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Illinois attorney Bob Edens has gotten millions of dollars for his clients and will do everything in his power to ensure that you get the money you deserve for your personal injuries. In the drop down list you can select The Law Offices of Robert T. Edens, P.C. and see just some of the cases that Bob has handled over the past.

Alzheimer’s Acceleration Allegedly Linked to Antibiotic

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: March 2011 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Dr. Phillip B. Gorelick (Neurologist) PLTF Experts: Dr. Finley W. Brown, Jr. (Family Practice) DEF Experts: Dr. Andrew B. Repasy (Geriatrics) and John P. Flaherty (Infectious Disease) Summary: Plaintiff underwent total right knee replacement and was given intravenous Clindamycin. Plaintiff was soon transferred to a nursing home for rehab. Seven days later Plaintiff developed a fever and was prescribed Levaquin and tests were ordered. Tests revealed that Plaintiff was positive…

Category: Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Injuries, Psychological Injuries,

Newborn’s Brachial Plexus Damaged During Delivery

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: February 2011 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Michael Atherly, P.A. (Physician’s Assistant) PLTF Experts: Dr. James Rice (Ob/Gyn) DEF Experts: Dr. Michael G. Ross (Maternal & Fetal Medicine) Summary: Newborn suffered left brachial plexus injury during birth. Plaintiff argued that Defendant encountered shoulder dystocia during the delivery of the infant and performed improper maneuvers in an attempt to relieve it causing stretched or torn nerves near the infant’s spine. Defense asserted that Defendant utilized the appropriate maneuvers.…

Category: Medical Malpractice, Neurological Injuries,

Mother Bleeds to Death After Childbirth

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: September 2010 Settlement: $1,500,000 – Swedish American Hospital prior to trial County: Winnebago PLTF Medical: Harriet Vance, R.N. (Nursing) DEFT Medical: Dr. Mary Jo Ironside (Family Practice) PLTF Experts: Dr. Paul Gatewood (Ob/Gyn) DEF Experts: Dr. Julian Ullman (Ob/Gyn) Summary: Plaintiff was admitted to Swedish American Hospital at 6:30 a.m. for the labor and delivery of her second child. At 11:00 p.m. that night a decision was made to deliver the baby via C-section. Dr. Schleicher…

Category: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death,

Nerve Damage, CRPS, Biceps Tendon Surgery

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: $2,350,000 Date: November, 2010 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Dr. Irene Goldstein (Vascular Surgeon), Dr. John F. Shea (Neurosurgeon), Dr. James Ingram (Orthopedist), Dr. Thomas Wiedrich (Hand Surgeon), Dr. Scott Glaser (Pain Management) and Dr. John Fernandez, Jr. (Hand Surgeon) PLTF Experts: Dr. Dean Louis (Hand Surgeon), Dr. Dane Chetkovich (Neurologist) DEF Experts: Dr. Mark S. Gross (Orthopedist) and Dr. W. Bruce Ketel (Neurologist) Summary: Plaintiff tore his left distal biceps tendon. Dr. Sheedy recommended surgical reattachment. Dr. Sheedy called…

Category: Medical Malpractice, Neurological Injuries,

Man Beaten With Crowbar

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: July 2010 County: 14th Judicial Circuit PLTF Medical: Brian Bollaert, D.D.S. (Dentist) Summary: Plaintiff was playing pool in a bar when he was struck in the face with a crowbar by an assailant who then fled. Plaintiff suffered severe facial injuries resulting in the removal of three teeth and placement of a dental bridge. Plaintiff contended that the assailant was over served by the bar. The defense asserted that the assailant was not a customer at…

Category: Dram Shop, Intentional Torts,

Passenger Paralyzed After Drunk Driver Hits Tree

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: November 2010 County: Cook PLTF Medical: Dr. Charles Sisung (Rehab/Physical Medicine) and Yogest Gandhi (Neurosurgeon) Summary: Plaintiff was a backseat passenger in a car that was driven by an intoxicated driver and which struck a light pole, parked cars, and a tree. Plaintiff contended that one of the Defendants operated the liquor store where the driver purchased the liquor, drank the liquor and became intoxicated. Plaintiff and her cousin were on a date with the driver…

Category: Car Accidents, Dram Shop, DUI Accidents,

Singer Hit By Car In Parking Lot

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: January 2011 County: Cook Plaintiff: Dr. George Branovacki (Orthopedist) Summary: A singer in at band performing at the bar, was out in parking lot smoking a cigarette when fight broke out between about 20 people. The Defendant was being threatened and his car was being vandalized so exited the parking lot quickly and when he returned to find his girlfriend, he struck Plaintiff with his car. Plaintiff suffered tears of the anterior cruciate and lateral collateral…

Category: Knee Injuries, Repair and Replacement,

Passenger Injured When Drunk Driver Causes Accident

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: Not Guilty Date: January 2011 County: Cook Plaintiff Dr. Rajakumari Selvaraj (Ophthalmologist) and Dr. Mohamed Adenwalla (Ophthalmologist) Plaintiff’s Expert: Dr. James Bryant (Pathologist) Summary: Plaintiff was a passenger in car when the driver ran into a guardrail. Plaintiff had her cell phone in her hand when the crash occurred. When the air bags deployed it caused her cell phone to leave a large cut in right eyelid and the inside of her right eye/retina ripped requiring surgery and resulting…

Category: DUI Accidents,

Face Fractured by Punch in Tavern Parking Lot

Posted On June-2-2013.


Verdict: $125,000 Date: September 2010 County: Madison Summary: Plaintiff Thomas Rooney, D.M.D. (Maxillofacial Surgeon) was injured in fight outside of bar. Plaintiff asserted that the fight was because of Defendant’s intoxication which was due to alcohol that he consumed in bar. Defense asserted that the fight was over union politics. Plaintiff suffered a shattered left eye socket which required surgery and insertion of two metal plates. Defendant pled guilty to misdemeanor battery charges in connection with the fight and settled…

Category: Intentional Torts,

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