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In the collar counties
Lake County Associate Judge Terrence J. Brady approved
a $4.25 million settlement Friday in the case of a 10-year-old
girl who suffered brain damage when doctors allegedly failed
to treat her in a timely and proper manner at a Waukegan
emergency room.
On Jan. 28,1993, Hannah Crowe, who was 15 months old-
at the time, was taken to Provena St. Therese Medical
Center with symptoms of juvenile diabetes. Plaintiff attorneys
said the girl, who was in critical condition, arrived at
about 6:45 p.m., but was not seen by any of the three doctors
who ultimately were involved in her treatment until about 15
hours later.
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In the interim, the lawyers said, a nurse who took a
telephone order from a doctor erred while writing down
instructions, and the girl was given a saline-free solution
intravenously when the solution should have contained
saline.
The Crowe family was represented by Robert S. Baizer
and Brian J. Lewis of Baizer & Kolar P.C. The hospital was
represented by Adam S. Kreuzer of Meyer. Kreuzer, Esp &
Cores; Dr. Nandini Upadhyay was represented by Marc F.
Benjoya of Cassiday, Schade & GIoor; and Drs. Barry
Goldman and Manoochehr Sharifi and The Children's Health
Center were represented by Robert P. Huebsch of Querry &
Harrow.
The case is Crowe v. Provena St. Therese Medical Center, et
al., No. 99 L 860. |
