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Case: Medical Malpractice, Will County, Illinois

Facts: Our client’s 80-year-old family member was admitted to Will County Hospital for hernia surgery. Two days later she became lethargic. Exploratory surgery revealed a laceration to the bowel resulting in infection leading to her death two weeks later.

Injuries: Our client’s family member sustained multi-organ failure septicemia as a result of leakage of bowel material into the abdomen caused by the surgical laceration to bowel.

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Case Results: Medical Malpractice

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Contact Us About Your Medical Malpractice Case

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For More Information Read Our Articles:

Signs of overwhelmed caregivers at your parents’ nursing home

Five Most Dangerous Nursing Homes in Chicagoland

What are some signs of financial elder abuse?

How likely is medical negligence in Illinois hospitals?

Lawmakers beginning to scrutinize maternal deaths, complications

Hospital ‘patient-dumping’ endangers vulnerable lives

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