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Levin & Perconti

History
 Levin & Perconti was established in 1992 by original founding partners Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti. Since then, Levin & Perconti has grown to twelve attorneys. According to their website , Levin & Perconti has emerged as a pioneer in the litigation of nursing home abuse and neglect by achieving record
verdicts and settlements for its clients, handling cases that have gained national attention, and by promoting better nursing home practices and stricter regulations for the care of the elderly and disabled. Since 2001, Levin & Perconti has offices in the historic Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building.

Notable cases
Sued Woodstock Residence Nursing Home on behalf of one patient who died as the possible result of a morphine overdose. The Illinois Department of Public Health found six mysterious deaths at the home and two employess face criminal charges. $3 million awarded on behalf of woman who choked to death at a nursing home when her trachea tube got clogged. $7.62 million verdict against an HMO doctor who ignored a mother's complaints of postpartum bleeding, resulting in her bleeding to death. $10 million settlement on behalf of a 5-year-old boy who, while playing in an open fire hydrant, was struck by a City of Chicago Fire Department truck and ultimately lost his leg and half of his pelvis. $14 million verdict on behalf of a patient who's diagnosis of lung cancer was delayed after doctors ignored abnormal chest x-ray results.


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