An Institute of Medicine Report revealed that medical errors cause between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths each year in American hospitals. According to this study, between 120 and 268 people die each day in America as a result of medical negligence. The New England Journal of Medicine concluded that based upon the IOM Report, hospitals and the healthcare profession should be working to make hospitals safer.
Attorney Robert Phillips has been representing individuals and families in complex medical malpractice matters for over fifteen years. He has been successful in securing record-setting jury verdicts and record-setting settlements on behalf of his clients.
Mr. Phillips' results include a settlement which exceeded 9 million dollars on behalf of a woman who suffered a bowel perforation during a laproscopic procedure. This recovery ranked among the highest settlements in Will County, Illinois.
Mr. Phillips secured the highest jury verdict in the history of The State of Illinois, for all breast implant surgery cases, on behalf of a woman who sustained disfiguring injuries resulting from improper surgical technique.
In 2010, Chicago Lawyer Magazine reported that Mr. Phillips recovery on behalf of an eight year-old boy with cerebral palsy ranked in the top ten settlements for an individual in the State of Illinois. The settlement included an initial payment of 8.5 million dollars with future payments exceeding 15 million dollars.
Each year an unfortunate number of infants and children sustain permanent brain injury and cerebral palsy due to inappropriate monitoring and medical care during the course of labor and delivery. Parents with children who suffer from brain injuries and cerebral palsy are rarely informed by physicians and hospital staff when such injuries were cause by negligent care.
Attorney Robert Phillips works closely with many of the nations most respected physicians and medical experts in representing individuals and families with serious and meritorious medical malpractice claims.
