$1,775,000 Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice
Settlement
After two days of trial before
the Honorable John E. Morrissey, Cook County Circuit Judge,
Ed Walsh, Tom Knight & Brad Pollock settled this challenging
case against a Chicago Hospital and Head and Neck Surgeon.
Sadly, after undergoing a routine outpatient surgery to
correct a deviated nasal septum, Alberto Gallardo, age 34,
died. Seeking justice for the needless death of her son,
his 80 year old mother retained experienced Illinois medical
malpractice trial attorney, Ed Walsh.
Ed Walsh retained the expert
medical guidance and testimonial assistance of a Head and
Neck surgeon with extensive national experience in order
to successfully prosecute this challenging case. The trial
attorneys were able to convincingly illustrate that the
defendant surgeon negligently ordered a post operative pain
medication, Toradol, to be given to Alberto. As a result,
his blood plateletes were unable to allow his surgical wounds
to coagulate and stop bleeding, thereby creating the need
for two additional surgeries for the young Hispanic son
of their elderly Hispanic client.
Settlement of this case was
complicated by the insolvency of the defendant surgeon’s
insurance company. This unfortunate event resulted in the
surgeon paying for a portion of the settlement with his
personal funds.
The trial attorneys were able
to illustrate the strength and power of their case by creating
a PowerPoint exhibit of all of their trial exhibits. This
powerful demonstrative trial tool was effectively used during
the direct examination of the Plaintiff’s Head and
Neck surgeon expert witness. This computer graphic trial
evidence demonstration was instrumental in causing the Defendants
to settle this medical malpractice case.
A more detailed explanation
of the facts of this malpractice case is contained in the
Pre-Trial Memorandum.
Walsh, Knippen,
Knight & Pollock, Chartered
601 West Liberty Drive
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
T 630.462.1980
F 630.462.1984
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