$9.5 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement Before Lawsuit Was Filed for Surgery Patient whose Artery was Mistakenly Tied
Corboy & Demetrio obtained a settlement of $9.5 million for a 40-year-old woman whose artery was mistakenly tied off during surgery for mitral valve replacement at University of Chicago Hospital. By the time the problem was discovered, the patient had severe heart damage necessitating a heart transplant.