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.