A hospital in Glenbrook, Illinois and five of its doctors are being sued in a medical malpractice case by a victim’s family after the death of their family member.

A 56-year-old man went to the hospital after developing an infection in his hip, but after he underwent surgery for the infection, he suffered from kidney failure. The kidney failure caused the man to undergo dialysis, but the man’s body began to accumulate liquid.

The suit is claiming that the doctors at the hospital failed to watch over the man adequately which caused his body to accumulate to much liquid. The suit claims that the doctors noticed the build up and continued to give him blood without dialysis and which caused him to go into cardiac arrest.

Medical malpractice cases can have traumatizing effects on all involved, our thoughts are with the family of the victim.

The Illinois Supreme Court upheld an Appellate Court decision that the Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana did not provide enough free care to qualify for a charitable tax exemption on it’s property taxes. Illinois laws allow hospitals that provide free health care services to write off large amounts of property taxes in exchange for assisting the uninsured in the state.  Those close to the case say that the issue at hand is how much free care hospitals should be required to offer to qualify for the exemption.

For assistance with a medical malpractice claim, contact the Champaign personal injury attorneys of Spiros Law, P.C. at 217-328-2828 today.

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a 2005 law limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional.

The court ruled that the legislation, passed by the state legislature five years ago, took away from the discretion and power of the courts. Not surprisingly, doctors’ interest groups were quick to criticize the ruling, saying that the damages cap had allowed them to offer better, less expensive healthcare. Studies, however, suggest that this is not the case, and that malpractice lawsuits have little, if any, effect on the cost of healthcare.

If you or someone you love has been injured or worse as the result of negligent medical care, contact the Champaign medical malpractice attorneys of Spiros Law today by calling 217-328-2828.