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Law 360: $14.85M for Blood Clot Patient Who Went Blind
CHICAGO (April 9, 2019) – An Illinois hospital and its emergency room physicians agreed to pay nearly $15 million to resolve a suit accusing the providers of causing a woman’s permanent blindness with their negligent treatment, the woman’s attorneys said Tuesday. The suit accuses Vista West Hospital and several ER…
Patrick Salvi II discusses recent Sterigenics developments on FOX 32 News
CHICAGO (April 9, 2019) – There have been many developments in the lawsuits involving Sterigenics in recent weeks. Most recent test results from the EPA showed a 90% decrease in EtO concentrations in the air following the February closure of the Willowbrook plant, and a new report released by state health…
Chicago Tribune: Hit-and-runs are up, but cause is unclear
CHICAGO (February 25, 2019) – Nationally, both the number of hit-and-run crashes and deaths have hit historic highs. In 2016, hit-and-run fatalities reached 2,049, the highest annual number recorded since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began compiling such statistics in 1975. In Chicago, total hit-and-runs, from fender-benders to fatalities, climbed…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: House panel hears about carcinogenic emissions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (February 21, 2019) – Plaintiff’s lawyers from Chicago representing Willowbrook residents met with lawmakers about their clients’ health concerns in Springfield Tuesday. Attorney Patrick A. Salvi II told the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin officials can help improve neighbors’ safety. Please click here to read the full story from…
Patrick Salvi II discusses Sterigenics hearing in federal court on FOX 32 News
CHICAGO (February 21, 2019) – Just a day after a federal judge ruled Sterigenics will remain closed for emitting high levels of ethylene oxide, Partner Patrick Salvi II of Salvi Law and Martin Gould of Romanucci and Blandin were interviewed live on FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago about the latest…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: $20.6M deal in oversight of aneurysm diagnosis
CHICAGO (February 20, 2019) – A man who was permanently paralyzed after doctors allegedly failed to diagnose a ruptured aneurysm in time for treatment has settled his lawsuit for $20.6 million. Please click here for the full story from the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Law 360: Illinois Hospital, Docs To Settle Malpractice Suit For $20.6M
CHICAGO (February 19, 2019)A hospital and several doctors will pay $20.6 million to a man who was permanently disabled due to his physicians’ failure to diagnose and treat a ruptured aneurysm. Please click here to read the full story by Law 360’s Lauraann Wood.
Patrick Salvi II discusses seal order issued for Sterigenics, Lobby Day on FOX 32 News
CHICAGO (February 18, 2019) – Partner Patrick Salvi Jr. was interviewed live on FOX 32 News Monday morning about the shutdown of the Willowbrook Sterigenics plant over the weekend and the Stop Sterigenics Lobby Day scheduled for Tuesday in Springfield. Please click here to watch the full segment.
The Winnetka Current: Resident Patrick A. Salvi named Illinois Super Lawyer
CHICAGO (February 13, 2019) – Illinois Super Lawyers has named Winnetka attorney and resident Patrick A. Salvi II as an Illinois Super Lawyer for 2019. Mr. Salvi is the managing partner of the Chicago office at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard. He concentrates his legal practice in cases concerning serious personal…
Law 360: $50M Birth Injury Verdict Beats Ill. Hospital’s New Trial Bid
CHICAGO (February 11, 2019) – A Chicago judge refused Thursday to overturn a $50 million verdict over a baby’s severe brain injury that a jury attributed to hospital doctors’ failure to diagnose and treat the baby’s oxygen deprivation during labor. Please click here to read the full story from Law 360.
