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Family of mom who died awarded $4 million

The family of a woman who died in 2012 after giving birth to twins at a hospital in South suburban Harvey has been awarded $4 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit.

On Dec. 1, 2011, Evelyn Robinson's blood pressure began to elevate after she gave birth to twin daughters at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, according to a statement from Elizabeth A. Kaveny, the family's attorney. Nurses alerted Robinson's doctor when her blood pressure rose to dangerous levels two days later, but they failed to administer the drugs he then prescribed, Kaveny said.

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