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Illinois attorney Bob Edens has gotten millions of dollars for his clients and will do everything in his power to ensure that you get the money you deserve for your personal injuries. In the drop down list you can select The Law Offices of Robert T. Edens, P.C. and see just some of the cases that Bob has handled over the past.

Woman Dies From Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: November 2010 County: Cook DEF Medical: Dr. David N. Butler (Gastroenterologist) and Dr. Alemayehu Bekele (General Surgeon) PLTF Experts: Dr. Kenneth S. Nelson (Internist) and Dr. Marshall Sparberg (Gastroenterologist) DEF Experts: Dr. Bruce Guay (Internist) and Dr. Jeffrey Kopin (Internist) Summary: Plaintiff was admitted to Bethany Hospital with sever acute pancreatic, cholecystitis, and cholelithiasis. Dr. Butler performed an ERCP and stone extraction. During Plaintiff’s hospitalization she developed worsening malnutrition, her diabetes was never adequately controlled, had…

Category: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death,

Ovary Removal Caused Surgical Menopause

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: December 2010 County: Cook PLTF Experts: Dr. Luis Keith (Ob/Gyn) DEF Experts: Dr. Howard Arof (Ob/Gyn) and Dr. Margaret Pfister (Ob/Gyn) Summary: Plaintiff underwent laparoscopic surgery and a right oophorectomy at West Suburban Hospital. She was discharged from hospital despite a drop in her hemoglobin levels. She returned to the hospital the next day were intra-abdominal bleeding was diagnosed. She underwent a total hysterectomy and left oophorectomy. Plaintiff contended that Defendants were negligent in failing to…

Category: Medical Malpractice,

Failure to Timely Diagnosis Malignant Melanoma

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: December 2010 County: Lake PLTF Medical: Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria (Oncologist) and Dr. Ermilo Barrera (Oncologist) PLTF Experts: Barrett Sachs, D.P.M. (Podiatrist, Dr. Alfred Torrence (Internist) and Charles Linke, Ph.D. (Economist) DEF Experts: Dr. Daniel Derman (Internist), Dr. Timothy Kuzel (Oncologist), Ronald Sage, D.P.M. (Podiatrist) Summary: Plaintiff saw his general practitioner, Dr. Huang, for problems with the 4th toe on his left foot. Dr. Huang prescribed antibiotics for a presumed infection and referred him to a podiatrist.…

Category: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death,

Patient Falls While Recovery From Surgery

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: November 2010 County: Cook PLTF Experts: Dr. Brent Masel (Neurologist) and Laura Rybicki, R.N. (Nursing) DEF Experts: Dr. Kenneth Printen (General Surgeon) and Ruth Kleinpell, Ph.D. (Nursing) Summary: Plaintiff was admitted to Lutheran General Hospital for bowel resection surgery. He fell while getting out of bed and contended that he suffered from permanent endolymphatic hydrops and was completely disabled. He blamed the nursing staff for failing to evaluate him as a fall risk. In addition, he…

Category: Medical Malpractice,

Fatal Aortic Rupture After Bypass Surgery

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: January 2011 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Dr. John Dainauskas (Pathologist) PLTF Experts: Dr. Irvin B. Krukenkamp (Cardiovascular Surgeon) DEF Medical: Dr. William H. Warren (Thoracic Surgeon), Dr. Ramesh Chablani (Cardiologist) and Stacie Ward, R.N. (Nursing) DEF Experts: Dr. Dryan K. Foy (Cardiovascular Surgeon) Dr. Kim Allen Eagle (Cardiologist) and Dr. David Pitrak (Infectious Disease) Summary: Defendant surgeon performed 4-vessel coronary bypass surgery on patient. Three weeks later, patient developed a high fever and a dissection of…

Category: Wrongful Death,

Infection After Bilateral Knee Replacement

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: January 2011 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Dr. John Ratliff (Neurosurgeon), Dr. Bruce Goldenberg (Internist) and Udayan Banerjee (Physical Therapist) PLTF Experts: Dr. Raymond Vance ( Orthopedist) and Dr. Stephen Hosea (Infectious Disease) DEF Experts: Dr. Rodney O. Swan (Orthopedist) and Dr. Joseph R. Lentino (Infectious Disease) Summary: Plaintiff had staged bilateral knee replacements. During postop checkup after second operation, Dr. Hoffman failed to remove one the staples from incision. When Plaintiff returned a month later there…

Category: Knee Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Repair and Replacement,

15 Year Old’s Foot Partially Amputated

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: January 2011 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Paula Brown (Counselor) PLTF Experts: Dr. David Hootnick (Orthopedist), Arlene Hoffman D.P.M. (Podiatrist), Dr. Gary Yarkony (Rehab/Physical Medicine) and Roger Skurski (Economist) DEF Experts: Dr. Christopher M. Sullivan (Pediatric Orthopedist), Jeffrey S. Boberg, D.P.M. (Podiatrist) Summary: Plaintiff was born with bilateral club feet. After several unsuccessful surgeries during her adolescence she was referred to a podiatric surgeon specializing in pediatric podiatry. She underwent a mid- foot osteotomy and tendon transfers…

Category: Medical Malpractice,

5.4 Million Awarded When Chemotherapy Drug Caused Cancer Patient’s Death

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: 5,420,950 Date: February 2011 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Dr. Paul Sowray (oncologist) Dr. Erol Yorulmazoglu (Oncologist, Dr. Edwin R. Priest (Oncologist, Dr. Elizabeth Schupp (Pulmonologist, Dr. Stephen Greenstein (Pulmonologist and Dr. Lynwood Jones (Infections Disease). DEF Medical: Dr. Robert D. Rosenbloom (General Surgeon) PLTF Experts: Dr. Peter H. Wiernik (Oncologist), Dr. Robert Hyzy (Pulmonologist), and Dr. Rodger MacArthur (Infectious Disease) DEF Experts: Dr. Sucha Nand (Oncologist, Dr. John P. Flaherty (Infectious Disease) and Dr. Steven R. White (Pulmonologist) Summary:…

Category: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death,

Urinary Surgery Blamed for Bladder Damage

Posted On June-3-2013.


Verdict: $1,270.00 Date: February 2011 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Dr. Jeffrey Asbury (Urologist) and Dr. Linda T. Brubaker (Urogynecologist) PLTF Experts: Dr. Peter N. Bretan, Jr. (Urologist) DEF Experts: Dr. Denise Elser (Urogynecologist) Summary: Defendant gynecologist performed a routine bladder neck suspension surgery on Plaintiff, age 50. The Plaintiff experienced blood in her urine and extreme pain after surgery. Symptoms persisted and Plaintiff saw two urologists who performed cystoscopies. The second cystoscopy revealed three sutures inside the bladder more than…

Category: Medical Malpractice,

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