Cook County Jury Awards $25M Over Man’s Septic Shock Death

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 anastomotic leak following a hernia repair surgery. Following a three-week trial in Cook County, the jury found in favor of the Plaintiff and determined the surgeon negligently discharged the patient from the hospital despite his worsening condition. The jury awarded $25,312,039.59 in damages, which will go to the widow and three children of the decedent.  Read more:

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