- $5,157,000 Wrongful Death-Verdict (Illinois): Procedures like colonoscopies and endoscopies are routine and usually very safe. Sometimes, however, mistakes occur. In colonoscopies, for example, if the instrument is not inserted the right way, the doctor can perforate (punch a hole) in the colon or other body parts. When that happens, fecal matter-which is full of bacteria-can leak into the gut and cause severe infections. Consequently, doctors must be careful to fix any leaks they make or find. In this case, the patient's bowel was leaking, the hole was not fixed, and the patient, a middle aged woman, was poisoned, and died after much suffering.
- $1,250,000 Wrongful Death-Pretrial Settlement (Illinois): This was another case of a perforated bowel during a routine colonoscopy. Once again, the hole was not fixed, and the patient, a 75 year old woman, died after much suffering.
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