incurred in caring for your child.

Shawn Garrett, 25, was traveling east on Chicago’s 69th Street on Jan. 10, 2011. According to the lawsuit, a police officer driving south toward the intersection failed to stop at a red light and hit his car. The lawsuit alleged the police officer was speeding while driving to a call and did not use police lights or a siren when he collided with Garrett’s car in the fatal crash.

Garrett’s mother, Louise Bohannon, filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Nov. 23. She is seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages from each party. According to the claim, the officer “was driving the marked police car at an excess of the posted speed limit, and did not have his pursuit lights or sirens active.”

The officer was allegedly negligent and careless in looking out for other vehicles, slowing down or changing the direction of his SUV. Garrett died on the day of the accident. Two passengers in his car were taken to different hospitals with critical injuries.

However, the lawsuit’s allegations contradict the version of events police gave on the day of the crash. According to a Chicago Tribune report, police said two officers were driving in an SUV with its emergency signals activated. The police claimed Garrett’s vehicle ran a red light, collided with the police car and crashed into a pole.

Paul Greenberg is a Chicago wrongful death lawyer with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit www.briskmanandbriskman.com.

Shawn Garrett, 25, was traveling east on Chicago’s 69th Street on Jan. 10, 2011. According to the lawsuit, a police officer driving south toward the intersection failed to stop at a red light and hit his car. The lawsuit alleged the police officer was speeding while driving to a call and did not use police lights or a siren when he collided with Garrett’s car in the fatal crash.

Garrett’s mother, Louise Bohannon, filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Nov. 23. She is seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages from each party. According to the claim, the officer “was driving the marked police car at an excess of the posted speed limit, and did not have his pursuit lights or sirens active.”

The officer was allegedly negligent and careless in looking out for other vehicles, slowing down or changing the direction of his SUV. Garrett died on the day of the accident. Two passengers in his car were taken to different hospitals with critical injuries.

However, the lawsuit’s allegations contradict the version of events police gave on the day of the crash. According to a Chicago Tribune report, police said two officers were driving in an SUV with its emergency signals activated. The police claimed Garrett’s vehicle ran a red light, collided with the police car and crashed into a pole.

Paul Greenberg is a Chicago wrongful death lawyer with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit www.briskmanandbriskman.com.

The lawsuit was filed against the medical center and two of its doctors in Cook County Circuit Court on Oct. 27. According to the complaint, the doctors allegedly used excessive traction when delivering the couple’s baby on Feb. 18, 2011.

The child was born with brachial plexus palsy in which her right arm was paralyzed due to the spinal nerves in her shoulder and neck being damaged. The couple is seeking damages in excess of $50,000 in addition to legal expenses.

There are a number of factors that can cause such birth injuries during the delivery process. Brachial plexus palsy can occur due to the baby’s shoulders being pulled with excessive force during a head-first delivery, or the head and neck being stretched while the newborn passes through the birth canal.

In many cases, brachial plexus injuries are the result of the doctor or hospital staff’s negligence. Most injuries can be avoided by monitoring the mother’s prenatal status for possible risk factors and providing her with proper medical attention both before and during the delivery.

Paul Greenberg is a Chicago birth injury lawyer with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit www.briskmanandbriskman.com.

Raymond Simpson filed the lawsuit July 28 in Cook County Circuit Court, claiming negligence in the operation, which took place in November 2014.

According to the lawsuit, on Nov. 24, 2014, Simpson had an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy, but the doctor did not remove the entire organ, leaving a portion of the appendix measuring about three centimeters. The lawsuit claims that there was a later infection and the site ruptured on March 30, 2015, forcing the patient to undergo a second and more serious surgery.

The lawsuit alleges that professional negligence on the part of the doctor caused Simpson to suffer medical expenses, loss of a normal life, disfigurement and pain and suffering, which would have been avoided had the defendants not breached their duty to exercise due care in the first operation.

The plaintiff seeks damages of over $50,000, and attorneys’ fees and costs. The case is Cook County Circuit Court case number 2015L007824.

According to a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety, between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die each year in part because of preventable medical errors, which makes medical malpractice the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer.

Paul Greenberg is a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.

The lawsuit was filed July 30 in Cook County Circuit Court by Myree Tate, as special administrator of the estate of Lakeisha Tate, against Harrison and Homan Citgo Inc. According to the lawsuit, many serious violent crimes had been committed on the business’ premises, and the business knew or should have known that its customers were at risk.

According to the lawsuit, Lakeisha Tate was shot several times and died. The lawsuit claims that the defendant gas station failed to warn Tate of the danger, failed to have adequate security measures in place, and failed to intervene when Tate was in danger of imminent bodily harm.

The lawsuit alleges that Tate’s injuries and death caused her estate to incur hospital expenses, other medical expenses and funeral costs. The lawsuit also claims that Tate’s next of kin suffered loss of companionship and pecuniary losses.

The lawsuit seeks damages of more than $50,000, plus attorneys’ fees and costs. The case is Cook County Circuit Court case number 2015L007758.

According to law enforcement, there were more than 2,500 shootings in Chicago in 2014, and at least
390 murders.

Paul Greenberg is a Chicago work accidents and wrongful death lawyer with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.

NorthShore University Health System (Glenbrook Hospital) and Dr. Steven Meyers are being sued by Saleh for failing to diagnose and treat hypoglycemia in a timely manner, not ordering lab work to determine why her physical and mental status kept changing during her admission and failure to determine the cause of a stroke and to treat the underlying cause in order to prevent further injuries.

According to the statement of claim (Cook County Circuit Court case number 2015L009811), Saleh was a patient at Glenbrook Hospital in March 2014, and in the care of Meyers. Due to the physician not correctly or appropriately treating her for hypoglycemia, she alleges she was the victim of a stroke that that then remained untreated for several hours causing her further pain, anguish and injury and a prolonged stay in hospital.

If a doctor, other medical professionals or a hospital do not properly care for a patient, that individual may have grounds to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. Medical malpractice can take on many forms from misdiagnosis to medication errors and surgical errors to failure to diagnose.

The Saleh family may wish to consider sourcing litigation funding to help them get through the next few months while their case is being prepared to go to trial. Pre-settlement funding is an emergency cash loan sent as quickly as possible to a qualified plaintiff.

The lawsuit loan goes straight into his or her bank account and may be accessed to pay for anything. However, most plaintiffs receiving litigation funding know that it is wise to pay medical bills first and keep the remainder for pay for their normal and usual financial obligations, such as student loans, rent, mortgage and car payments.

Litigation funding is not for everyone, but it is a good option to look into. Being financially strapped while waiting for a trial is enormously stressful and may contribute to deteriorating health consequences for the plaintiff. They have already been through the wringer in more ways than one before they make a call to a litigation funding company, or apply online.

Representatives are highly trained and treat all applicants with respect. A plaintiff wishing to apply for pre-settlement funding needs to be able to provide the required documents for verification of their case and must also provide the name of the attorney he or she is working with to facilitate matters.

This is a no stress process and plaintiffs do not require a credit check, do not need to be working when they make an application, do not pay any money up front or over the term of the lawsuit loan and may keep the money if their case loses in court.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit funding and litigation funding, visit http://www.litigationfundingcorp.com/.

Rhonda McCullough, the late comedian’s wife, filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against dermatologist Rene Earles, claiming that the doctor failed to respond appropriately to her husband’s signs of respiratory distress a few weeks before his death. The comedian died of complications from pneumonia in 2008.

The wrongful death lawsuit claimed that Earles should have called an ambulance to take Mac to the hospital instead of keeping Mac at his clinic for several hours.

McCullough’s attorneys said that they asked the judge to dismiss the case in such a way that it could be refiled within one year. According to the attorneys, the case will not be dropped, but will be refiled in order to address certain “internal issues.”

Earles and his attorney said that the suit was dismissed because there is “no legitimate case” against the doctor. Earles treated Mac for sarcoidosis for more than a decade. According to Earles’ attorney, on the day in question, Earles noticed that Mac was ill and recommended that he rest before treatment, and he later had Mac’s driver transport him to the hospital.

Paul Greenberg is a Chicago wrongful death lawyer with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.

The First District Appellate Court, in an unpublished order decision by Justice Robert E. Gordon, found that signs must be posted at the park and that any ordinances restricting the age of users of playground equipment must be published in order for the park district to claim immunity.

The case, Artenia Bowman v. Chicago Park District, involved a 13-year-old girl who fractured her ankle on a slide with a hole in it, which the park district claimed was intended for children under 12. In July 2011, the child’s mother filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court seeking recovery of medical expenses. Bowman alleged that the park district had received several complaints about the broken slide and had failed to fix it.

The park district raised an affirmative defense, arguing that the girl was in violation of an ordinance restricting the use of playgrounds for younger children to those between ages 5 and 12. Whether or not there was a sign indicating the age restriction on the day the girl was injured remained in question, but the trial court granted summary judgment to the park district in June 2013.

On appeal, Judge Gordon wrote that there was no evidence that the park district took measures to enforce the age restrictions, and that there was no way for a child to know that such a restriction existed.

Paul Greenberg of Briskman Briskman & Greenberg represented Bowman. Greenberg noted that while the ordinance in question refers to park equipment intended for use by younger children, it does not specify which equipment or locations are age-restricted. Greenberg said that the ruling is important because the park district will now have to publicize the ordinance and/or post signs if it wants to restrict playground users to certain age groups.

Paul Greenberg is a Chicago personal injury lawyer and attorney with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.

LaKevia and Nigel Crawford filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court claiming that their son Nigel, Jr.’s death was caused by medical negligence. The lawsuit alleges that a doctor failed to properly diagnose and treat a disorder that results in blood clots. The suit also claims that the mother had an Antiphospholypid Syndrome (APS), and the doctor did not take that into account when treating her pregnancy.

In 2008, LaKevia Crawford was diagnosed with APS, which can cause blood clots and complications with pregnancy. According to the lawsuit, Nigel Jr. was born prematurely in October 2010. The lawsuit claims that the child had blood clots in his lungs and other medical issues before he died in April 2013.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an 894-bed facility in downtown Chicago with more than 1,600 physicians on staff. In the U.S. News & World Report publication America’s Best Hospitals, Northwestern is ranked as the best hospital in Illinois and the sixth best in the United States. A report by Sun-Times Media said that the hospital declined to comment on the pending litigation.

The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $200,000.

Bob Briskman is a Chicago malpractice attorney with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.