A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a Cook County doctor and medical group, by a patient who claims that a 2014 procedure resulted in an infection that required additional surgery. <\/p>\n
Raymond Simpson filed the lawsuit July 28 in Cook County Circuit Court, claiming negligence in the operation, which took place in November 2014. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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 (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a Cook County doctor and medical group, by a patient who claims that a 2014 procedure resulted in an infection that required additional surgery. Raymond Simpson filed the lawsuit July 28 in…<\/span><\/p>\n