$8,500,000

Estate of Lowell Williamson v. Heartland Regional Medical Center. Lowell Williamson died as a result of the negligence of his anesthesiologist and Heartland Regional Medical Center. Mr. Williamson went in for a rather straight-forward shoulder surgery and due to mistakes made by the anesthesiology team, he died. A Williamson County, Illinois jury in March 2019 awarded the family damages in the amount of $8,500,000. This was a record-setting verdict for Williamson County. The Defendants paid the verdict and did not appeal.