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6 ADDITIONAL LAWSUITS TO BE FILED AGAINST NORTHSHORE FOR HARBORING INDICTED GYNECOLOGIST FABIO ORTEGA
The Law Firm of Tamara N. Holder, LLC has given notice to NorthShore University HealthSystem that we will be filing six (6) additional lawsuits as soon as the courts reopen following the coronavirus pandemic. We allege NorthShore, as well as Swedish Covenant Hospital, allowed gynecologist Fabio Ortega to operate unchecked, and disguise his sexual… Read More »
GOV. PRITZKER GRANTS COMMUTATION FOR OUR CLIENT
April 7, 2020 Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker granted clemency for our client and commuted his sentence! Our client was just 14 years old when he was charged as an adult for a gun-sale-gone-bad involving his adult cousin and a man who was attempting to purchase an illegal firearm. He was sentenced to 25… Read More »
NORTHSHORE SAYS IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR GYNECOLOGIST’S SEXUAL ABUSES
NorthShore University HealthSystem claims, in a recently filed a motion to dismiss, that it is not liable for its gynecologist, Fabio Ortega, who is accused of sexually abusing numerous patients, and who has since has been indicted. The motion stems from a lawsuit filed by one of its trusting female patients (Jane Doe 2)… Read More »
Swedish Covenant Hospital sued by 2 female patients alleging gynecologist sexual abuse
In December 2019, our firm filed two lawsuits against Swedish Covenant Lawsuit on behalf of former female patients who allege they were sexually abused by gynecologist Fabio Ortega. Ortega has since been indicted for sexually abusing two other patients while he was an OBGYN at NorthShore University HealthSystem. According to one woman’s complaint: During… Read More »
SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST GYNECOLOGIST SAMUEL BOTROS
A former female patient, identified as Jane Doe, has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted by AMITA Health/Alexian Brothers-affiliated gynecologist Dr. Samuel Botros, owner of Med Spa Women’s Health Center. The lawsuit alleges: Ms. Doe had known Dr. Samuel Botros since 2012, when her insurance company assigned her to him for her… Read More »
Attorney Tamara Holder sues NorthShore University HealthSystem on behalf of 5 women for gynecologist Fabio Ortega sexual assault
Chicago-based attorney Tamara Holder has now filed suit against NorthShore University System on behalf of five female patients who were “examined” Fabio Ortega at clinics in Skokie and Lincolnwood, as well as at Evanston Hospital. Attorney Holder’s first client filed suit in January of 2019. As a result of that filing, additional women have… Read More »
Jane Doe 3 speaks out about sexual abuse by NorthShore’s gynecologist Fabio Ortega
Jane Doe 3, and her husband, filed suit this week against NorthShore University HealthSystem and Fabio Ortega, the gynecologist she alleges sexually assaulted her.
More lawsuits against NorthShore University HealthSystem alleging sexual abuse by gynecologist Fabio Ortega
This week, our firm filed additional lawsuits against NorthShore University HealthSystem and gynecologist Fabio Ortega. Ortega worked at clinics in Skokie, Evanston, Lincolnwood, and Evanston Hospital, and potentially other hospitals including Highland Park. The Chicago Tribune reported some information about the new lawsuits: At least three of the women in the new lawsuits came… Read More »
Pardon Granted! Domestic Battery, Fleeing and Eluding Police
On January 19, 2019, outgoing Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner granted our client clemency. This client was just one of 30 pardons granted by Governor Rauner. (Another client also received clemency in this batch!) Our client was convicted of two offenses: Fleeing and eluding a police officer, 40 years prior, and, domestic battery, 20 years… Read More »
FINALLY! Incoming Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Will Grant Pardons
For 8 years, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker refused to pardon a single person. A pardon is an executive act of forgiveness. Governor Walker did not believe in second chances. In an interview with Madison radio station WKOW, Governor Evers said, “We will get that board up and running and utilize the constitutional authority that… Read More »
