The Illinois legislature voted to cap damages on medical malpractice cases in this state in 2005. This now means that for non-economic damages, a patient's recovery is limited to $500,000 from a doctor and $1 million from a hospital.  Robert Clifford wrote an article in the Chicago Lawyer, Patient's Plea to Stop Caps Legislation Fell on Deaf Ear, which explains how this legislation impacts every patient victimized by malpractice. In passing this law, legislators lost sight of the victims of malpractice such as Molly Akers, a vibrant, young mother whose breast was unnecessarily removed when a pathologist negligently mixed up her slide with another patient who did have breast cancer. Molly bravely spoke before Illinois legislators, urging them to vote against the pending legislation. With Robert Clifford and Keith Hebeisen at her side, she told them her story, and of how it could happen to anyone, how given her situation of being a stay-at-home mom, she would be discriminated against by the law. But a majority of lawmakers ignored her plea and the bill became law until it is tested once again by the courts. The Illinois Supreme Court twice has found such legislation unconstitutional.

Nevertheless, Clifford Law Offices has been successful in its representation of many victims of medical malpractice. Doctors, hospitals, nurses, pharmacists, HMOs, emergency rooms and nursing homes are just some of the defendants Clifford Law Offices has identified in cases.

We look forward to putting our experience to work for you. To get started, just use the form on your right to email Clifford Law Offices with some details on your case and a convenient time for us to call. You can also call Clifford Law Offices toll free at 1-800-899-0410 or (312) 899-9090 if you are in the Chicago, Illinois area.

About Hospital Lawsuits, Doctor Lawsuits and Medical Malpractice

In litigating the hospital and doctor lawsuits the firm's malpractice attorneys develop the cases beyond the line of improper treatment, diagnosis and surgery, and investigate if medical products and drugs were involved as well as the liability of any health maintenance organization. You can find more information on our experience in hospital lawsuits and doctor lawsuits at our page on medical and hospital negligence.

Every member of our firm upholds the highest principle of the legal profession in placing the individual client first. The firm often is said to set the standard in professional excellence. Clifford Law Offices has handled medical malpractice claims involving every medical specialty.

Click here to learn more about our work in doctor and hospital lawsuits, and click here to review recent judgments and settlements by our medical malpractice lawyers.

Clifford Law Offices' Recent Hospital and Doctor Lawsuit Settlements and Judgments

4/6/2005        Robert A. Clifford & Keith A. Hebeisen            $6,000,000

62-year-old man dies during second surgery to remove a four-inch refractor negligently left in his abdomen during a previous operation to remove tumors

3/22/2005      Keith A. Hebeisen                                         $1,175,000

71-year-old man dies as a result of doctors and nurses failing to prevent, diagnose and timely treat the blood clots in his lungs, which developed during a nine-hour cosmetic surgery procedure

 2/14/2005      Robert A. Clifford & Keith A. Hebeisen           $16,000,000

Newborn suffers brain damage when oxygen is cut off after doctors and hospital personnel fail to perform timely caesarean section