2024
in a Wrongful Death Case Highest Reported DeKalb County Verdict or Settlement
AWARDS
Death After Hernia Surgery $4,300,000
PLAINTIFF ASKED $7.62M DEFENSE OFFER $1M
VERDICT $4.3M
Not pictured: David E. Rapoport
P laintiff underwent hiatal hernia repair surgery at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. While re- covering in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, her blood pressure dropped and she became unrespon- sive. She was taken back to surgery where a damaged gastric artery was repaired. But plaintiff had lost a massive amount of blood and she died the next day.
The estate argued that plaintiff’s medical providers failed to properly monitor and assess plaintiff’s con- dition in the PACU. The defense contended the doc- tors and nurses appropriately assessed and treated plaintiff and that the low blood pressure was due to an interaction between the plaintiff’s hypertension medi- cation and the anesthesia.
20 JURY VERDICT REPORTER • 2024 ANNUAL TRIAL LAWYER EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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