A jury in Illinois has awarded a couple $1.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

According to court documents, a judge found in favor of Christina and Allen Tillerson for the wrongful death of their triplets in June 2001. The lawsuit claimed Dr. Thomas Hastetter negligently managed Christina’s pregnancy, resulting in the premature birth and subsequent death of the three children.

Attorney Richard Schultheis, representation for the Tillersons, argued that Hastetter was negligent by not acting on evidence from an ultrasound that indicated a problem with the pregnancy. Experts testified that, had Hastetter examined the ultrasound, it would have been possible to take corrective actions that would have delayed the births longer, allowing the children to develop more. The babies were less than 21 weeks old when they were born.

If you have been the victim of medical malpractice at the hands of a negligent doctor or hospital, please contact a Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorney of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., by calling 610-667-7511 today.