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Medical Malpractice - Sinus Surgery Snafu - Jury Scoffs At Sneeze Defense
Pltf M-66 retiree Russell Elliott underwent a maxillofacial CT scan in early January 2009 which indicated sinus disease on the right side of his nose. He then saw Dr. Terrill Baner, an ENT, in January 2009 for evaluation. Dr. Baner, employed by deft Genesis Health Group, scheduled pltf for nasal surgery. During Dr. Baner's workup prior to surgery, he failed to perform a biopsy of any sinus tissue for histologic analysis. Dr. Baner performed endoscopic sinus surgery on pltf at Trinity Medical Center in Moline on March 2, 2009. Dr. Baner found polyps on the right side of the sinus, and none on the left, but he proceeded to "clean out" the ethmoid sinus cavity on the left. During the procedure, he negligently breached the intracranial cavity by punching a hole through...see more...
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F.E.L.A. Railroad Refused To Let Conductor Return To Work After Injury
Nov. 7, 2003, pltf M-57 freight conductor employed by CSX was working in a locomotive in Lebanon, IL, when slack action caused him to fall. He sustained a herniated cervical disc and a torn rotator cuff, and underwent surgery for both injuries with good results. Both surgeons eventually released pltf to return to work on a trial basis. However, CSX required pltf to undergo a return-to-work physical before he starting working again. Upon completion of the physical, CSX's Chief Medical Officer informed pltf that his hearing did not meet federal standards and he was...see more...
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 Making the Case
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FELA Conductors/Engineers
$69,473 Verdict (Cook County): M-55 Metra engineer allegedly suffered a torn
tendon in his left rotator cuff when he reached to apply his locomotive's brake.
He says the engineer's seat was stuck in...see more...
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Sinus Surgery
$400,121 Verdict (Cook County): M-49 underwent endoscopic sinus surgery due
to multiple conditions (e.g., nasal obstruction; deviated septum; nasal polyps;
chronic sinusitis). During the surgery, bleeding occurred within the ethmoid
sinus and the source was determined to be...see more...
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 Would You Believe?
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Stray Voltage Litigation
On March 1, 2012, the Madison County Record reported on the filing of lawsuit 2012L-240 in Madison County Circuit Court by a dairy farmer who alleged that an electric company’s distribution system was delivering electrical shocks to his cows, leading to decreased milk production, increased veterinary expenses, and other damages. According to the article, plaintiff Blaine Hilmes says that Southwestern Electrical Cooperative, which provided electrical service to his farm in Carlyle, did not properly balance electrical grounds and neutrals, which permitted the system to...more...
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