HSPRD partner Stacey A. Cischke obtained a favorable verdict for the defendants in a Cook County medical malpractice case on October 16, 2015. Plaintiff requested a range of $2.434-2.934 million due to avascular necrosis of the knees and hips that he allegedly sustained due to the antiemetic treatment that accompanied his chemotherapy treatment. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant oncologist failed to adequately advise him of treatment options following his diagnosis of testicular cancer, leading to relapse of his cancer and necessitating treatment with chemotherapy and steroids for antiemetic therapy. Ms. Cischke denied these allegations.The jury returned a favorable verdict for the defendants.
