Chicago Brain Injury Lawyer Blog

Our Chicago brain injury attorneys recently learned about a settlement in a case in which a law student filed a brain injury lawsuit against the city of Tucson, after the student suffered severe injuries when they were struck by a car. The brain injury lawsuit alleged that the victim was riding her bike across her campus when a car that was turning at an intersection struck her. The victim suffered severe physical injuries from the hit and suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of the injuries. While the driver of the car was responsible for hitting the bike rider, the city is being sued because of the design of the intersection where the accident occurred. According to AZ Star Net, the complaint alleges that the intersection was nearly 80 years old and is not of the design that intersections are typically designed today. The intersection has a very sharp angle, which makes it very difficult to see pedestrians and bike riders when driving or turning at the intersection. The victim of the accident believed that it was because of the design of the intersection that the car accident occurred, and not just because of the negligence of the driver of the car.

The brain injury lawsuit was just recently settled in favor of the law student that suffered from brain injuries for $675,000. The amount of damages seeks to cover the brain injury victim’s medical expenses, both past and present, any other bills associated with the car accident and the injury, as well as attempts to offer some compensation to the brain injury victim for all of the pain and suffering that she has had to deal with because of the injury. Many plaintiffs also seek pain and suffering compensation to try to offer the victim compensation for what they now have to deal with permanently as a result of the negligence of another.

In this case, as well as in many personal injury lawsuits, there is not just one person to blame for the accident. It is likely that the combination of the design of the intersection, as well as the lack of attention on the part of the driver of the car that struck the victim, were both responsible for the car accident. When more than one person is responsible for one’s personal injuries, the victim may be able to sue the multiple parties for damages in connection with the accident. If you were injured in an accident where the city may have been responsible for what caused your injury, you may be able to sue the city for your personal injury.

If you or a loved one suffered a brain injury and you feel that it was due to the negligence of another person or other people, please contact our Illinois personal injury law firm today. Our Chicago personal injury attorneys have helped clients all over Illinois receive millions of dollars in damages in connection with their brain injury cases. We are here to talk to you about what has happened to you to cause your injury and to talk to you about what next steps are available.

Our Chicago personal injury attorneys, Steven Levin and Michael Bonamarte, recently helped the family of a victim of a wrongful death reach a $975,000 settlement after the victim fell off of a porch, where the railing was not up code, and then later died as a result of his personal injuries. The mother of the victim brought the wrongful death lawsuit against the management company of the building where the porch was located, alleging that because of the management company’s negligence the young man fell onto the concrete below (from two stories up) and then died as a result of his severe head and brain injuries. The tragic fall occurred in the summer of 2007, while the victim was hanging out on the porch at his girlfriend’s apartment in downtown Chicago, and the victim died as a result of his injuries in January of 2008.

The wrongful death lawsuit alleged that the management company for the girlfriend’s building failed to keep the premises in a reasonable and safe condition, and because of this failure, the victim fell from the porch. The lawsuit was filed in January of 2008, but the settlement was just this week approved for $975,000 for the family of the victim. The mother of the victim filed this lawsuit against the building managers with the hope of saving other families from having to go through the pain and the suffering that she has had to deal with as a result of her son’s untimely death. Building managers and landlords of all buildings have certain responsibilities and certain duties that are owed to the tenants, and to the tenant’s guests, and when this level of care is not met, the parties responsible must be held liable for the damage that results. When a building has a balcony and porch with a railing, that railing must be up to code and safe for people to stand near it, and it is the building managements or landlord’s duty to make sure that the railing is up to code and is safe to stand near. In this specific instance, the lawsuit alleged that the railing was ten inches shorter than the mandatory railing height requirement that is set out by the city of Chicago.

This case, like far too many other personal injury lawsuits, could easily have been avoided if the management company had not acted negligently in maintaining the building they were responsible for. Because of the company’s negligence, this young man died and his family has to deal with pain of losing their son when he was so young. If you or a loved one suffered a personal injury from a fall, or if someone you loved died as a result of a management company or landlord’s negligence, please do not hesitate to contact our Illinois personal injury lawyers today. Our attorneys have helped out clients all over Illinois, including this mother who lost her young son, and our attorneys are here to talk to you about your case and help to see what possible next steps you should take and what options are available to you and your family.

Our Illinois brain injury attorneys recently learned of a brain injury lawsuit that resulted in a verdict for the injured party for over $12 million dollars. The lawsuit was filed against a truck company by a driver that was severely injured after one of the company’s trucks lost its rear axle, which then crashed into to the victim’s car. When the victim’s car was struck, he suffered from a head injury as well as injuries to his spinal cord. The victim’s head injuries resulted in a traumatic brain injury and the victim now suffers from memory loss, a change in personality, has trouble concentrating, and has trouble paying attention. The traumatic brain injury lawsuit alleged that because of the truck company’s negligence in allowing the truck to be on the road with the axle loose, the brain injury victim suffered these injuries, most of which will continue to bother him throughout his lifetime.

The brain injury lawsuit sought compensation for the medical bills that the victim has already incurred, and for the medical bills he will continue to have to pay as a result of his severe brain injuries, as well as sought money for his loss of wages. According to About Lawsuits, the victim had to leave his job as an airline mechanic because of the permanent injuries that he sustained in the car accident. The trucking company claimed that the victim’s injuries were not as bad as he was claiming, and that he was not really suffering from the traumatic brain injury and chronic pain that the lawsuit alleged. However, the jury at the brain injury trial determined that the victim was not misrepresenting his injuries, and found for the victim, and the trucking company will be required to pay over $12 million dollars in total damages in connection with the negligence lawsuit.

Unfortunately, many traumatic brain injuries (which are brain injuries that are caused by hard hit or shaking of the brain against the skull) result from car accidents and can require a great deal of care throughout the victim’s lifetime. Aside from the medical costs associated with this type of injury, since the brain is affected many victims suffer personality and emotional changes in addition to the physical pain and suffering that results from the injury. Because of this, most brain injury lawsuits seek not only damages for physical pain but also for the emotional pain that the victim and their family suffers through because of the brain injury.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of another person or company’s negligence, you may be entitled to recover damages from the party responsible. Our personal injury law firm has helped clients all over Illinois recover millions of dollars in damages based on their brain injury lawsuits. Our Chicago based brain injury attorneys are available at any time to talk to you about your injury and to discuss what possible next steps may be available to you and your loved ones, so please do not hesitate to call our offices today!

Our Chicago brain injury attorneys, Steven Levin and Margaret Battersby, recently reached a $17.7 million settlement on behalf of a client who suffered severe brain damage as a patient at a Chicago hospital. The client is a former police officer who was in the hospital as a result of an injury that he suffered while on the job. The client was hospitalized in the neurosurgical unit of the hospital for his head injuries, and because of negligent nursing care while in the unit he suffered further serious brain damage that caused him to suffer from quadriplegia.

The brain injury lawsuit alleged negligence on the part of the nurses who were in charge of caring for our client. Hospital staff did not properly monitor our client’s intracranial pressure during a test of a drain that was in place to drain the excess fluid build-up following his stroke from his initial injury. As a result of this failure, his intracranial pressure rose to dangerous levels, but his physician was not notified by the nurses of the increase in pressure until the damage had already been done. As a result of this delay, he suffered an irreparable brain injury.

The brain injury lawsuit was filed in 2005. Our Chicago personal injury attorneys reached a settlement days before this case went to trial. With this brain injury settlement although the victim will never be fully compensated for what has been done to him, the compensation will allow him to receive lifetime medical care and will enable his family to purchase advanced assistive technology to help him communicate.

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The Seattle Times recently reported on a $10 million settlement in favor of a man who is now paralyzed after he sustained a traumatic brain injury.

The incident occurred on May 10, 2009 when the victim was being chased by two men who turned out to be deputies for the county. During the incident, the victim was thrown into a wall by one of the deputies causing catastrophic brain injuries. The victim is unable to speak and will be bedridden for the remainder of his life. The $10 million settlement will not only help pay for future medical expenses but it was also aid the victim’s family as they deal with the financial and emotional consequences.

According to the IBIA (International Brain Injury Association), one million Americans are treated and released from hospital emergency departments as a result of traumatic head injury each year. The symptoms of someone suffering from traumatic brain injury vary and can develop and change over time. Symptoms of traumatic brain injury also range in severity from blurred vision to inability to perform motor functions.

Most traumatic brain injuries are caused by head trauma. Recently, a Chicago area woman suffered a severe brain injury in a sledding accident. The medical community is also constantly working to improve this area of medicine. A recent study on brain injuries suggested that certain behaviors, such as consuming fish oils, may protect the brain against injury.

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The Quad City Times recently reported on a trial involving an injured plumber. A Scott County jury recently awarded a couple in Coal Valley, Illinois $3.6 million in a brain injury lawsuit.

In 2006, a plumber was working in a trench as sewer and water service was being installed for a home under construction in Davenport. The trench collapsed when a skid loader drove too close. Rescue efforts successful dug the unconscious plumber out of the collapsed trench but the plumber suffered permanent brain damage in the work related accident.

The skid loader was being operated by an employee of Alliance Concrete Construction LLC of Davenport, Illinois. At trial, the injured worker and his wife were seeking damages from Alliance for lost wages and past and future medical expenses.

During the trial, the plumber’s wife took the witness stand and testified about dramatic changes in her husband’s behavior since his accident. She testified that since his brain injury, her husband suffers from severe nightmares that have caused the couple to sleep in separate beds at night.

The jury awarded the wife $300,000 for loss of consortium. Loss of consortium refers to the deprivation of the benefits of a family relationship due to injuries.

The defense attorney for Alliance argued at trial that the injured worker was at least partially responsible for his own injury because he failed to use a trench box and other safety precautions. The jury found the plumber 40 percent at fault. As a result of the plumber’s own negligence, he was awarded $1.8 million of his $3.6 million verdict. In Illinois, if an injured party is partially at fault for his or her injuries, then the total recovered amount may be reduced in proportion to the degree that the injured party was at fault.

For the full article on this brain injury case, see the Quad City Times.

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Levin and Perconti recently announced in a press release on November 24, 2010 that its Chicago brain attorneys reached a $6.5 million settlement for a young girl who suffers from cerebral palsy following a brain injury sustained during birth.

The settlement was with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL and a physician who failed to timely perform a Cesarean section. Chicago attorneys John J. Perconti and Patricia L. Gifford of Levin & Perconti represented the injured child and her family.

During the mother’s pregnancy, doctors failed to diagnose cephalopelvic disproportion. Cephalopelvic disproportion occurs when a baby’s head or body is too large to fit through the mother’s pelvis. Abnormal fetal positions often cause cephalopelivic disproportion, which is what occurred in this case. According to the American College of Nurse Midwives, cephalopelvic disproportion occurs in 1 out of 250 pregnancies.

Physicians further failed to order an emergency Cesarean section after noticing erratic decelerations on the fetal monitoring strips. These decelerations are typically a warning sign for fetal hypoxia. Hypoxia occurs when the fetus is deprived of adequate oxygen.

During the emergency Cesarean section, the mother was not properly anesthetized and the staff had to hold the mother down during the procedure.

Although the newborn and mother survived the complicated birth, the newborn suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, which means that inadequate oxygen caused damage to cells in the central nervous system, specifically the brain and spinal cord. This damage can cause cerebral palsy.

The injured child is now 10 years old but has cerebral palsy and mental retardation from the complications of her birth. She suffers from motor delays and moderate cognitive deficiencies and will need to use a wheeled assistive device as she gets older. She will also need constant assistance with dressing, bathing, and using the bathroom. The settlement will allow the child’s family to provide her with the ongoing care and medical treatment throughout her lifetime.

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Postcrescent.com recently reported that a $20 million settlement was reached following a tragic car accident that left a young girl with a severe brain injury.

In October of 2008, a family from Appleton, WI was driving down an off-ramp in their van. A truck heading towards the ramp ran a red light and crashed into the family’s van. While the impact of the crash was not severe because the truck driver had applied his brakes, the truck was carrying a pipe rack that allowed multiple pipes to escape upon collision. One of the loose pipes shattered the left rear window of the van and hit a young girl that was a passenger in the backseat. The child suffered severe brain damage from the accident.

The child’s family filed a lawsuit following this incident alleging that the pipe rack was negligently constructed and installed as it was missing a front stop. The distributor of the pipe rack settled their case for $18.7 million. The rest of the settlement amount comes from the truck driver and his employer as well as the manufacturer of the pipe rack. The settlement amounts were assigned based on each defendant’s responsibility in the accident.

The large settlement will help the family of the young girl pay for her care and medical expenses. The girl’s medical expenses totaled $850,000 in the first two years of her life after the accident left her with severe and permanent injuries including traumatic epilepsy and blindness. Because of her traumatic brain injury, she will require around-the-clock care for the rest of her life.

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ABC News followed up on a brain injury case in Northern California where a man was awarded $6.4 million after being injured while getting on the bus in April of 2008.

The case involved a disabled man who was injured while being lifted onto a bus in Roseville, California. As he loaded the bus, his wheelchair rolled backwards off the ramp. The man fell 6 feet and hit his head, causing severe brain injury.

The city’s public transportation company was ordered to pay 83% of the $6.4 million verdict, while the city was ordered to pay the remaining 17%.

Falls on public transportation can be the result of improper safety measures. In Chicago, many of the city’s buses and trains are operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are among the three main causes of brain injury in the United States and they are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury among people 65 and older.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 1.4 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries each year in the United States and about 50,000 people die from traumatic brain injuries.

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On September 17, 2007, Barbara Lefforge entered St. Edna Nursing home for rehabilitation purposes. Barbara had just had surgery to repair tendon damage in her foot. Barbara’s surgeon mistakenly prescribed 50mg of Morphine when he had intended to prescribe her 50mg of Demerol.

The improper prescription was noticed by the pharmacist from which the medication was to be received, but nevertheless St. Edna administered all of the morphine they had in stock (a total of 30 mg). Upon the drug administration, Barbara suffered an overdose. St. Edna failed to monitor her and failed to bring her to the hospital until the next morning. Consequently, Barbara suffered a significant brain injury. This injury led Barbara to file a medical malpractice action against both her original surgeon and St. Edna.

The jury found St. Edna 90% at fault and her original surgeon 10% at fault. Sadly, Barbara was only at St. Edna a little over five hours when the negligence that caused her injury occurred. This was an injury that could have easily been avoided, and one that happens all too often in both hospital and nursing home settings.

Doctors are not perfect, and as such a system of checks helps to mitigate the damages that some of their mistakes can cause. The pharmacist in this situation correctly told St. Edna that the prescription was a mistake, still, St. Edna failed to listen and now both Barbara and St. Edna need to live with the consequences of St. Edna's negligence.

According to PRWeb, a jury verdict awarded $12.2 million in damages to Emily Liou, a San Mateo County 17 year old who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car-pedestrian accident. The accident occurred on March 28, 2006, as Emily was walking home. She had just left her friends after singing Karaoke. As she was crossing El Camino Real in a marked crosswalk, a woman with her child driving a Toyota sedan, struck Emily knocking her to the ground. The resulting injuries left Emily in a permanent vegetative state.

According to her attorney, “Emily was struck in a marked crosswalk located at the crest of a rise in the road, which does not come into view until a driver is about 100 feet away. Additionally, the crosswalk is located at an ‘uncontrolled’ intersection, meaning that there are no lights or stop signs controlling vehicular traffic. El Camino Real, which Caltrans (the California Department of Transportation) calls State Route 82, is among the busiest roads on the peninsula.”

Discovery during the case produced the following information -- within the past 15 years, three other pedestrians had been killed in the same crosswalk. The trial lasted four weeks. The jury found that the California Department of Transportation was 50% at fault and divided the remaining fault between the driver (30%) and Emily (20%).

According to Brainandspinalcord.org, brain injuries 20% of traumatic brain injuries are caused by motor vehicle accidents. In addition, 15-24 year olds face the highest risk of traumatic brain injuries due to vehicle accidents.

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The Chicago City Council approved a $3 million settlement on behalf of a woman seriously injured when the car she was riding in was hit by a stolen vehicle during an unauthorized police chase, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The stolen vehicle was driven in excess of more than twice the speed limit when it slammed into the woman’s vehicle, and the collision was so strong that her body was thrown from the car and landed on the ground forty feet away. Doctors had to place the Chicago woman in an induced coma for two days and she was in the hospital for over two weeks. The woman suffered permanent brain damage as a result of the crash.

Mayo Clinic reports that half of all traumatic brain injuries occur as a result of car, motorcycle and bicycle collisions. When the head is struck too strongly, such as can occur in a collision, the brain can slam against the inside of the skull and cause bruising of the brain, bleeding, and torn nerve fibers. Sudden braking or stopping as a result of a car collision can also cause this to happen. A traumatic brain injury can be fatal. When serious brain injuries are not fatal, the consequences can still be severe. Traumatic brain injury can cause cognitive impairment, affecting a person’s thinking and reasoning skills, memory, and multitasking ability.

To help prevent against serious brain trauma, always wear a seatbelt while driving in a car. Motor vehicle collisions are sometimes unpreventable, but by taking the extra precaution of wearing something as simple as a seatbelt or child booster seat, lives can be saved and people can take steps toward recovery, whether by medical intervention, lawsuits, or both.

23-year-old Preston Plevretes, a former college football player, reached a settlement with LaSalle University, four years after he suffered a serious brain injury during a football game. The personal injury settlement was reached for $7.5 million and will cover the young man’s ongoing medical care and treatments for life. In 2005, Plevretes was knocked unconscious and fell into a coma after a hit during a game. Doctors performed emergency surgery to reduce swelling in the brain, however they could not repair all of the damage and today he has difficulty walking and communicating. According to the lawsuit, Plevretes suffered a concussion several days before the game during practice. The plaintiff’s injury attorney contended that because the university did not treat the concussion, it left Plevretes’ brain in a vulnerable state. Plevretes’ attorney noted that when someone’s brain is already swollen, it can quickly swell up and can easily lead to a herniation. This is likely what caused his life-changing injury. To read the full report on this brain injury settlement, click on the hyperlinked text.

A 59-year-old woman was awarded a $6.3 million verdict after a hospital’s negligence caused her to suffer irreversible brain damage. The treating physician and hospital’s negligence caused the woman to lose most of her short-term memory and her ability to speak. According to the medical malpractice lawyer who represented the victim, she must now live with her grown son and requires help with everyday activities such as eating and even chewing.

The woman went into the hospital for back surgery. The brain damage occurred after the surgery when hospital staff administered a dangerous mix of medications, creating serious respiratory problems. The hospital staff failed to intubate the victim in a timely manner, causing a lack of oxygen to the brain. The verdict included future medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, loss of consortium and loss of the ability to perform daily tasks. To access the full article on this medical malpractice verdict follow the link.

A city council has agreed to pay $2.2 million to the family of a 14-year-old girl who was chocked by playground equipment. The 11-year-old girl was found unconscious hanging by the neck from a rope tied to a playground ride. She suffered an irreversible brain injury and remains in a vegetative state. The girls sued the police department because its officer who responded to the incident concluded that the victim was dead and did not attempt to resuscitate her or remove her from the rope. Instead the officer, after determining the girl had no pulse, began taking pictures of her as she was hanging by her neck. He then directed medical first responders not to disturb what he thought was a crime scene. The girl’s lawyers argued that these actions prevented her from being resuscitated for six to eight minutes until the paramedics arrived at the apartment. The delay made her brain injury much worse than it might have been. The parents will receive part of the brain injury settlement, but the largest portion will go to the victim’s special needs trust. The girl had suffered permanent brain damage and requires 24-hour medical care and lives in a skilled nursing facility. Her doctor estimated that she will live about 16 more years. To read more about the brain injury settlement, please click the link.

A school district has settled a brain injury lawsuit filed by a former student who was injured when he leaped from a file cabinet at the teacher’s request. The district will pay $700,000 to the injured student. The brain injury lawsuit alleges that the student jumped from atop the cabinet to grab an exposed beam in the ceiling at the encouragement of his teacher. The student jumped to get something from an exposed I-beam, missed and hit his head on the ground. He suffered a concussive brain injury and now suffers chronic headaches that affect his short-term memory and ability to concentrate. The brain injury lawsuit contended that the victim suffered permanent damage and required an individualized education plan to continue his schooling. To read more about the brain injury settlement, please click the link.

A brain injury lawsuit alleged that the victim will suffer millions of dollars in lost earnings due to a brain injury. The brain injury was incurred after an automobile crash. The man was hit by a 17-year-old driver who went off the intersection and landed on the driver’s side of the sport utility. Brain injuries are common results of automobile crashes. To read more about the jury verdict, please click the link.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, a nine-year-old boy received an $11.1 million jury verdict for the brain damage he sustained as a result of medical malpractice by a hospital. When the boy was 3 months old, his mother took him to the hospital several days after he began vomiting and was having diarrhea. Hospital staff sent the mother and child home, but the following day she rushed him back to the hospital because he was barely breathing. During his first visit, the hospital failed to diagnose or treat his severe dehydration and as a result the boy suffered significant brain damage. To read more about this brain injury verdict, follow the link.

Target Corporation has agreed to pay $7 million to an 81-year old woman who suffered a severe brain injury when an automatic door at a Target store in Rosemont, Illinois, malfunctioned. This is a record settlement in Cook County for a brain injury to a woman over the age of 60.

A glitch caused the door to close on the plaintiff, Claire Putman, as she was walking through the store’s entrance. This knocked her to the ground, causing her to hit her head. She was than hit in the head again by the door itself as it continued to open and close. Ms. Putman was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and, despite undergoing surgery to repair her injury, she suffered permanent brain damage and cognitive defects that have required her to move into a nursing home.

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A jury awarded $49 million in damages to a college student who was on his way to a camping trip when two trucks collided, causing him traumatic brain injury. The young man was riding in an automobile when the two trucks collided at or near the center line. He was struck by the truck. His brain injuries necessitate round-the-clock medical care. The jury awarded $3.4 million in past medical expenses, $27.6 million in future medical expenses, $4.5 million for future lost wages and $13.5 million in general damages. The defendants are jointly and severally liable for the special damages. His attorney believes that these figures represent the staggering cost of care to individuals sustaining traumatic brain injury. Truck drivers must be careful to avoid such accidents that result in brain injury. To read more about the jury verdict, please click the link.

Last week, a jury awarded a verdict of $7.4 million to a child who suffered permanent brain damage as a result of a hospital’s failure to treat an infection that eventually developed into meningitis.

The child was only one month old when she began showing symptoms of an infection at the hospital. Rather then administering antibiotics at the first signs of the infection, the doctors in the neonatal intensive care unit delayed treatment for eight hours, causing the infection to worsen. As a result of this negligence, the infection eventually progressed into meningitis which, in turn, lead to the child suffering brain damage.

The child has since been fitted with a permanent shunt to drain excess fluid from her brain and prevent the buildup of intracranial pressure, which could cause further brain damage. Now, at the age of five, she requires both physical and behavioral therapy.

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A jury awarded a Pittsburgh area woman $5 Million in a brain injury lawsuit stemming from the medical malpractice of the University of Pittsburgh. The woman’s severe brain injury resulted when she was administered too much sodium to correct a chemical imbalance. To find an attorney practicing in brain injury litigation in the Chicagoland area, please contact Levin & Perconti. To read more about this brain injury verdict, please click here.

A Mississippi women who has been forced to permanently reside in a nursing home due to brain injuries suffered from swimming in a negligently operated hotel pool was awarded a $3 Million jury verdict in her brain injury lawsuit this past week. The injury resulted from a lack of oxygen as the pool water was too cloudy for the woman to find her way to the surface. Multiple attempts to promptly rescue the woman failed as rescuers were unable to find her inside the cloudy water. To find Illinois Attorneys litigation brain injuries, please contact Levin & Perconti. To read more about this brain injury jury verdict, please click here.

A South Carolina Jury awarded $4 Million to the parents of a child born with a severe brain injury. The parents alleged the nurse involved in the delivery negligently misread the birthing monitors. To find an Illinois Lawyer experienced in brain injury lawsuits, please contact Levin & Perconti. To read more about this brain injury verdict, please click here.

An Illinois brain injury lawsuit filed on behalf of a 7 year-old Illinois boy who suffered a brain injury at birth has reached a $6.5 million settlement. The brain injury attorneys stated that a drug administered reduced oxygen flow to the boy’s brain, resulting in the brain injury.

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An 11-year-old North Carolina boy was left with a permanent brain injury after doctors made numerous medical mistakes during his treatment. After falling from a tree, the boy received treatment riddled with instances of medical malpractice. After detecting a shoulder injury, the boy was given herapin, a blood thinner, to treat a blood clot in his shoulder. The boy’s brachial plexus nerves of his spinal cords had been damaged and that injury had gone unnoticed, and as a result, the herapin caused bleeding in the spinal cord. Additionally, a mass called a subdural hematoma was located in his skull and doctors placed a halo around his head to stabilize his spine. One of the four screws used to keep the halo in place was screwed in ¾ inch too far by a medical resident, which caused further bleeding in the brain. As a result, the child suffered a significant brain injury and will be forced to live with severe cognitive impairments, preventing him from ever living independently or holding a job. A jury ruled in favor of the boy in the medical malpractice lawsuit, awarding him over $10 million from the various defendants. For the full story, click here.

The 11 year-old boy who was injured in a car accident where the driver was an employee of the city police department and suffered brain damage will receive a $13 million settlement. The boy was in a brain trauma coma for a month and had 18 surgical procedures.

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A woman who had become a spokesperson for brain injury survivors suffered a second brain injury when she was involved in a car accident . She was on her way to a brain injury conference when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the Jeep in which she was a passenger. During this car accident, the Jeep rolled three times and she suffered a broken knee, bruises, and another brain injury.

One of the disabilities from the brain injury was aphasia, which limits the ability to speak and comprehend speech. Last month, a jury awarded her $10.2 million in damages in a personal injury lawsuit stemming from the car accident.

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A state appeals court has overturned a personal injury lawsuit that a county judge decided in favor of Michelin, stating that a “miscarriage of justice” took place in the courtroom. The judge allowed evidence of a man’s private life in a personal injury lawsuit against Michelin. The judge had allowed Michelin to introduce evidence of extramarital affairs and out-of-wedlock children that its attorneys said hurt the plaintiff’s credibility.

The plaintiff filed the personal injury lawsuit for a brain injury suffered when his tire blew out while delivering produce. The appellate court said that his extramarital affairs were irrelevant to the substantive issue in the case: the cause of the accident.

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