Med-mal Lawsuit Settles For $10 Million
From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
A Freeport man who became a quadriplegic after suffering a stroke has received $10 million to settle his medical-malpractice suit, the plaintiff’s attorney said.
This is the highest verdict or settlement ever reported in Stephenson County in northwestern Illinois.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Theresa L. Ursin approved the settlement last week for Jacob P. Backus, 41.
Backus’ attorneys were prohibited from identifying the hospital named as a defendant in the case as part of the settlement agreement in the case. Ursin sealed the settlement in an order entered last week.
The hospital is identified as Freeport Memorial Hospital in the complaint filed in the case.
On June 9, 2009, Backus went to the hospital’s emergency room complaining of dizziness and slurred speech.
Backus is a diabetic and has hypertension, both of which are risk factors for a stroke, said his attorney, Kevin G. Burke, a partner at Burke, Wise, Morrissey, Kaveny.
On that day, there was evidence that Backus suffered from a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a warning sign of a stroke, Burke said.
But the emergency room physician, Pardeep E. Bhanot, failed to diagnose the TIA and sent Backus home.
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From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
A Freeport man who became a quadriplegic after suffering a stroke has received $10 million to settle his medical-malpractice suit, the plaintiff’s attorney said.
This is the highest verdict or settlement ever reported in Stephenson County in northwestern Illinois.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Theresa L. Ursin approved the settlement last week for Jacob P. Backus, 41.
Backus’ attorneys were prohibited from identifying the hospital named as a defendant in the case as part of the settlement agreement in the case. Ursin sealed the settlement in an order entered last week.
The hospital is identified as Freeport Memorial Hospital in the complaint filed in the case.
On June 9, 2009, Backus went to the hospital’s emergency room complaining of dizziness and slurred speech.
Backus is a diabetic and has hypertension, both of which are risk factors for a stroke, said his attorney, Kevin G. Burke, a partner at Burke, Wise, Morrissey, Kaveny.
On that day, there was evidence that Backus suffered from a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a warning sign of a stroke, Burke said.
But the emergency room physician, Pardeep E. Bhanot, failed to diagnose the TIA and sent Backus home.
Read more in our daily News Update...