Highest Reported Illinois Verdict or Settlement for a Birth Injury Case
process. Kolenskyj claimed she noti- fied Dr. Gast of the ultrasound results at 2 pm and followed hospital policy. The jury reportedly deliberated six hours. Before the jury returned its verdict, West Suburban entered into a $20,000,000- $50,000,000 high/low agreement and Dr.
McCammon-Chase paid her $1,000,000 policy. This case was featured in a Chi- cago Daily Law Bulletin article on No- vember 6, 2019. COMPARISON: The pre- vious highest Illinois birth injury verdict in JVR records was $53,000,000 in 2016 (see HHH 52/2).
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