(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A family is in line for several million dollars after suing NorthShore University Health System for medical malpractice.
The $35 million settlement will go to the family of a seven-year-old girl, who is disabled due to medical decisions by former Dr. Fabio Ortega and others at Northshore Evanston hospital in 2015, according to attorneys representing the family.
A woman gave birth to high risk pre-mature twins at the hospital. A lawsuit filed in 2020 claimed that as a result of Ortega and others mishandling the delivery, the young girl has cerebral palsy.
It's also alleged Ortega left the hospital shortly before the woman went into labor despite promises he would stay nearby. Ortega recently had his medical license suspended after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two adult female patients.
“This case centered on the reasonable standard of medical care this little girl was entitled to," said Attorney Stephan Blandin in a statement.
"She was entitled to the obstetrician overseeing her birth having a plan, to have the most experienced doctor performing the surgery and not to have a resident practicing on her mother, and to be born safely and in a reasonable amount of time. This little girl’s life would be exponentially different if that had happened."
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