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How does the public feel about medical malpractice cases? More important, how do jurors? A recent medical malpractice award is making headlines in Illinois. In March 2007, a 47 year old nurse went into the emergency room complaining of back and abdominal pain. She later died that evening as a result of bowel obstruction. The obstruction was caused by a previous gastric bypass surgery. It is well known in the medical field that bowel obstruction is a typical complication for such surgeries.
The lawsuit was filed in 2009 on behalf the Nurse’s family by a Cardondale law firm. After many years, the trial finally began on November 5 of this year. It continued for weeks before a jury gave its findings this Monday, November, 18, 2013. After deliberating for two hours, the jury awarded the nurse’s family just under $2.5 million.
Illinois is an “at will” employment state, that means that in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement or a employment contract, you can be fired for any reason as long as the basis for firing is non-discriminatory or otherwise in violation of the law.
