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National News outlets report on $20.5M verdict in morphine toxicity case
CHICAGO (June 23, 2025) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. recently won a $20.5M verdict on behalf of the family of an 11-year-old was prescribed a lethal dose of morphine by her healthcare providers, which caused her death while in remission from leukemia. Several national news outlets reported on the…
National Media outlets report on $20.5M verdict for family of girl who died of toxic levels of morphine
CHICAGO (June 18, 2025) – The family of an 11-year-old Northwest Indiana girl who died from morphine toxicity after being treated at a suburban cancer center was awarded $20.5 million by a Cook County jury Tuesday. Ava Wilson, who was in remission from b-lymphoblastic leukemia, went for a follow-up appointment…
WTTW: Chicago Pays $62.5M to Family of Girl Killed During 2020 Police Chase
CHICAGO (June 17, 2025) – The family of a 10-year-old girl who was killed after a 2020 police chase received a $62.5 million settlement from the city of Chicago. A Cook County jury ordered the city to pay $79.85 million in December to the family of Da’Karia Spicer, who was…
CBS 2: Jury awards $20.5 million to family of girl who died from toxic levels of morphine
CHICAGO (June 12, 2025) – A Cook County jury awarded more than $20 million in damages to the family of an 11-year-old girl who died from toxic levels of morphine. In October 2020, Ava Wilson was recovering from leukemia when she went for a follow-up appointment at Advocate Children’s Hospital….
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Cook County jury awards $20.5M in girl’s death by morphine toxicity
CHICAGO (June 13, 2025) – A Cook County jury awarded $20.5 million to the family of a young girl in remission from leukemia who died due to morphine toxicity as a result of prescribed pain medication. The case went to trial May 29 before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Brendan A….
FOX 32: Jury awards family of girl who died of toxic levels of morphine $20.5M
CHICAGO (June 11, 2025) – The family of an 11-year-old Northwest Indiana girl who died from morphine toxicity after being treated at a suburban cancer center was awarded $20.5 million by a Cook County jury Tuesday. Ava Wilson, who was in remission from a form of leukemia, went to an…
NEWS 25: Surgery mishap in Peoria leaves Kewanee man, others with lifelong pain
PEORIA, Ill. (May 15, 2025) – UnityPoint Health, now Carle Health, has admitted negligence for leaving barbed, non-dissolvable sutures inside multiple patients following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy procedures, instead of dissolvable ones, causing permanent injuries. Several lawsuits are pending in Peoria County. One of the victims is represented by Salvi, Schostok…
Media Coverage: Robert Crimo III sentenced to life in prison
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (April 25, 2025) – A Lake County judge sentenced Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III to life in prison without parole. The 2022 Fourth of July shooting left seven people dead and many more injured. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorney Lance D. Northcutt represents the surviving toddler of…
Lawdragon: Leadership and Personal Injury Law with Patrick A. Salvi II
CHICAGO (April 21, 2025) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II was recently selected to the 2025 Lawdragon Legends guide, a list of Lawdragon’s most esteemed members who have been recognized repeatedly among the 500 leading lawyers. Only 28 attorneys nationwide were chosen to join…
Media Coverage: Provisional Settlement Reached in Northwestern Hazing Lawsuit
CHICAGO (April 9, 2025) – A provisional settlement has been reached between Northwestern University and former student-athletes who filed lawsuits against the University for hazing and abuse within the athletic department. In July 2023, attorneys Patrick A. Salvi II of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. and Parker G. Stinar of Stinar…
