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Below is a list of some of the Clifford Law Offices settlements/verdicts of $100,000 or more since January 1, 1997, which do not involve confidentiality agreements and can be released to the public.

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DATE	ATTORNEY(S)	OUTCOME	FACTS
07/01/2008	Robert A. Strelecky Sean P. Driscoll	$1,400,000	Newborn baby dies after pediatric surgeon unsuccessfully operates on hernia four times, including one at infant's bedside
06/01/2008	Richard F. Burke, Jr. Shannon M. McNulty	$600,000	Father of two killed as a passenger in a limousine when driver has a heart attack and limo strikes a tree while departing from Florida airport terminal
04/21/2008	Craig J. Squillace Robert P. Walsh	$2,800,000 Settlement	16-year-old high schooler suffers traumatic brain injury when bus rams car in which he was a passenger
04/02/2008	Brian S. Shallcross	$460,000 Settlement	56-year old flight attendant suffers career-ending disk herniation injury when elevator car at O'Hare Airport malfunctions, causing her to fall on her back
04/01/2008	Timothy S. Tomasik	$300,000 Settlement	Mother of three suffers chronic neck and shoulder pain after being rear ended by vehicle
02/26/2008	Robert P. Walsh	$250,000 Settlement	43-year-old mother is injured when driver of vehicle strikes her car head-on
02/13/2008	Robert P. Walsh	$225,000 Settlement	16-year-old passenger in car suffers a broken leg requiring multiple surgeries after 15-year-old unlicensed teenager is allowed to drive car, losing control of vehicle on country road in DeKalb County and strikes utility pole
01/29/2008	Robert P. Walsh	$427,500 Settlement	Faulty brakes on a van caused vehicle to crash into back of UPS truck, pinning the driver, and causing him to suffer fracture of his hip/upper pelvis
01/29/2008	Richard F. Burke, Jr. Susan A. Capra Shannon M. McNulty	$1,000,000 Settlement	Pregnant 32-year-old woman dies after obstetrician fails to recognize her critically high blood pressure that resulted in a hypertensive brain hemorrhage
01/23/2008	Robert P. Walsh	$105,800 Settlement	Family of 3 is hurt when their car is rear ended and pushed into another vehicle
01/23/2008	Robert P. Walsh	$950,000 Settlement	83-year-old woman coming out of church in western suburb is hit by motorist making turn and suffers head injury and rib fractures
01/17/2008	Brian S. Shallcross	$100,000 Settlement	38-year-old man ruptures Achilles tendon while de-boarding a train when his foot falls into the gap between the train and the station platform
01/14/2008	Robert P. Walsh	$100,000 Settlement	78-year-old pedestrian suffers multiple fractured ribs and collapsed lung when struck by motorist
12/12/2007	Kevin P. Durkin Colin H. Dunn	$790,000 Settlement	72-year-old man suffers severe vascular injuries to his legs when truck backs up at gas station and traps him between the truck and his car
12/11/2007	Timothy S. Tomasik	$1,310,000 Partial Settlement	23-year-old college graduate killed after speeding car on Eisenhower Expressway rear ends her
12/10/2007	Robert A. Clifford Robert A. Strelecky	$750,000 Settlement	32-year-old man dies from allergic reaction to drug negligently administered by nurse
12/07/2007	Robert A. Strelecky Timothy S. Tomasik	$1,500,000 Settlement	Delayed surgery on 18-year-old's right leg following accident results in teenager suffering permanent limited function, range of motion and pain
12/01/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen	$3,000,000 Verdict	48-year-old mother of two dies from undiagnosed pulmonary embolism despite seeing emergency room doctor for symptoms two days before her death
12/01/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen Susan A. Capra	$4,300,000 Settlement	Negligent managing of labor and delivery of mother's first born results in infant girl suffering serious and permanent brain damage
12/01/2007	Kevin P. Durkin	$4,405,000 Settlement	23-year-old tenant dies from carbon monoxide caused by a pool heater in the building's garage that was in violation of city ordinances
11/14/2007	Timothy S. Tomasik	$960,000 Settlement	52-year-old woman suffers leg and ankle fractures in trucking accident on Dan Ryan Expressway
11/06/2007	Craig J. Squillace	$300,000 Settlement	46-year-old county worker suffers traumatic brain injury when another vehicle runs a red light and strikes his car while on personal business
10/17/2007	John T. Karnezis	$355,000 Settlement	Police officer suffers fractured wrist when knocked off motorcycle by driver of auto
10/15/2007	Brian T. Nash	$630,000 Settlement	Floral manager at grocery store requires knee replacement after she falls on wet floor tile due to building's leaking roof
10/09/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen	$2,725,000 Settlement	Infant suffers severe and permanent brain damage when baby is dropped from scale by hospital nurse
10/02/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen Mary C. Sweeney	$12,000,000 Verdict	Record medical malpractice verdict in DuPage County on behalf of an infant who suffered permanent and severe brain damage as a result of a delayed cesarean section delivery
09/18/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen Susan A. Capra	$2,000,000 Settlement	Failure of doctors and hospital personnel to timely perform a c-section results in baby's death
09/18/2007	Robert P. Walsh	$750,000 Settlement	19-year-old female passenger suffers pelvis and arm fractures and facial lacerations in single vehicle rollover on Eisenhower Expressway (defendant's policy limits paid)
09/13/2007	Robert A. Strelecky Sean P. Driscoll	$500,000 Verdict	84-year-old grandfather with swallowing problems dies when Chicago hospital personnel fail to properly monitor him while eating and he chokes on food
08/27/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen	$2,000,000 Settlement	55-year old woman dies after radiologist failed to properly interpret MRI showing benign intra-spinal tumor, leading to a delay in diagnosis and its surgical removal
08/22/2007	Robert A. Clifford Keith A. Hebeisen	$6,500,000 Settlement	33-year-old woman dies of heart attack because of complications of medication interaction
08/22/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen	$1,350,000 Settlement	Young woman suffers extensive skin loss and grafting procedures following infection that developed from negligent liposuction
08/09/2007	Timothy S. Tomasik Brian S. Shallcross	$250,000 Settlement	Unexplained death of a young child in a nursing home who had been severely and medically compromised since birth due to spina bifida
08/08/2007	Shannon M. McNulty	$400,000 Settlement	83-year-old pedestrian injured after being struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk while crossing with the illuminated “walk” signal
08/06/2007	Richard F. Burke, Jr. Shannon M. McNulty	$600,000 Settlement	Driver of an unstable SUV killed when her vehicle rolled over on a flat and dry rural road
07/23/2007	Timothy S. Tomasik Brian S. Shallcross	$550,000 Settlement	37-year-old woman suffers severe leg injuries when car runs light at intersection and collides into her car
07/18/2007	Robert A. Clifford Thomas K. Prindable	$1,000,000 Policy Limits	Five-year-old Diamond Brownridge killed when dentist over sedates
07/17/2007	Robert A. Strelecky Brian S. Shallcross	$5,950,000 Verdict	39-year-old man suffers permanent injury to his leg following unnecessary and negligent stent procedure performed by cardiologist; highest adult non-death medical malpractice verdict in history of DuPage County
07/11/2007	John T. Karnezis	$525,000 Settlement	64-year-old man suffers fractured arm and pelvis after being struck by van while walking to parking lot from store
06/22/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen	$4,000,000 Settlement	Doctors and hospital personnel are negligent in delaying the C-Section of an infant of a high-risk mother; baby boy dies about 12 hours after delivery
05/24/2007	John T. Karnezis	$1,550,000 Settlement	52-year-old construction worker knocked off scaffolding by hydraulic jack suffers torn rotator cuff and lacerations to back
05/17/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen	$600,000 Settlement	Physician failed to diagnose and treat an impending stroke, resulting in the death of a 50-year-old mother
05/15/2007	Mary C. Sweeney	$425,000 Settlement	69-year-old woman dies as a result of doctors and hospital staff delay in operating on a brain hemorrhage
04/23/2007	Thomas K. Prindable	$1,500,000 Settlement	72-year-old-woman seriously injured requiring extensive surgery and rehabilitation when car crosses center line, striking plaintiff head on
04/16/2007	Robert A. Clifford John T. Karnezis Brian T. Nash	$4,190,000 Settlement	39-year-old Chicago city worker is killed while trying to protect his family members during a fight at a wedding reception
04/16/2007	Richard F. Burke, Jr. Shannon M. McNulty	$2,980,000 Settlement	20-year-old apprentice carpenter sustained spinal cord vertebrae fracture when he fell through an unguarded opening in a second story floor of a residential construction site
04/08/2007	Richard F. Burke, Jr. Shannon M. McNulty	$250,000 Settlement	74-year-old man suffers delay in diagnosis of lung cancer after medical clinic failed to communicate to treating physician that chest X-ray revealed abnormal mass that required immediate follow-up evaluation
03/05/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen	$4,000,000 Settlement	27-year-old computer programmer/software developer develops Stage IV cancer of the lungs due to a delay in diagnosis when radiologist negligently reads his chest x-rays as showing a benign nodule rather than a tumor
02/12/2007	Keith A. Hebeisen Susan A. Capra	$4,250,000 Settlement	40-year-old mom of two dies from negligent care during gastric bypass surgery and post-operative care.
01/31/2007	Robert A. Strelecky Timothy S. Tomasik	$2,000,000 Settlement	70-year-old widow undergoes knee replacement surgery and suffers a stroke to her spinal cord resulting in permanent damage to her legs, bladder and bowel.
01/24/2007	Susan A. Capra Mary C. Sweeney	$750,000 Settlement	Infant girl suffers motor impairment of her limbs and trunk following inappropriately managed care of mother during labor and delivery that resulted in rupture of her uterus.
12/27/2006	Robert A. Clifford Keith A. Hebeisen Susan A. Capra	$5,800,000 Settlement	Negligent obstetrical treatment rendered to mother during labor and delivery at major Chicago hospital results in permanent and severe brain damage to infant.
12/20/2006	Robert P. Walsh	$495,000 Settlement	39-year-old woman suffers back injury requiring surgery when train in Chicago attempting to make a maneuver goes into reverse and strikes her car; gates did not operate and lights came on after she already was on the tracks
12/12/2006	Robert A. Clifford	$1,500,000 Settlement	26-year-old road maintenance worker on the job with Illinois Toll Highway Authority is killed when a tractor-trailer drove around a rolling construction zone and struck him on the highway.
12/01/2006	Richard F. Burke, Jr.	Confidential Amount	Husband and father of three children killed in Mitsubishi SUV rollover.
12/01/2006	Keith A. Hebeisen Mary C. Sweeney	$4,600,000 Settlement	Baby is severely and permanently brain damaged after medical personnel delayed in performing c-section for fetal distress.
11/20/2006	Robert A. Clifford Richard F. Burke, Jr.	Confidential Amount	A newly married 27-year-old woman is killed when the wing of an aging seaplane sheared off immediately after take-off to the Bahamas from Miami
10/22/2006	Kevin P. Durkin Colin H. Dunn	$3,250,000 Settlement	Truck rear ends car with 71-year-old driver, killing him
10/12/2006	Robert A. Clifford Sean P. Driscoll	$15,800,000 Verdict	12-year-old girl is left permanently brain damaged and wheelchair-bound after a YMCA van strikes her as she attempts to cross an intersection in south suburban Harvey
10/11/2006	Michael S. Krzak	$1,250,000 Settlement	44-year-old male firefighter/paramedic suffers moderate hearing loss in one ear and severe hearing loss in the other ear when contractor performing maintenance work on fire engine inadvertently blasts air horn in fire station
10/05/2006	Robert P. Walsh	$300,000 Settlement	College student returning to the University of Illinois is struck and killed by another vehicle after car she was in struck a deer
09/21/2006	Kevin P. Durkin Thomas K. Prindable	$2,250,000 Settlement	Truck loses control and strikes car, killing young mother of two in Indiana
09/21/2006	Robert A. Clifford	$2,850,000 Settlement	39-year-old man suffers crushed right foot after 1,600-pound steel beam is dropped from a magnetic lift while he is working at a steel plant
09/19/2006	Richard F. Burke, Jr.	$1,175,000 Settlement	Maintenance man killed when he falls through a faulty high-rise building elevator shaft
08/30/2006	Robert P. Walsh Craig J. Squillace	$325,000 Settlement	41-year-old woman steps off sidewalk in Niles and slips on loose gravel left from recent paving work resulting in a compression in her spine which necessitated surgery and leaving her with a "drop" right foot
08/28/2006	Robert A. Clifford Keith A. Hebeisen	$3,500,000 Settlement	58-year-old woman dies following negligent treatment for bowel obstruction
08/22/2006	Timothy S. Tomasik	$250,000 Settlement	Oncoming car strikes vehicle of 39-year-old man, forcing him off the road and results in fracturing his leg
08/17/2006	Robert A. Strelecky	$1,400,000 Settlement	Failure to timely diagnose and treat extreme swelling of left leg resulted in nerve damage and chronic pain in 42-year-old man
08/11/2006	John T. Karnezis	$725,000 Settlement	38-year-old father killed when general contractor fails to follow safety rules for operation of heavy machinery at construction site
08/01/2006	Robert A. Clifford	$850,000 Settlement	16-year-old boy suffers permanent shoulder injury during surgical excision of a lump on his neck
07/26/2006	Thomas K. Prindable	$350,000 Settlement	61-year-old woman suffers amputation of right leg below knee after nursing staff at Chicago area hospital fail to note decrease in pulses and circulation and further fail to notify doctors of change in condition of her leg
06/28/2006	Robert A. Clifford Timothy S. Tomasik	$16,698,788 Verdict	Hospital held responsible for independent physician’s negligent administration of spinal anesthesia, causing partial paralysis, incontinence, and other neurological deficits
06/26/2006	Robert A. Clifford	$1,200,000 Settlement	Contractor did not follow proper safety precautions during demolition of a wall; bricks fell on to a 59-year-old construction worker that led to a torn rotator cuff and frozen shoulder; unable to work
06/14/2006	Susan A. Capra	$1,200,000 Settlement	Unnecessary surgery is performed on a 31-year-old woman who broke her right leg; infection set in requiring amputation
06/14/2006	Robert A. Strelecky	$1,350,000 Settlement	61-year-old woman with leg fracture suffers delay in diagnosis of extreme swelling in the limb resulting in permanent nerve and muscle damage
06/07/2006	Robert A. Strelecky	$454,000 Verdict	57-year-old man suffers perforated small intestine during liposuction procedure
06/06/2006	Robert A. Clifford	$250,000 Settlement	Improperly performed tubal ligation leads to additional surgery for a 34 year old mother of two
06/05/2006	Richard F. Burke, Jr. Shannon M. McNulty	Confidential Amount	49-year-old mother permanently paralyzed while seat belted in a reclined passenger seat in a van that was involved in a motor vehicle accident; vehicle manufacturer failed to adequately provide warnings of inadequate protection while seat is in that position
05/24/2006	John T. Karnezis	$1,200,000 Partial Settlement	34-year-old worker suffers severe burns in electrical explosion at Neiman Marcus store in Northbrook Court mall
05/23/2006	Robert A. Clifford Brian T. Nash	$300,000 Settlement	50-year-old woman falls from liquid left on restaurant floor and fractures kneecap requiring surgery
05/04/2006	Robert P. Walsh Craig J. Squillace	$311,197 Verdict	Off-duty Prospect Heights police officer on a motorcycle is sideswiped by an off-duty Chicago police officer on Interstate 90/94 as she attempts to enter local lanes from the express lane; officer on motorcycle suffers broken leg and other injuries requiring missing two months of work
04/27/2006	Robert A. Clifford	$250,000 Settlement	50-year-old pipe fitter injures right knee when his foot gives way under ladder laden with resin at work site
04/25/2006	Robert A. Clifford Timothy S. Tomasik	$5,000,000 Partial Settlement	Neurosurgeon using spine instruments during surgery caused permanent incontinence in a 30 year-old-woman due in part to manufacturer failing to advise surgeon about the appropriate imaging required for the proper use of the instruments
03/31/2006	Robert A. Strelecky	$1,500,000 Settlement	Mother pregnant with twins dies due to failure to appropriately manage a ruptured uterus
03/27/2006	Robert P. Walsh	$1,500,000 Settlement	43-year-old man suffers back, elbow and hip injuries when hit head-on in motor vehicle accident on the Elgin/O'Hare Expressway by a truck that swerved after being cut off by another driver
03/27/2006	Robert A. Strelecky	$550,000 Settlement	Failure to diagnose and treat heart disease by doctor led to the death of 80-year-old grandmother
03/09/2006	Robert A. Clifford	$300,000 Settlement	26-year-old painter falls through skylight while working at a west suburban mall
03/01/2006	Robert A. Clifford Timothy S. Tomasik	$1,250,000 Settlement	Police shoot at suspect and innocent bystander gets bullet fragment in the eye
02/13/2006	Keith A. Hebeisen Susan A. Capra	$1,000,000 Settlement	Medical negligence case involving the wrongful death of a nine day old baby from an undiagnosed and untreated cardiac defect
02/07/2006	Keith A. Hebeisen	$1,750,000 Settlement	Improper treatment of 28-year-old woman's Crohn's disease results in severe osteoporosis
02/01/2006	Robert A. Clifford Kevin P. Durkin Timothy S. Tomasik John T. Karnezis	$70,000,000 Settlement	Two young women killed and three others seriously injured when scaffolding collapses from the John Hancock Center in windy conditions; settlement represents majority of $77 million global agreement in consolidated cases where Clifford Law Offices acted as lead counsel in taking more than 100 depositions

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