Press Releases The following are press releases from Levin & Perconti. October 1, 2007 Illinois Appellate Court affirms $1.03 million award for 10-year old girl's birth injury Jeffrey E. Martin received good news for his 10-year old client today when the First District Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed a 2006 jury verdict of $1.03 million awarded to the 10-year old girl for surgery needed as a result of a birth injury ... continue reading. Click here for the judicial order September 26, 2007 Manorcare at Peoria fined by IDPH, lawsuit filed by Levin & Perconti on behalf of 81-year old man who died from neglect Steven M. Levin filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of an 81-year old man who was neglected so badly in a nursing home that he died. Manorcare at Peoria was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health for improper nursing care in this resident's treatment ... continue reading. September 21, 2007 Another Manorcare lawsuit filed by Levin & Perconti - Oaklawn facility to blame in death of 75-year old woman Manorcare is yet again the defendant in a lawsuit filed this week in Cook County alleging nursing home abuse and neglect. Attorney Susan L. Novosad filed a lawsuit against Manorcare at Oaklawn on behalf of the family of a 75-year-old woman ... continue reading. September 18, 2007 $600,000 settlement for family of nursing home resident neglected at Alden Wentworth achieved by Levin & Perconti Today a $600,000 settlement was approved by the Cook County Circuit Court in a nursing home neglect lawsuit filed on behalf of the mother of a 46-year old disabled nursing home resident who died from neglect at the facility. Levin & Perconti represented the family in the lawsuit against Alden Wentworth Rehabilitation and Health Center... continue reading. September 4, 2007 $800,000 settlement in choking death of 32-year old mentally disabled woman An $800,000 settlement was reached today by Levin & Perconti, a law firm representing the family of a 32-year old mentally disabled woman who choked to death after being left unsupervised by the Riverside Foundation, an intermediate care facility in Lincolnshire, Illinois ... continue reading. August 30, 2007 Wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of an 81-year-old woman who fell in Alden Des Plaines Rehabilitation and Health Center and died John J. Perconti and Patricia M. Gifford of the Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti filed a lawsuit on behalf of an 81-year-old man who was neglected in a Chicago area Nursing home ... continue reading. August 28, 2007 Nursing home lawsuit filed on behalf of an 82-year-old man neglected in Alden Long Grove Rehabilitation and Health Center Steven M. Levin of the Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti filed a lawsuit on behalf of an 82-year-old man who was neglected in a Chicago Nursing home ... continue reading. August 28, 2007 Wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a 78-year-old woman neglected in Glenshire Nursing and Rehab Center who developed pressure ulcers and died Steven M. Levin and Michael F. Bonamarte of the Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 78-year-old woman who suffered from severely infected pressure ulcers when she was neglected in a Chicago Nursing home ... continue reading. July 30, 2007 Lawsuit filed on behalf of a 65-year-old woman neglected in Manorcare at Libertyville - facility cited by Illinois Department of Public Health Steven M. Levin of the Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti filed a lawsuit on behalf of Barbara Clapman who suffered from severely infected pressure ulcers when she was neglected in Manorcare at Libertyville Nursing Home ... continue reading. July 19, 2007 Lawsuit filed on behalf of an 82-year-old woman who died from abuse and neglect in Lemont nursing home Steven M. Levin of the Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti filed a lawsuit on behalf of Teresa ("Terry") Thorp (Chicago), the daughter of 82-year-old Minnie Burger who died on May 2007 from abuse and neglect in Lemont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center... continue reading. June 15, 2007 $1 million settlement for Quadriplegic against North Shore Nursing Home - case demonstrates that pressure sores are avoidable An order was entered yesterday by Judge Maddux, approving a $1 million settlent on behalf of Jery Wazydrag, represented by Chicago law firm Levin & Perconti, against Alden North Shore Nursing Home. Following a devastating work related injury, Jerzy Wazydrag was rendered a quadriplegic... continue reading. June 13, 2007 Clairmont cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health for failure to supervize 79-year old-double amputee who fell and died of brain injury A lawsuit was filed against Claremont Rehab and Living Center by Steven M. Levin and Michael F. Bonamarte, IV of the Chicago law firm, Levin & Perconti on behalf of Suzan Zelik for the death of her father...continue reading. June 11, 2007 75-year old Manorcare Resident wanders from facility, dies of exposure Levin & Perconti settled a lawsuit for $825,000 for the family of a 75-year old nursing home resident who froze to death when he was allowed to wander from the facility. . . continue reading. April 27, 2007 Lawsuit filed against East Peoria Gardens Nursing Home Levin & Perconti filed a lawsuit against East Peoria Gardens Nursing Home on behalf of the family of an 81-year old resident who died after suffering head trauma from a fall. The suit alleges the home created dangerous conditions . . . continue reading. March 7, 2007 $1.95 million settlement for 28-year old woman castrated by doctor who performed surgery without waiting for test results. A 28-year old woman went into surgery for removal of a mass on her left ovary. When she awoke from surgery to find that her gynecologist removed both ovaries, her fallopian tube and her uterus . . . continue reading. August 15, 2006 Cook County jury awards $2.9 million to family of 57-year-old woman who died as a result of nursing home negligence. In the largest verdict of its kind, a Cook County jury has assessed $2.9 million in damages against HCR Manor Care Homewood for the negligent death of a 57-year-old resident who died under their care…continue reading. July 19, 2006 Bus company settles lawsuit for $1.25 million after driver strikes woman Alltown Bus Company, Inc. has settled a lawsuit with a 50-year old woman who was struck by a bus as she was crossing in a cross walk located at Argyle and Kenmore in Chicago. The bus driver pled guilty in traffic court to failure to excercise due care and striking a pedestrian…continue reading. July 12, 2006 Hospital loses crucial X-ray after emergency room patient dies of heart failure Condell Medical Center lost a crucial X-ray in a case involving a woman who died of heart failure, leaving 2 children aged 9 and 14. The woman visited the emergency room and was given an X‑ray and released. Two hours later when the woman returned, she had fluid in the sack around her heart. The hospital now claims that the X-ray taken before her death is missing…continue reading. Pioneer Press Article 7/20/2006 July 11, 2006 Local nine-year old-girl can finally have surgery after jury awards $1.03 million for birth trauma At first glance, Julissa Arias, an Arlington Heights resident, looks like any other nine-year-old girl. Only a trained eye would notice that her right arm is a little bit shorter than the left and that she carefully drops her right shoulder in order to perform simple actions like holding a glass or catching a ball. After nine years of surgeries, physical and occupational therapy and determination to be like other kids, she has learned to compensate for her disability...continue reading. February 17, 2006 Negligent Doctor and Hospital pay $2.9 million settlement in case of infant who became stuck during delivery Attorneys Steven M. Levin and Jeffrey E. Martin announced today they recovered $2.9 million in a settlement on behalf of a baby girl whose shoulder became stuck during childbirth. The doctors applied too much pressure to extract the infant, causing nerve damage in the child’s neck, permanently restricting movement of her left arm...continue reading. October 19, 2005 65-year-old Stroke Patient Receives Record $3 Million Settlement From Suburban Nursing Home and Doctors Who Neglected Her A 65 year old woman was the victim of nursing home abuse and neglect at Renaissance Hillside in Hillside, IL. The woman developed 4 large pressure sore affecting her back, foot, heel and ankle when the employees of the home failed to monitor, assess and treat her bed sores...continue reading.