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Admitted:
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Affiliations:
Illinois State Bar
Chicago Bar Association
The Society of Trial Lawyers
Defense Research Institute
Illinois Association of Health Care Attorneys
Claims & Litigation Management Alliance | Areas of Practice:
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability Law
Construction Law
Transportation Law
Bad Faith
Personal Injury-Defense Published Works:
Trial Tactics: Considerations In Refuting Damages. American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1994. Refuting Damages in a Personal Injury Case. The Brief, American Bar Association, Spring, 1995, Vol. 24, No. 3. Bad Faith: Third-Party Claims and the Duties of an Insurer. Lorman Education Services, June, 1998. Representative Cases: Defended ophthalmologist in a medical malpractice action alleging a failure to diagnose an impending stroke. Plaintiff suffered a massive stroke resulting in “locked in syndrome” with seven million dollars in future medical expenses. Verdict for the defendant. -
Defended two obstetricians/gynecologists in a medical malpractice action alleging a failure to diagnose and treat an ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy ruptured necessitating an emergency laparotomy. Verdict for the defendants. Case featured in Verdicts, Settlements & Tactics, a West Group publication, Volume 20, Number 10. -
Defended internist in a wrongful death medical malpractice action alleging failure to diagnose bleeding duodenal ulcer. Verdict for the defendant. -
Defended waste disposal company in motor vehicle accident. Verdicts totaling $2,013,071 entered in favor of two plaintiffs against client and co-defendant. Client found only 5% at fault. Following judgment, successfully prosecuted an indemnity action against the co-defendant and received indemnity for all damages, including attorney’s fees. -
Defended drywall subcontractor in a building construction accident where drywall deliverer fell and sustained a comminuted fracture of his patella. General contractor settled with the plaintiff and prosecuted a contribution action against defendant. Jury returned a verdict apportioning only 20% of the liability against the defendant. -
Defended automobile driver who made a left-hand turn in front of the plaintiff on a yellow light. Verdict for the defendant. Defended neurosurgeon in a medical malpractice action alleging that the defendant failed to insert an intracranial pressure monitor which led to the decedent experiencing increased intracranial pressure and a respiratory arrest resulting in death. The decedent was a 17-year old girl survived by her parents and sister. Prior to trial, the plaintiff demand $4,000,000. At the time of trial, the plaintiff asked the jury for $9,000,000. Verdict for the defendant. Defended family practice physician in a medical malpractice action alleging that the defendant failed to warn the radiology department that the decedent had swallowing difficulties before the decedent underwent a radiological examination requiring him to consume barium. During the procedure, the decedent suffered a massive barium aspiration and died. Verdict for the defendant. Case featured in West’s Jury Verdicts – Illinois Reports, October 2005, Westlaw Citation: 2005 WL2614892. -
Defended pain management specialist in a defamation action alleging that the defendant published a medical report that erroneously claimed the plaintiff had been treated for HIV when in fact the plaintiff had been tested for HIV. The medical report was sent to the Chicago Police Department where the plaintiff was employed and the letter was leaked to the plaintiff’s fellow police officers who allegedly harassed the plaintiff. Plaintiff asked the jury for $2,300,000. Verdict for the defendant.
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