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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…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Jury awards $10.5M to husband of woman killed by dump truck
A Cook County jury’s $10.5 million verdict for a grieving widower unveils the tragic tale of a kindergarten teacher’s death by dump truck.
Media outlets report on $10.5M verdict in fatal bicycle crash
CHICAGO (March 14, 2025) – Thursday evening, a Cook County jury awarded $10.5 million to the widower of a beloved kindergarten teacher who was struck and killed by a dump truck in Arlington Heights in 2022. A lawsuit was filed on behalf of Sylwia’s husband on March 24, 2023. The…
Media Coverage: A Peoria hospital admits negligence for leaving dangerous sutures inside multiple patients following surgery
PEORIA, Ill. (March 3, 2025) – UnityPoint Health, now Carle Health, has admitted negligence for leaving the wrong sutures inside a patient following a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, resulting in permanent injuries. Multiple additional patients are victims of the same error, and several lawsuits are pending in Peoria County. In September…
Cook County Record: Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard expands Chicago office footprint in The Loop
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 3, 2025) – The Chicago medical malpractice and personal injury law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. announced an 8,100 square foot expansion of its office space to the 35th floor at 161 North Clark Street. This addition complements the 18,500 square feet the firm has…
