Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer
At Levin & Perconti, our medical malpractice attorneys have recovered more than a billion dollars for our clients. We can conduct a free, no-obligation analysis of your situation, to reveal your potential reimbursement for the harm caused by medical malpractice or negligence.
- Why Choose our Chicago Medical Malpractice Law Firm?
- Example of Medical Malpractice: A Real-Life Case Study
- What Qualifies as Medical Malpractice?
- Proving Medical Negligence in Illinois
- Things to Keep in Mind About Medical Malpractice
- Is Medical Malpractice Common?
- How Can Levin & Perconti Help Victims of Medical Negligence?
- Medical Malpractice: A Challenging Battle
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Average Medical Malpractice Settlement Amounts
- How to Take Action Against Medical Malpractice
Negligence in a medical setting is a form of personal injury that is referred to as medical malpractice. Doctors and hospitals that commit medical errors are often unwilling to come forward voluntarily. It takes brave citizens, with the help of experienced medical lawyers, to hold these medical practitioners accountable for malpractice.
We help Illinois residents recover from medical malpractice, birth injury, and nursing home abuse, to receive the reimbursement they need for rehabilitation and life-changing medical circumstances. We’ve seen many people struggle with traumatic medical negligence, and will support you through the entire litigation process.
Why Choose the Chicago Medical Malpractice Law Firm, Levin & Perconti?
Levin & Perconti has helped thousands of injured clients in more than four decades of practice, securing over $1 billion in total compensation for our clients. But don’t let the numbers fool you – we think beyond the payouts, to the human being and their family who has been harmed by medical malpractice. Some of our notable medical malpractice cases include:
- $17.7M medical malpractice settlement for a former police officer who suffered a life-altering brain injury due to nursing staff negligence at a Chicago hospital.
- $14M record-setting verdict against a doctor and hospital for not following and ignoring abnormal chest X-ray results, which caused a substantial delay in the diagnosis of lung cancer.
- $8.1M medical malpractice verdict on behalf of a family whose mother died of lung cancer as a result of a failure to diagnose.
- $5.77M for a woman who became paralyzed as a result of a Veterans Administration physician’s failure to recognize worsening neurological symptoms and perform a necessary surgery to relieve spinal cord compression.
- $5M verdict against a doctor and resident for mishandling a breathing tube, losing our 14-year-old quadriplegic client’s airway, which led to her death.
- $3M medical malpractice settlement for an 84-year-old woman who was permanently paralyzed when a Chicago neurosurgeon caused irreparable damage to her spinal cord during a procedure.
Additionally, our medical malpractice attorneys, like Mike Bonamarte and Margaret Battersby-Black are on the nation’s best personal injury lawyer lists, including the Illinois Top 100, SuperLawyers and Best Lawyers in America. Our team of excellent lawyers continues to lead the industry with their published work, professional presentations and being involved in the community.
Client Testimonials
Don’t take our word for it. Hear from some of the medical malpractice victims we’ve helped:
- “From my first call to my last the last call the experience was above and beyond excellent, Professional, Personal and more than helpful. At the same time it always felt like they were Family!!!! Words can’t describe the passion and caring my whole family felt. On behalf of my loving mother and entire family we love you all thank you so much for everything.” – Phil C.
- “Dear Levin & Perconti I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your team unwavering support and guidance. And especially to Kelly Sabo Gaden for your attention, details and commitment to excellence are truly commendable it’s been a pleasure. Thank you and the entire team for dedication and hard work.” – Diane B.
- “The team at Levin and Perconti, specifically Jaime Koziol and Aleah Severin, navigated me through a very difficult time with the utmost professionalism and pragmatism. Their honesty and transparency helped me manage my expectations as well as those of my family and their management of the case helped us achieve a quality outcome. I can’t recommend them enough and just so glad I found them.” – Walter S.
- “I highly recommend levin & Perconti. They made this whole process nice and smooth . Anything I needed they helped was literally always a phone call away thanks for helping my family .” – Ashley H.
Medical Malpractice: A Challenging Battle
One thing is for sure: You shouldn’t “go at it alone” when trying to fight medical malpractice.
It can be tough to set aside your emotional struggles and focus on the legal aspects of your situation. You may never receive an apology or acknowledgment of any kind from the medical provider – whether you win a legal battle or not.
However, here’s some good news: Illinois is #7 among all states in total medical malpractice payouts per capita – meaning if you win, you may recover a large amount of money. Illinois sees between $80 million and $300 million in annual medical malpractice payouts.
Example of Medical Malpractice: A Real-Life Case Study
Failure to administer medical tests, making misdiagnoses, and reading test results improperly contribute to the majority of medical malpractice suits. In the following scenario – which is a real case handled by Levin & Perconti – a pregnant mother suffered a devastating medical error.
The mother-to-be visited an Illinois medical provider for ongoing prenatal care. During the course of her care, the provider failed to test her for Group B strep. This is a routine test that should be performed by every prenatal provider, according to decades of recommendations from the World Health Organization, Journal of the American Medical Association, and other medical authorities.
The test that was never taken for Group B strep would have been positive. The mother had the illness, and therefore passed it to her daughter during delivery. As a result, the baby developed meningitis and now suffers permanent brain damage.
A Chicago medical malpractice attorney and their team from Levin & Perconti helped this suffering mother secure a $9 million medical malpractice settlement against the medical provider. Although the settlement can never undo the damage that was done, it helps the mother with ongoing support for her daughter.
What Qualifies as Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is one of the least commonly-understood aspects of law. If there’s one thing we want our clients to understand, it’s that a medical provider does not have to commit a criminal act to commit medical malpractice.
Medical malpractice encompasses any act or omission that deviates from medical standards, causing harm to the patient. Of course, it can be hard to know what exactly the medical standards are – and that’s where Levin & Perconti comes in. We serve as advocates and guides to help you understand medical malpractice.
Levin & Perconti has represented clients in various medical malpractice scenarios, like: