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In Episode 2 of this three-part series, Billy’s lawyers at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard start to build their case against Central DuPage Emergency Physicians, et al. However, unexpected roadblocks and COVID-19 delay the trial. Billy and his team of lawyers work through the obstacles over the course of 8 grueling years and finally see trial in September of 2023. The jury hears Billy’s story and how his dreams and aspirations were put to a halt after the amputation of his foot. During trial, the defense takes an aggressive and offensive stand against Billy and the Fern family provides crucial testimony.
Listen in to hear how the family overcame the emotional turmoil that comes with trial.
In This Episode:
- Billy Fern, Plaintiff
- “I was sort of thinking that it was stuck in limbo… it was pretty nerve wracking.”
- Bill Fern
- “To have someone like that in your corner, you can’t replace that.”
- Laurel Fern
- “It was just delay after delay.”
- David J. Rashid, Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard
- “This was going to be a contested trial on all issues, very much. From liability to causation to damages.”
- Jennifer M. Cascio, Associate at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard
- Attorney representing Billy in his case against Central DuPage Emergency Physicians
- “You have to paint such a vivid picture that it honestly almost haunts the jury.”
- Patrick A. Salvi II, Managing Chicago Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard
- Attorney representing Billy in his case against Central DuPage Emergency Physicians, et al.
- “It really became all the more perplexing why the defendants didn’t listen more carefully to Billy in terms of what he was telling them and make the appropriate decisions that would have led to the diagnosis and treatment that would have saved his foot.”
