U of I to pay $9 million in Ind. woman's death

URBANA -- The University of Illinois has agreed to pay $9 million to the family of a Valparaiso, Ind., woman who died during surgery last year at a university hospital in Chicago.

Michelle Ballog, who was 39, died April 26 from respiratory arrest at the University of Illinois Medical Center. She was having surgery on her liver.

Ballog's family filed a claim against the university accusing hospital staff of failing to appropriately respond to her respiratory arrest.

University trustees unanimously agreed to the settlement at a meeting Wednesday