April 30 2009
$2.8 Million Settlement; Highest Ever in Logan County
LOGAN COUNTY, IL – David G. Pribyl and Patrick A. Salvi of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. obtained a $2.8 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a 16-year-old patient on Isoniazid medication (INH). This is the highest reported medical malpractice settlement in Logan County.
The Plaintiff was receiving Isoniazid ("INH"). Over the next several months Plaintiff complained of experiencing numerous side effects, yet continued to receive INH treatment from the nurses. The nurses failed to communicate Plaintiff’s complaints to the physician treating her, even when those complaints were listed as indicative of liver toxicity. The Health Department’s written policy expressly called for the nurses to communicate such complaints to the physician.
Plaintiffs alleged that as a direct result of the nurses' negligence and violation of the standard of care, the Plaintiff suffered INH-induced liver toxicity, causing liver failure and requiring two liver transplants. Plaintiff will require ongoing medical care and treatment for the rest of her life.
