Medical Negligence Blog

CHICAGO (November 26, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Matthew L. Williams, John A. Mennie, and Heidi L. Wickstrom recently obtained a $10 million settlement on behalf of a child who was injured during a surgery at an Illinois hospital. These funds will help the boy begin the healing…

There are many ways doctors and other health care professionals can act negligently. However, a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that misdiagnosis is the most common, the most costly, and produces the most catastrophic results. The study also showed that misdiagnoses made during vascular events, infections, and…

A former U.S. Marine sniper-turned-Special Forces soldier with almost 17 years of military service recently delivered an emotional opening statement to House lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Newsweek reported. Lawmakers heard testimony about allegations of malpractice by Defense Department medical professionals as Congress considers possibly overturning the Feres Doctrine, the legal…

Five hospitals in Chicago have earned a D grade in a new safety report from The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit watchdog organization. An analysis from Leapfrog explained that patients at D grade facilities face a 92 percent greater risk of avoidable death. The five Chicago hospitals that were graded D…

Unfortunately, diagnostic error, or the failure to establish an accurate explanation of a patient’s health problem, is all too common in the United States. In fact, diagnostic errors made up the largest share of medical malpractice claims and caused the most serious harm to patients, according to a study by…

MILWAUKEE (December 3, 2018) – The surrender of a medical license is often done in the face of overwhelming evidence of unprofessional conduct, such as repeated surgical mishaps. But a recent report by the USA Today Network revealed a license surrender often comes with no restrictions in practicing medicine in…

ATLANTA (June 12, 2018) – A dermatologist who was seen on video dancing to music while performing a surgical procedure has been suspended by the Georgia medical board, which claimed her continued practice “poses a threat to the public health, safety and welfare.” Dr. Windell Davis-Boutte is a dermatologist and director…

INDIANAPOLIS (May 14, 2018) – An Indiana woman died after her family says she was infected by flesh-eating bacteria while on vacation and did not get the right treatment from her hospital. Richard Martin says his 50-year-old wife, Carol, returned home from Florida in February with an infection on her buttocks…

LOS ANGELES (May 4, 2018) – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the surgeon who operated on Bill Paxton are denying responsibility for the 61-year-old actor’s sudden death after the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against them in February. Paxton, best known for his roles in Apollo 13 and Titanic, suffered…

LOS ANGELES (February 14, 2018) – Nearly one year after 61-year-old actor Bill Paxton died from complications from surgery, his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the surgeon and hospital that treated him. Paxton, best known for his roles in Apollo 13 and Titanic, suffered a stroke nearly…