"DLG WINS $2.35 MILLION PARTIAL SETTLEMENT IN MALPRACTICE CASE"
In February, attorneys Yao O. Dinizulu and Jesse V. Harris partially settled a medical malpractice lawsuit against Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn and attending physician Dr. Warren Robinson for $2.35 million in a fatal case of medical negligence.
Sheila Jones, a 49-year-old woman with a history of heart problems, died Dec. 11, 2004, after repeated requests for emergency treatment were ignored by hospital staff and her attending physician.
On the afternoon of Dec. 9, 2004, Ms. Jones was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital from her job with the Chicago Board of Education by ambulance due to chest pain. The pain had been continuous for some 7 or 8 hours before Ms. Jones received aspirin and nitroglycerin from paramedics on the way o the hospital.
A resident in the hospital's emergency department noted at about 4:55 p.m. that Ms. Jones had a history of aortic dissection and that she complained of pain in the left shoulder and scapular areas. The resident also noted that her blood pressure was elevated, and he ordered a computed tomography scan of Ms. Jones' chest.
A resident in the emergency department received the preliminary radiology report, which indicated that the CT Scan had been done without contrast due to the patient's elevated creatinine level. The report indicated further that "aneurismal prominence of the descending thoracic aorta is noted." According to the report, Ms. Jones' descending thoracic aorta measured up to 5.4 centimeters, nearly twice the normal size, and that "internal intimal injury cannot be excluded presently."
The radiologist recommended a transesophogeal echocardiograph to address concern about the aortic dissection. But no physician ordered the transesophogeal echocardiograph, nor did a physician request a "STAT" consultation with a cardiologist or a cardiothoracic surgeon.
The next day, Ms. Jones' pain escalated but the defendant failed to connect her with an appropriate physician. Around midnight on Dec. 10, Ms. Jones called her son, Willis, to report she was in terrible pain and that no one at the hospital was treating her. She asked her son to call the hospital to convince someone that she needed to see a physician. He called the hospital' s general telephone number and explained his mother's condition to the receptionist. Dr. Warren Robinson, the on call attending physician, did not return urgent phone calls from the hospital's nurses about Ms. Jones escalating pain, because he was apparently sleeping. The nurses, in turn, failed to route Ms. Jones' urgent care issues to any of the appropriate hospital administrators.
At 5:40 a.m., a medical technician entered Ms. Jones' room and found her unresponsive. Her heart rate was less than 30 beats per minute. Ms. Jones was pronounced dead on Dec. 11. She was survived by four adult children.
There are other aspects yet to be settled about the case including whether the cardiothoracic surgeons who were informed of Ms. Jones condition timely and appropriately responded or advised on MS Jones' condition.
"ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU GETS PRACTICAL WITH TECH TO STAY COMPETITIVE"
Black Enterprise magazine, March 2009
Many law firms rely on paper, books, faxes and other traditional methods that prevent them from taking the leap into the new century. However the Dinizulu Law Group is different. Since it's inception in 2005, the Chicago-based trial litigation firm has been using technology to work smarter, better and faster.
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Lady Burned Badly In Explosion Causing Second And Third Degree Burns To Her Body"
DLG Attorneys filed (Thurs, Jan 24th ) a negligence lawsuit against the CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY & EAST LAKE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY on behalf PATRICIA WILSON & LAVELL DORRIS. On October 17, 2005 an explosion shook the entire block 13241-63 S. Ellis leaving many tenants scared and homeless.
"It appears that the explosion was precipitated by a leak that went unchecked after maintenance employees had just completed repairs in the joint crawlspace of the block." "Both Ms. Wilson and her guest Mr. Dorris were taken by ambulance to the Hospital where both individuals were treated for burns to their bodies." said Yao Dinizulu, Founder of the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd, "What is really troubling is that during the weeks just prior to this incident there had been several instances where gas leaks had been reported and supposedly addressed at the premises. I have dealt with this development before based on their care to its residents; it is time that the CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY treats the families of this development with the dignity that they deserve. We will get to the bottom of this. "
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.
"Hispanic Man Arrested And Detained For A Month Pursuant To A Warrant That Didn't Match His Description Because Of A Similar Name."
DLG Attorneys filed (FRIDAY Nov 18TH ) a lawsuit claiming Adan Martinez was falsely arrested and falsely imprisoned.
"Texas' Liberty County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for the arrest of 'Abel Vasquez Martinez' who was wanted for 'AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD'. In the execution of this warrant 'Adan Garcia Martinez' was arrested and detained for extradition for almost a month by the Chicago Police Department. The warrant issued by Texas' Liberty County Sheriff's Office included a photograph and a description that indicated that Abel had an amputated finger on one hand" said Yao Dinizulu, said Founder of the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. "What took place hear is that no one checked the warrant against the identification that Adan Martinez presented. Furthermore they never reviewed the photograph that Texas' Liberty County Sheriff's Office provided nor did they cross-reference the fingerprints of Adan Martinez against those on the warrant for Abel Martinez. Our police have a difficult job; however, when you deprive a person of their liberty we expect that you get it right. Incompetence can not be tolerated when it comes to our freedom."
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.
"Children Of Deceased Father File A Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Claiming Neglect Led To Bed Sores And Death."
DLG Attorneys (FRIDAY JUNE 25th) filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Renaissance at 87th on behalf of the Estate of Sanderson Rayford and his family. The complaint alleged that Renaissance at 87th a subsidiary of a Nursing Home conglomerate was negligent in that its employees failed to properly monitor and treat Mr. Rayford. Mr. Rayford had been placed in long-term care because the family was not skilled in dealing with the complex needs of an ailing loved one.
Louise Rayford, the daughter of Mr. Rayford said that "we placed him in that facility because they were professionals and we thought they would take care of him...instead despite our families' daily visits, I learned that he was being neglected in that he developed bed sores and nobody knew anything about it until I requested he be transferred to a hospital for an evaluation because he looked in pain."
With our growing Nursing Home population, the aging of the baby boomers, more and more of our loved ones are admitted into these long-term care facilities. As such, we must become more vigilant in bringing to light the neglect of Nursing Homes to increase the quality of care for the elderly - those who can't speak. Under Illinois law "neglect" means a failure in a facility to provide adequate medical or personal care or maintenance, which failure results in physical or mental injury to a resident. In this case the neglect was that the Nursing Home essentially starved Mr. Rayford to death intensifying the severity of these bed sores and creating a health status that was so poor that he died." said Yao Dinizulu, said Founder of the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. " What we have learned is that the registered dietician did an evaluation of Mr. Rayford and identified the appropriate calorie intake Mr. Rayford should have received from his G-Tube. But the Nursing Home and its staff just ignored it for over a month. This was just too much for Mr. Rayford to overcome.
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.
"Family files wrongful death suit over mistaken key"
DLG Attorneys filed (Tuesday, Mar. 13) a wrongful-death lawsuit against the KALEIDOSCOPE and BERLINE STOKES on behalf of a TALISA VIVIAN DAVENPORT's family. BERLINE STOKES allegedly stabbed Ms. DAVENPORT to death after receiving TALISA DAVENPORT's keys from KALEIDOSCOPE, INC. staffers.
Talisa, was working on receiving her GED and was accepted at Olive Harvey College to obtain Certification as a CNA. Talisa was also employed as a Security Guard at McCormick Place.
"We are concerned that a organization like Kaleidoscope would carelessly and recklessly provide keys to the home of one of it clients to another client; whom Kaleidoscope knew had a history of violence towards that individual" said Yao Dinizulu, Founder of the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. "When you entrust the keys of your residence to a caretaker or custodian you expect that they will not turn those keys over to someone who has shown violence against you in the past and you certainly don't turn them over to someone who has just left a penal institution based on your actions to have them arrested. Kaleidoscope's actions here were grossly negligent and inexcusable."
The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges that Kaleidoscope was negligent in providing TALISA DAVENPORT's keys to BERLINE STOKES and not doing enough to remove TALISA from this volatile situation.
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.
"Families sue the Chicago Park District for acts of pedophile "
The Attorneys of DLG filed (Tuesday, MAY 18TH ) a negligence lawsuit against the CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT and JASON ATKINS on behalf of two families. The CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT hired JASON ATKINS a convicted pedophile, although the CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT had been informed of JASON ATKINS' inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor child.
"Despite the prevalence of pedophiles seeking out employment where young children congregate, the CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT had not put in place any safeguards to train their staff to identify and deal with the constant threat of pedophiles...this type of conduct by our social service agencies is reckless and intolerable." said Yao Dinizulu, Founder of the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. "What is really troubling is that prior to the hire of the Defendant JASON ATKINS, the CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT had been warned about JASON ATKINS sexually propositioning another young boy, but the CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT failed to report the incident to the Department of Children and Family Services in violation of state law. Furthermore instead of watching the Defendant more closely in his lesser employment role they gave JASON ATKINS increased responsibility and more unfettered access to young boys." Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd is calling upon the community to share their accounts on what happened considering some ten to fourteen minors were assaulted at the Rainbow Beach Facility. Yao Dinizulu stated, "While many of the facts are known we encourage more people to come forward to shed light on how the CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT could ignore JASON ATKINS'S perverse conduct."
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.
"Hardees Store Unsafe?"
Gloria Taylor v. CKE Restaurants
Date: May 3, 2001
Today the attorneys of DLG filed a negligence suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against CKE Restaurants. CKE Restaurants own and manage the Hardees Restaurant where the plaintiff Gloria Taylor, a seventy one year old grandmother, was injured when she fell on a poorly shoveled and icy walkway. The plaintiff suffered a malleolus fracture of the ankle and a ruptured deltoid ligament. Ms. Taylor alleges that Hardees failed to properly shovel and treat the entrance walkway, ignored the warnings of other patrons about the slippery conditions and failed to notify others of the dangerous conditions.
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.
"Boy Seriously Injured At Meeks' Church"
Belinda Richardson vs. Salem Baptist Church, Reverend James T. Meeks and Ann White
Date: July 27, 2000
Today the attorneys of DLG filed a negligence suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Salem Baptist Church, Rev. James T. Meeks and Ann White. Belinda Richardson is suing on behalf of her 10 year old son who was severely injured when he slipped and fell backwards down the stairs and over the banister at Salem Baptist Church while trying to carry chairs larger than himself. The boy was attending Sunday school when he and another little boy were instructed by their teacher, White, to take chairs to and from her classroom, up and down the stairs. The boy was carrying two metal folding chairs when he lost his balance and fell. As a result the child suffered a left femur fracture, bruised and lacerated liver, skull fracture, hip fracture, ruptured eardrum and bruised lung.
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.
"Landlord's Negligence Causes Electrocution"
Toiya Harrison v. McKinley Morris
Date: February 27, 2001
Today the attorneys of DLG filed a negligence suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against McKinley Morris. The plaintiff, Toiya Harrison, was electrocuted when trying to turn off a light. The landlord failed to maintain the integrity of the electrical system and failed to adhere to the Plaintiff's notarized request of over a year to fix the electrical outlets. As a result, of the electrocution, Harrison suffered electrical injury to the left hand, vaso spasms, nerve damage, musculoskeletal chest pain and permanent scarring.
ATTORNEY YAO DINIZULU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AFTER 5:00 AT DINIZULU LAW GROUP, LTD. AT 203 NORTH LASALLE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312-782-4117). Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. is a Illinois personal injury firm concentrating in transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation.