$350,000 Settlement – Pacemaker Surgical Error

A settlement was reached after a 93-year-old woman lost her life after suffering complications due to a Chicago-area physician negligently placing the lead of a pacemaker into the incorrect ventricle of the Plaintiff’s heart.

Prior to surgery, the Plaintiff was living without assistance, using public transportation and enjoying spending time with grandchildren and great-grandchildren. This is the largest award of its kind in Illinois for a Plaintiff over 90 years of age in a heart-related medical malpractice case.