Matthew Dudley and Marc McCallister settled a $2 million record settlement on behalf of an 80-year-old woman who suffered an extravasation injury after receiving chemotherapy from a malpositioned Port-A-Catheter at Hematology/Oncology of the North Shore. After being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the patient was ordered to have a Port-A-Catheter, which later became malpositioned, placed for the administration of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy was administered through the malpositioned port, resulting in the plaintiff suffering from a severe and debilitating chemical burn to her right chest wall. The chemotherapy extravasated outside the blood vessel and collected in the tissue of the right breast, destroying the surrounding tissue, which required several procedures such as a radical mastectomy and extensive surgeries to reconstruct the chest wall and eradicate infections. This is the highest settlement on record for an extravasation injury in the state of Illinois.
$25.31 Million Verdict In Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Case
Matthew Dudley and Marisa Schostok represented the estate of a 55-year-old man who died as a result of septic shock caused by an undiagnosed...