Outstanding Will County Defense Verdict in a Medical Malpractice Case
Not Guilty
Fall in parking lot led to head injury and death
PLAINTIFF ASKED $15.4M
P laintiff fell to the ground and struck her head in a Walgreens parking lot. When paramedics arrived, they found Plaintiff sitting on the ground with an abrasion and bleeding on her forehead. Plaintiff denied losing consciousness and said she did not want to go to the hospital. Paramedics evaluated Plaintiff and explained to her the risks of refusing transport, and had Plaintiff sign the refusal form before assisting her to her car. A few hours later Plaintiff called 911 because she was still bleeding. Plaintiff was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and died 13 days later. Plaintiff’s estate claimed Defendant paramedics were willful and wanton in accepting the refusal form and that the delay in getting Plaintiff to the hospital caused her death. Defendants denied their treat- ment and acceptance of a transport refusal was willful and wanton. The Defendants argued the paramedics’ conduct complied with applicable policies and procedures and Plaintiff was alert and capable of making her own decisions.
DEFENSE OFFER $250K
VERDICT Not Guilty
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