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"My Injury Guy" Scott DeSalvo
Trial-Trained Medical Malpractice Lawyer for Plainfield & Will County
Plainfield families get their medical care in a lot of places: immediate care centers and medical offices along Route 59, telehealth visits, and hospitals in Naperville, Joliet, New Lenox, and Aurora. That convenience is real. But with care spread across so many providers, warning signs can get missed.
The most common malpractice cases I see start with a missed or delayed diagnosis. A cancer that should have been caught on a scan. Chest pain sent home as anxiety. An infection treated as a virus until it becomes sepsis.
Here's what most people don't know: Illinois recognizes what's called a "lost chance" claim. Even if a patient might have had a poor outcome anyway, a provider can be responsible when their negligence took away a real chance at a better result.
I'm Scott DeSalvo, and I've handled serious injury cases for almost 30 years. For other injuries, see my Plainfield personal injury attorney page.
You pay nothing up front, and there's no fee unless we win. Call me any time at 312-500-4500.
My father was a truck driver and Teamster who was hurt at work when I was nine. The people who should have helped him didn't, and his case dragged for seventeen years.
Patients hurt by medical mistakes deserve answers. I work to get them.
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Immediate care centers and virtual visits are a growing part of how people get care. They're held to a standard of care too, including recognizing when a patient needs to go to an ER or see a specialist.
In Holton v. Memorial Hospital (1997), the Illinois Supreme Court held that a patient can recover when a provider's negligence lessened the effectiveness of treatment or increased the risk of harm, even if the patient's chance of a good outcome was already less than 50%.
Illinois requires a qualified health professional's written report before a malpractice lawsuit can be filed (735 ILCS 5/2-622).
Generally two years from when you knew or should have known of the injury and its possible negligent cause, and no more than four years after the malpractice (735 ILCS 5/13-212).
Bottom Line: A delayed diagnosis can be malpractice even when the illness itself wasn't anyone's fault.
Abnormal scans, lumps, and test results that weren't followed up.
Patients sent home from immediate care or the ER with dangerous symptoms. See my missed diagnosis lawyer page.
Infections not recognized or treated in time.
Errors in the operating room and at the pharmacy.
Picture this. You visit an immediate care center with a severe headache and a stiff neck. You're told it's a tension headache and sent home. The next day, you're diagnosed with meningitis and suffer lasting damage. The question is whether a careful provider would have sent you to the ER right away.
Look, malpractice defendants use well-worn arguments:
Here's what most lawyers won't tell you: in missed-diagnosis cases, the timeline is everything. Rebuilding exactly when symptoms appeared, what tests were done, and what the patient was told is the foundation of the case.
Bottom Line: The timeline tells the story.
Malpractice cases settle fairly only when the defense believes your lawyer can win at trial.
I'm a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College and the exclusive Keenan Trial Institute, I've invested more than $100,000 in advanced trial training, and I've tried more than 30 jury trials.
Nothing up front. I advance the costs of expert review and litigation.
Illinois doesn't cap malpractice damages.
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Call for a free consultation. If your case may have merit, I gather all your records and have them reviewed by qualified medical experts. If the review supports a claim, I file with the required report, usually in the Circuit Court of Will County or the county where the provider is located.
Think a medical mistake hurt you? Call 312-500-4500 any time.
Evidence fades fast, and the insurance company has already started working on its side of the story. Call me for a free consultation, 24/7/365. No money out of pocket. No fee unless we win.
Nearest office: The Law Office of Scott D. DeSalvo, LLC, 116 N Chicago St, Suite 301 - Kendall, Joliet, IL 60432, about 20 minutes from Plainfield. Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., and by appointment.
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Nothing up front. My fee in medical malpractice cases is 33⅓% of what I recover, and you pay no money out of pocket. I advance the costs of expert review. If we don't win, there's no fee. Call 24/7/365 at 312-500-4500.
Illinois allows a patient to recover when a provider's negligence reduced their chance of a better outcome, even if that chance was already less than 50%. The Illinois Supreme Court recognized this in Holton v. Memorial Hospital (1997).
Yes. Immediate care providers must meet the standard of care, including recognizing serious conditions and referring patients to an ER or specialist when needed.
Usually in the county where the care happened or where a defendant is located. For Plainfield patients, that's often Will, DuPage, or Kendall County.
Generally two years from discovery of the injury and its possible negligent cause, but no more than four years after the malpractice (735 ILCS 5/13-212).
No. Illinois doesn't cap damages in medical malpractice cases.
Scott DeSalvo founded DeSalvo Law to help injured people throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1998, IARDC #6244452, Scott has represented over 3,000 clients in personal injury, workers compensation, and accident cases.
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