09/03/2026
This week, a DuPage County jury returned a $2 million verdict in favor of our client against Elmhurst Memorial Hospital following a two-week trial.
Our client, a below-the-knee amputee, entered the hospital for elective hip replacement surgery with intact skin. Six days later, hospital staff identified a deep tissue pressure injury on his left buttock.
The case, tried by Gabriel Aprati and Nix Emerson of Levin and Perconti, alleged that Elmhurst nursing staff failed to provide appropriate turning, repositioning, and offloading; failed to timely provide a pressure-relieving support surface; and failed to develop and implement an appropriate plan of care despite daily assessments identifying our client as being at high risk for pressure injuries like this.
The wound remained open for more than three years, requiring more than 50 wound debridements and four surgical procedures.
The jury returned a guilty verdict in favor of our client and against Elmhurst Memorial Hospital.
At Levin & Perconti, we are proud to advocate for individuals and families who have suffered serious injuries due to negligence and to hold healthcare providers accountable when appropriate care is not provided. Great work, trial team, on getting our client justice!
