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Surgeon accused of damaging spinal cord in St. Clair County suit

May 15, 2013 8:43 AM
By Kelly Holleran

A Belleville surgeon and his practice are accused of malpractice in a suit filed April 24 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Laura Mannix filed suit against Dr. William Sprich and M.S.A. Alliance doing business as Neurological Surgery of Southern … Read More »

Med-Mal, News, St. Clair County

Hospital and doctors accused of prescribing wrong dosage of Effient

May 15, 2013 8:33 AM
By Kelly Holleran

  A St. Clair County man has filed suit against the hospital where he claims a doctor prescribed him the wrong dosage of a medication to treat his heart condition, causing him to suffer from additional complications. David H. Wilkerson … Read More »

Med-Mal, News, St. Clair County

Belleville anesthesiologist accused of malpractice

May 8, 2013 3:59 PM
By Andrea Dearden

A Belleville doctor is accused of stabbing one of her patients in the spine with a needle during surgery. Martin Ercoline filed a lawsuit April 22 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Dr. Kristina Naseer and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of The … Read More »

Med-Mal, News, St. Clair County

Obstetrician and midwife accused of failing to timely deliver infant

May 2, 2013 5:54 AM
By Kelly Holleran

The mother of an infant girl has filed suit against the doctors responsible for delivering her daughter, saying they ignored signs of fetal distress, causing her daughter to be born handicapped. Abigail Roskowski claims Dr. John Hucker and mid-wife Sylvia … Read More »

Med-Mal, News, St. Clair County

Case against doctor who pleaded guilty to dispensing off-brand chemo drugs in court

April 30, 2013 1:55 PM
By Ann Maher

Madison County Circuit Judge Ann Callis will hold a hearing in a medical malpractice complaint against a doctor who pleaded guilty in federal court last year to selling off-brand chemotherapy drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Rosemarie … Read More »

Madison County, Med-Mal, News

Med mal suit claims treatment of brain-damaged child will cost tens of millions

April 25, 2013 9:01 AM
By Kelly Holleran

A woman has filed suit against the hospital where her daughter was born, alleging the doctors failed to treat an infection that caused her daughter to suffer from permanent brain damage. Tiffany Corbin claims her daughter, Madalynn Corbin, was born … Read More »

Madison County, Med-Mal, News

Doctor accused of performing experimental procedure without consent

April 24, 2013 8:10 AM
By Andrea Dearden

A St. Clair County doctor is accused of using an experimental procedure during a back surgery without his patient’s permission. Thomas Eberhart filed a lawsuit April 4 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Dr. William Sprich, M.S.A. Alliance LLC, … Read More »

Med-Mal, News, St. Clair County

Defense attorney says medical community should be proud of doc who fought case rather than settled

April 17, 2013 2:40 PM
By Christina Stueve Hodges

Defense attorney Don Weber on Wednesday said the medical community should be proud of Dr. Bruce Vest of Alton for choosing to defend a medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit rather than settling. On Tuesday, Madison County jurors found Vest and Orthopedic & … Read More »

Madison County, Med-Mal, News, Wrongful Death

Wrongful death trial starts this week in Matoesian’s courtroom

April 10, 2013 6:50 AM
By Christina Stueve Hodges

Alton Dr. Bruce Vest was called to the witness stand Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian’s courtroom in a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a 36-year-old woman in 2004. The lawsuit was brought by James Greco, … Read More »

Madison County, Med-Mal, News, Wrongful Death

Anderson and OB clinic sued over post C-section problem

April 10, 2013 6:40 AM
By Andrea Dearden

A Madison County woman says her doctor caused her to contract a staph infection after a C-section delivery. Crystal Vetter filed a lawsuit Dec. 21 in Madison County Circuit Court against Dr. Alyssa Lynch and her employers, Southwestern Illinois Health … Read More »

Madison County, Med-Mal, News