Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Woman to get $2M in surgery mistake

PEORIA, Ill (September 22, 2021) –  A Deer Creek woman who needed a permanent colostomy after a surgical error has accepted a $2 million settlement with a doctor after years of litigation.

Christina Wooten alleged that the delayed removal of a malignant tumor in her colon allowed her cancer to further spread, leading to the permanent colostomy.