Cook County jury awards $66M to family of woman who died after tummy tuck, liposuction

Jury awards $66 million to mother’s family in medical-malpractice case

A Cook County jury awarded $66 million Friday to the family of a mother of four who died in 2019 after plastic surgery. Idalia Corcoles, a 39-year-old wife and mom, bled to death after being negligently treated at plastic surgeon Ayoub Sayeg’s clinic, where she had gone for liposuction and what is commonly known as a “tummy tuck,” according to her family’s attorneys with Clifford Law Offices. The firm said the $66.262 million may be the largest-…

Cook County jury awards $66M to family of woman who died after tummy tuck, liposuction

A Cook County jury awarded more than $66 million to the family of a woman who died in 2019 after undergoing surgery for a tummy tuck and liposuction.

Family of Chicago woman who died from plastic surgery complications awarded $66 million in lawsuit

The family of a Chicago woman who died from complications of plastic surgery she received at a West Lawn clinic was awarded $66 million Friday following a lawsuit against the surgeon who performed it.The jury delivered a $56 million verdict in what is believed to be the highest in Cook County against a plastic surgeon, according to Clifford Law Offices, which represented the family. With post-judgment interest, the total judgment is $66 million.…