{"id":445,"date":"2021-06-06T17:44:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T17:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mokblaw.com\/?page_id=445"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:48:24","slug":"medical-malpractice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=445","title":{"rendered":"Medical Malpractice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"445\" class=\"elementor elementor-445\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08e89e2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08e89e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132266c\" data-id=\"132266c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e4b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d4e4b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17c0385c elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17c0385c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-717318ea elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"717318ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ff1682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29ff1682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medical Malpractice<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac38850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac38850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We protect the interests of hospitals, physicians, and related health care providers in complex disputes involving allegations of medical negligence and wrongful death actions. These high-stakes cases require an in-depth knowledge of the intricacies of medical malpractice law, which we have developed over decades of experience in this space. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c07b99 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"43c07b99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d93039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"44d93039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1151\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1151\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Experience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1151\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1151\"><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained defense verdict for a local hospital after a 3-day jury trial on a $400,000 negligence claim in DuPage County. Plaintiff, an ICU nurse at a different facility, was visiting her mother-in-law and claimed that the hospital failed to maintain its premises in a safe manner, causing plaintiff to injure herself and resulting in two years of medical treatment, physical therapy, injection therapy, and serial MRI testing. The jury deliberated for just three hours before returning a verdict in favor of our client.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a cardiologist after a 13-day jury trial in a wrongful death case in Kane County. Plaintiff&#8217;s counsel sought over $8 million in damages for the surviving spouse. The jury deliberated for only an hour before returning a verdict in favor of our client.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained defense verdict on behalf of an orthopedist in claim of fraudulent concealment of hip bone damage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained defense verdict on behalf internist in claim of failure to diagnose and treat a COPD exacerbation, which resulted in the patient\u2019s death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained defense verdict on behalf of cardiothoracic surgeon in claim of performing unnecessary heart bypass surgery; the matter resulted in a hung jury of 11 to 1 in favor of our client; the case was later dismissed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained defense verdict on behalf of internist in claim of failure to diagnose and treat a pulmonary embolism, resulting in death of a 44 year old man.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained defense verdict on behalf of a family practitioner in a claim of failure to manage a post-gastric bypass patient, resulting in death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained defense verdict on behalf of a thoracic surgeon in a claim of improper repair of an aneurysm, causing an intimal flap, resulting in leg paralysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtained directed verdict on behalf of family practitioner in claim of failure to diagnose a bacterial skin infection, resulting in a partial leg amputation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1152\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1152\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1153\"><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-463 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kenneth-Battle-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kenneth-Battle-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kenneth-Battle.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/>Kenneth M.\u00a0Battle<\/h3><h6 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing Partner<\/h6><h6 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"mailto:kbattle@mokblaw.com\">kbattle@mokblaw.com<\/a><\/h6><h6 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(312) 786-4607<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1154\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1154\" 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negligence and wrongful death actions. These high-stakes cases require an in-depth knowledge of the intricacies of medical malpractice law, which we have developed over decades of experience in this space. 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