Jury awards plaintiffs $10 million for Chicago hospital security incidents

Doctor and six nurses filed a joint lawsuit for two separate incidents


A jury has determined that Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago should pay more than $10 million to a doctor and six nurses who filed a joint lawsuit for two separate security incidents, according to an article on the Campus Safety website.

The seven former employees sued over a physical attack and a hidden camera in the women’s locker room. The women accused the hospital of failing to act when violations of their own written policies were reported.

A total of $7 million went to Dr. Caroline Ryan, an anesthesiologist who was attacked by a male colleague in 2013. Ryan was asked by hospital administration to drop her report, despite him having a “long and documented” history of violent behavior.

The women involved in the bathroom camera portion of the lawsuit were awarded $1.175 million for the invasion of privacy and  $2 million for punitive damages.

Read the article.

 



September 21, 2018


Topic Area: Security


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