Power Rogers & Smith, P.C. Announce $8.5 Million Settlement For Brain Damaged Client

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Apr 29, 2014, 20:50 ET

(PRWEB) April 29, 2014 -- Power Rogers & Smith, P.C., the premier Chicago medical malpractice law firm, is pleased to announce an $8.5 million settlement on behalf of it’s client – a victim of a catastrophic injury(11 L 3640 - Cook County Law Division)

On June 23, 2010, the plaintiff, a fifty-five year old female, suffered an arrest and subsequent lack of oxygen. The plaintiff alleged that the cause of her arrest and oxygen deprivation was an occluded tracheostomy tube, which she claimed was not addressed in a timely fashion by the Defendant Hospital’s staff. The plaintiff suffered severe brain injury as a result of the prolonged lack of oxygen. The plaintiff’s past medical bills at the time of settlement were approximately $1.8 Million.

The plaintiff was represented by Devon C. Bruce, a partner at personal injury law firm Power Rogers & Smith.

About Power Rogers & Smith
Power Rogers & Smith is a Chicago personal injury trial law firm devoted to representing individuals who have sustained catastrophic injuries or were killed due to the wrongful conduct of others, including insurance companies, corporations, trucking companies, manufacturers, hospitals, doctors and other wrongdoers. Power Rogers & Smith works on a contingent fee basis. It only gets paid if you win and obtain compensation. Any fees or costs will only be charged if there is a recovery for the client. Power Rogers & Smith is consistently listed among the best Chicago personal injury trial law firms in the United States. Its named partners are listed among the "Best Lawyers in America" and "Illinois Super Lawyers." Two of its partners are members of the Inner Circle of Advocates, a select legal organization limited to 100 of the nation's best plaintiffs lawyers. These partners are also Fellows of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers as well as the American Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Kathryn Conway, PRS Law, http://www.prslaw.com, +1 312-236-9381, [email protected]