$1,775,000 Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Settlement

After two days of trial before the Honorable John E. Morrissey, Cook County Circuit Judge, Ed Walsh, Tom Knight & Brad Pollock settled this challenging case against a Chicago Hospital and Head and Neck Surgeon. Sadly, after undergoing a routine outpatient surgery to correct a deviated nasal septum, Alberto Gallardo, age 34, died. Seeking justice for the needless death of her son, his 80 year old mother retained experienced Illinois medical malpractice trial attorney, Ed Walsh.

Ed Walsh retained the expert medical guidance and testimonial assistance of a Head and Neck surgeon with extensive national experience in order to successfully prosecute this challenging case. The trial attorneys were able to convincingly illustrate that the defendant surgeon negligently ordered a post operative pain medication, Toradol, to be given to Alberto. As a result, his blood plateletes were unable to allow his surgical wounds to coagulate and stop bleeding, thereby creating the need for two additional surgeries for the young Hispanic son of their elderly Hispanic client.

Settlement of this case was complicated by the insolvency of the defendant surgeon's insurance company. This unfortunate event resulted in the surgeon paying for a portion of the settlement with his personal funds.

The trial attorneys were able to illustrate the strength and power of their case by creating a PowerPoint exhibit of all of their trial exhibits. This powerful demonstrative trial tool was effectively used during the direct examination of the Plaintiff's Head and Neck surgeon expert witness. This computer graphic trial evidence demonstration was instrumental in causing the Defendants to settle this medical malpractice case.

A more detailed explanation of the facts of this malpractice case is contained in the Pre-Trial Memorandum.