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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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DATEATTORNEY(S)OUTCOMEFACTS
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

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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 Robert A. Clifford
$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

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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)

 

09/18/2007 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

09/13/2007 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

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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 Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,350,000 Settlement Young woman suffers extensive skin loss and grafting procedures following infection that developed from negligent liposuction

 

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

 

08/09/2007 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
$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 Robert A. Clifford
$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 Robert A. Clifford
$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
Brian S. Shallcross
$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 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.

12/01/2006 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
Confidential Amount

Husband and father of three children killed in Mitsubishi SUV rollover.

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

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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 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

09/21/2006 Kevin P. Durkin
Thomas K. Prindable
$2,250,000 Settlement Truck loses control and strikes car, killing young mother of two in Indiana
09/19/2006 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 Robert A. Clifford
$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 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

06/14/2006 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

06/07/2006 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 Robert A. Clifford
$1,200,000 Partial Settlement

34-year-old worker suffers severe burns in electrical explosion at Neiman Marcus store in Northbrook Court mall. Attorney, John Karnezis

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.

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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 A. Strelecky
$550,000 Settlement

Failure to diagnose and treat heart disease by doctor led to the death of 80-year-old grandmother

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

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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
$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

12/22/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
$5,000,000 Settlement

Newborn suffers permanent severe brain damage when c-section not timely performed

12/15/2005 Robert A. Strelecky
$1,350,000 Settlement

35-year-old husband and father of teenage daughter dies when hospital staff mismanages a leak in endotracheal tube following surgery

11/29/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$250,000 Settlement

49-year-old doctor's ureter was cut during a procedure for removal of kidney stone, resulting in loss of a kidney

11/28/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$400,000 Settlement

33-year-old woman suffers injured bowel during exploratory abdominal surgery

11/23/2005 Robert P. Walsh
$275,000 Settlement

40-year-old pedestrian crossing street in Chicago's Loop is struck by left-turning taxi; suffers contusion and sprain to knee that had been previously repaired surgically

11/17/2005 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$350,000 Settlement

Elderly woman dies in hospital due to lack of timely anti-seizure medication that resulted in aspiration and pneumonia

11/08/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,700,000 Settlement

64-year-old man dies in a major Chicago area hospital after doctors fail to diagnose and treat a stroke

10/26/2005 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
Brian T. Nash
$380,000 Settlement

33-year-old passenger on new custom motorcycle is thrown from vehicle and sustains fractured skull when front wheel locks up because of manufacturer's improper lubrication of wheel bearings

10/20/2005 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
Shannon M. McNulty
$1,030,000 Settlement

74-year-old grandmother and passenger in car driven by her husband is struck and killed by police car speeding through intersection in residential neighborhood during non-emergency patrol without lights or activated sirens

10/13/2005 Timothy S. Tomasik
$500,000 Settlement

38-year-old injured following three-week delay in diagnosing pelvic abscess following tubal ligation & C-section

10/11/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$1,875,000 Settlement

59-year-old man dies in hospital after doctors failed to diagnose and treat an abscess on his buttocks

10/07/2005 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$790,000 Settlement

Business executive sustains serious leg and shoulder injuries as a passenger in a limousine headed to O'Hare Airport that struck a stalled taxi in the middle of the highway

09/30/2005 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$400,000 Settlement

Art Director suffered a broken neck when a metal truss collapsed on her during the filming of a commercial for a major vehicle manufacturer

09/15/2005 Robert P. Walsh
$450,000 Settlement

52-year-old truck driver rear-ended by another tractor-trailer resulting in subsequent neck pain and numbness leading to cervical fusion surgery

08/31/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$325,000 Settlement

31-year-old cleaning woman suffers electrical shock injury after coming into contact with an improperly guarded electrical outlet during new home construction

08/04/2005 Robert A. Strelecky
$3,100,000 Settlement

Physician fails to diagnose and treat intracranial pressure leading to death of 12-year-old boy from herniating brain

07/26/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$975,000 Verdict 40-year-old woman suffers debilitating leg injury when gynecologist compresses nerve during routine surgery to remove fibroids

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07/19/2005 Timothy S. Tomasik
$1,700,000 Settlement

Anesthesia negligently injected into spinal cord during surgery and 54-year-old man suffers neurological injuries

07/18/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$775,000 Settlement

Radiologist failed twice to detect breast cancer apparent on mammograms over a 20-month period; 50-year-old social worker dies

07/13/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$500,000 Settlement

31-year-old husband and father died from infection following physician instructions to continue taking medication which suppressed his immune system, even though he exhibited clinical signs of infection

07/05/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$2,885,000 Settlement

Oxygen is cut to the brain of a 54-year-old man during minor hand surgery; he goes into a coma for two weeks and dies

07/01/2005 Robert A. Strelecky
$1,100,000 Settlement

34-year-old mentally disabled woman admitted to hospital to manage her medication; she dies due to respiratory arrest after nurses fail to properly monitor her condition

06/29/2005 Robert P. Walsh
$600,000 Settlement

52-year-old attorney crossing the street in Chicago's Loop is struck by vehicle negligently making a left-hand turn; he suffers neck, back and shoulder injuries that require numerous surgeries

06/29/2005 Robert P. Walsh
Craig J. Squillace
$365,000 Settlement

24-year-old woman driving southbound hit by car making left at intersection in Glenview sustains fractured leg that required surgery

06/09/2005 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$450,000 Settlement

Corporate jet crashes killing the pilot; multi-defendant case partially settles against the Fortune 500 corporation

06/09/2005 Robert A. Strelecky
$2,500,000 Settlement ($700,000 Verdict)- 44-year-old construction worker dies when medical personnel fail to properly monitor and treat pneumonia at Chicago area hospital

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06/03/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$325,000 Settlement

49-year-old woman dies in nursing home after staff and attending physician fail to treat sepsis infection

06/01/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$2,600,000 Settlement

24-year-old truck driver killed in a heptane gas explosion in Des Moines , Iowa , leaving a wife and three-year-old daughter

05/31/2005 Timothy S. Tomasik
$350,000 Settlement

91-year-old woman suffers broken leg when an automatic sliding door strikes her as she is exiting a residential high rise in Chicago

05/10/2005 Robert A. Strelecky
$400,000 Settlement

Delay in diagnosis and treatment of three-year-old child suffering from an acute bloodstream infection that resulted in inflammation of her blood vessels and her death

05/10/2005 Kevin P. Durkin
Brian T. Nash
$348,333 Settlement

42-year-old male taxi passenger sustains severe facial fractures and dental injuries when cab runs red light at intersection and collides with another vehicle

04/29/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$2,300,000 Settlement

Negligent care during labor and delivery of infant boy in breech position resulting in nerve damage causing permanent disability of both arms

04/28/2005 Robert A. Strelecky
$750,000 Settlement

Warming blanket overheats during surgery of 43-year-old man and he suffers second and third-degree burns

04/21/2005 Brian T. Nash
$583,750 Settlement

60-year-old female automobile passenger struck by negligent teenage driver on interstate highway; she sustains multiple finger fractures requiring surgeries and still suffers chronic pain in her hand

04/06/2005 Robert A. Clifford
Keith A. Hebeisen
$6,000,000 Settlement

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.

03/31/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$400,000 Settlement 64-year-old father of two suffered fatal head injuries after falling down a flight of unsafe stairs at a car dealership
03/22/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,175,000 Settlement

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

03/22/2005 Robert P. Walsh
$2,000,000 Settlement

Company van strikes passenger van of Chicago area family on vacation; all five family members injured including daughter who sustains spinal fracture requiring fusion

03/01/2005 Robert A. Strelecky
$2,500,000 Settlement

52-year-old father dies of heart attack after hospital emergency room personnel misdiagnose left shoulder and chest pains as bursitis

02/23/2005 Michael S. Krzak
$300,000 Settlement

Four-year-old girl suffers burns on her chin and shoulder when day care center worker spills boiling water during a demonstration

02/14/2005 Robert A. Clifford
Keith A. Hebeisen
$16,000,000 Settlement

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

02/09/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$1,500,000 Settlement

Doctors at university health center failed to timely diagnose and treat a 20-year-old woman's pneumonia causing her death

01/29/2005 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$1,500,000 Settlement

Wrongful death of 11-month-old infant due to hemorrhaging after negligent insertion of a central line for the administration of chemotherapy

01/20/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$705,000 Settlement

58-year-old man crushed by backhoe at construction site

01/12/2005 Robert A. Clifford
$3,000,000 Settlement

Woman killed when a pick-up truck crosses the center line of traffic and strikes her vehicle.

01/04/2005 Timothy S. Tomasik
$500,000 Settlement

32 year-old woman suffers leg fractures following automobile accident

01/04/2005 Susan A. Capra
$400,000 Settlement

Failure to diagnose and treat abdominal infection in a 57-year-old man with liver disease resulting in his death.

01/03/2005 Robert P. Walsh
Craig J. Squillace
$335,000 Settlement

54-year-old pedestrian struck by taxi at Chicago intersection and suffers fractured shoulder and rotator cuff tear.

12/21/2004 Robert A. Clifford
Kevin P. Durkin
Michael S. Krzak
$13,730,000 Settlement 29-year-old worker burned at power plant fire in Indiana.

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12/20/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$400,000 Settlement

34-year-old pedestrian falls into improperly guarded hole at construction site and suffers fractured vertebra.

11/30/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$3,000,000 Verdict 20-year-old killed when fellow Evans Scholar threw cinder block from third floor balcony at Northern Illinois University.

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11/22/2004 Robert A. Strelecky
$2,900,000 Settlement 41-year-old father of two dies after major blood vessel is lacerated during routine surgery to release fluid from his lung cavity.

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10/26/2004 Robert P. Walsh
$2,671,000 Settlement 45-year-old plumber and father of three falls six stories to his death at a Chicago construction site.

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10/25/2004 Michael S. Krzak
$500,000 Settlement

72-year-old bank patron slips in vault on oil negligently left on floor by maintenance workers; woman fractures left leg and right ankle.

10/19/2004 Craig J. Squillace
$374,430 Verdict 41-year-old passenger on bus is thrown into air landing on his right heel, fracturing it, when bus hits a bump in the street.

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09/28/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$6,800,000 Settlement 37-year-old woman looking at new home with her husband and two children falls 11 feet through unsecured hole and is paralyzed from the waist down.

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09/23/2004 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$1,650,000 Settlement

26-year-old man killed on expressway when stopped behind jackknifed truck and second truck rear-ended him, forcing him into first truck.

09/21/2004 Robert A. Clifford
Richard F. Burke, Jr.
Brian T. Nash
$10,000,000 Settlement

Confidential settlement involving serious injuries incurred in a premises liability case

09/17/2004 Susan A. Capra
Keith A. Hebeisen
$950,000 Settlement

Hospital failed to diagnose and timely treat blocked artery in the right leg following knee surgery that resulted in disability and disfigurement of the leg.

09/08/2004 Robert P. Walsh
$300,000 Settlement

Elderly visitor to local hospital was knocked down by custodian pushing a dumpster. She sustained a fractured hip which was surgically reduced.

08/27/2004 Robert P. Walsh
$534,094 Settlement

Couple on date hit head on in south suburban Palos; 20-year old woman suffers perforated bowel and 22-year old male sustains compound fractured femur, both resulting in surgery.

08/26/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$350,000 Settlement

26 year-old woman suffered TMJ, myofacial pain and various cervical injuries as a result of a low speed, minor impact, rear-end collision.

08/18/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$1,000,000 Settlement

75-year-old retired nurse and grandmother admitted to medical center in Iowa for mild hypertension; doctor fails to monitor her sodium level and she suffers permanent brain damage (settlement during trial after plaintiff's case put on)

08/16/2004 Timothy S. Tomasik
$1,250,000 Settlement

Carpenter crushed to death by steel beam at Northbrook construction site after co-worker detached supporting wood brace, leaving wife and three children.

08/03/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$825,000 Settlement

31-year-old mother ejected from vehicle during rollover sustained multiple fractures to her pelvis, leg and spinal vertebrae.

07/29/2004 Robert P. Walsh
Craig J. Squillace
$720,000 Settlement


20-year-old passenger sustains multiple fractures when driver loses control of car and crashes into a tree

07/29/2004 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$335,000 Settlement

Physician failed to administer proper screening tests for prostate cancer, resulting in spread of disease necessitating radiation treatment and increased likelihood of recurrence

06/30/2004 Robert A. Strelecky
$350,000 Settlement

41-year-old woman undergoes unnecessary hysterectomy following surgeon's failure to control excessive bleeding.

06/29/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$800,000 Settlement

Death of 44-year-old wife and mother of two due to internist 's failure to diagnose gastric cancer despite two years of  unresolved complaints of stomach pain to the doctor

05/23/2004 Robert A. Clifford
Susan A. Capra
$3,000,000 Verdict

46-year-old woman undergoes disc removal surgery and is permanently disabled.

05/11/2004 Robert A. Clifford
Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,350,000 Settlement

Failure to diagnose breast cancer in 50-year-old woman, resulting in otherwise avoidable mastectomy and chemotherapy.

05/07/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$15,504,000 Settlement 64 year-old man was killed and 62 year-old woman suffered a below-the-knee leg amputation, fractured ribs and several broken bones in her legs and arms when they were involved in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the Interstate.

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04/30/2004 Kevin P. Durkin
$1,125,000 Settlement

37-year-old man injured in Amtrak train collision in Bourbonnais, Illinois

04/30/2004 Robert A. Strelecky
$900,000 Settlement

Physician lacerated and failed to repair 60-year-old female bladder during routine surgery, resulting in liver failure, dialysis treatments, emergency hysterectomy, and extended hospitalization.

04/25/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$12,500,000 Settlement

17-year-old football player rendered a quadriplegic during a high school football practice after he is tackled into an unpadded steel pole less than 12 feet from the sideline; school subsequently moved the field further from the pole

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04/14/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$491,863 Verdict

37-year-old nurse injured in car collision at the suburban intersection requiring her to have right kidney removed.

04/13/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$1,000,000 Settlement

34-year-old man struck by car repair shop employee; suffers injuries requiring numerous surgeries and skin grafting

03/26/2004 Kevin P. Durkin
$38,300,000 Verdict Truck-car crash involving wrongful death of 4 year-old, brain injury to 2 year-old and facial fractures and lacerations to a 36 year-old woman. Attorneys, Kevin Durkin and John Karnezis 

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03/25/2004 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$1,000,000 Settlement

13-year-old boy drowned in hotel swimming pool while on school field trip

03/15/2004 Keith A. Hebeisen
$3,049,000 Settlement 30-year-old man died in hospital after doctors failed to diagnose and treat blood clot

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03/12/2004 Robert P. Walsh
$490,000 Settlement

51-year-old high school gymnastic coach fractured his knee in a motor vehicle collision.

03/08/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$1,750,000 Settlement

61 year-old man suffered a subdural hematoma and later died when his car was rear-ended while stopped at a red light.

02/24/2004 Robert A. Strelecky
$2,750,000 Settlement

38-year-old father of two dies as a result of failure to diagnose and treat dissected aorta

02/19/2004 Timothy S. Tomasik
$835,000 Settlement

42-year-old woman dies from failure to diagnose ovarian cancer.

02/09/2004 Robert P. Walsh
$590,000 Settlement

Motorist in downstate Illinois fails to yield, striking motorcyclists.  Husband dies and wife suffers facial injuries.

02/06/2004 Robert P. Walsh
$625,000 Settlement

39-year-old man falls on wet floor in restaurant bathroom requiring back fusion surgery and infection set in.

02/04/2004 Robert A. Clifford
$1,000,000 Settlement

14-year-old boy killed when his school bus is struck by Metra train

01/26/2004 Brian T. Nash
$250,000 Settlement

Snow plow pulls in front of 40-year-old female's vehicle, she suffers herniated disc necessitating spinal fusion surgery.

01/08/2004 Robert P. Walsh
$300,000 Settlement

56-year-old woman rear ended in a low-impact collision on the Westbound Eisenhower sustaining an aggravation of her fibromyalgia.

01/07/2004 Timothy S. Tomasik
$1,020,000 Settlement

Man suffers infection following endoscopic procedure requiring removal of part of his pancreas.

11/23/2003 Timothy S. Tomasik
$400,000 Settlement

67-year-old man injured after falling on ice which had accumulated due to a defective drainage system.

11/03/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$375,000 Settlement

11-year-old boy sustained serious leg injuries from a moving auger in Rock Island.

11/01/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$1,250,000 Settlement

Delay in diagnosis and treatment of uterine cancer in a 56-year-old results in her death.

10/14/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$950,000 Settlement

Delay in diagnosis and treatment of brain tumor resulted in the patient sustaining severe disabilities related to swallowing, speaking, and movement of her left shoulder.

10/09/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$900,000 Settlement

Motorcyclist had the right of way; the defendant proceeded with a left hand turn directly in his path, causing him to fly over the car and sustain short term memory loss and hearing loss in one ear.

10/09/2003 Brian T. Nash
$250,000 Settlement

Visiting doctor from the Netherlands was a passenger in a cab that collided with another cab resulting in serious fracture of the right wrist requiring surgery.

10/07/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$900,000 Settlement

Female developed an ovarian vein blood clot due to failure to treat an infection after tubal ligation which led to her sustaining oxygen deprived brain damage during a subsequent D & C procedure.

10/07/2003 Kevin P. Durkin
$2,250,000 Settlement

57-year-old passenger on South Shore train dies when the train strikes a truck standing between the gates. It is the largest wrongful death settlement in the history of Porter County, Indiana.

09/30/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$600,000 Settlement

34-year-old man fractures leg, requiring a rod, following accident with truck.

09/29/2003 Timothy S. Tomasik
$325,000 Settlement

80-year-old cancer patient suffers laceration of liver during biopsy surgery and hemorrhages to death.

09/26/2003 Robert P. Walsh
$500,000 Settlement

26-year-old man rendered paraplegic when junked vehicle fell from forklift truck onto him in downstate Illinois.

09/26/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$315,000 Settlement

Following a trauma to the head, doctors failed to timely diagnose and treat increased intracranial pressure due to bleeding in the brain.

09/25/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$3,000,000 Settlement

28-year-old husband developed an allergic reaction to a drug which caused a blood clot in his leg which the hospital failed to timely diagnose and treat resulting in an above-knee amputation.

09/09/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$1,400,000 Settlement

15-year-old student is struck by a bus on her way to school; suffers severe degloving injury to her leg.

09/04/2003 Kevin P. Durkin
Susan A. Capra
$1,500,000 Settlement

Patient died due to a heart attack because of the failure to diagnose and treat an enlarged heart condition.

08/29/2003 Kevin P. Durkin
$1,000,000 Settlement

Husband and wife killed when a truck rear-ended their disabled car on a bridge in southern Illinois.

08/18/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$11,000,000 Settlement

Hospital's pharmacy mixed an intravenous solution with excessive amounts of glucose which were given to a premature newborn who sustained severe and permanent brain damage.

08/11/2003 Brian T. Nash
$250,000 Settlement

Truck driver's right foot crushed by a forklift driven by warehouse worker resulting in surgery with insertion of metal plates and permanent pain.

08/05/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$375,000 Settlement

An Elk Grove Village motorcyclist sustained traumatic injuries when he was struck by a car driven by defendant who turned without warning directly into the motorcyclist's path.

08/01/2003 Robert A. Clifford
Kevin P. Durkin
$40,000,000 Settlement Clifford Law Offices represented seven families killed in the crash of Alaska Air 261 that plunged in the Pacific Ocean in 2000 on a return flight from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

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07/10/2003 Michael S. Krzak
$900,000 Settlement

Wife and mother of two killed when a sight-seeing helicopter crashes on a glacier in Juneau, Alaska.

06/21/2003 Timothy S. Tomasik
$750,000 Settlement

A four month delay in diagnosing breast cancer contributed to the need for a radical mastectomy as well as a loss of chance at a complete recovery.

06/06/2003 Michael S. Krzak
$250,000 Settlement

A 31-year-old pipe fitter tore his rotator cuff while climbing a ladder when the bottom of the ladder broke.

06/05/2003 Susan A. Capra
$250,000 Settlement

Partial settlement for failure to timely treat a stroke in a 45-year-old man.

05/23/2003 Robert P. Walsh
$350,000 Settlement

Husband and wife injured in head-on accident on Lake-Cook Road.

05/22/2003 Robert P. Walsh
$300,000 Settlement

Man suffered herniated disc in head-on car accident with intoxicated driver at Chicago intersection requiring surgery.

05/15/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,200,000 Settlement

Physicians failed to detect a cardiac abnormality on prenatal ultrasound; infant died two weeks after birth.

05/15/2003 Timothy S. Tomasik
$1,020,000 Settlement

A 38-year-old man suffered an acute infection to his pancreas when a physicians improperly performed a biopsy during a scope procedure to examine his stomach and upper GI tract.

05/06/2003 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$10,450,000 Settlement Pilot killed in Palwaukee air crash moments after take off.

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04/25/2003 Michael S. Krzak
$590,000 Settlement

A 49-year-old woman was stabbed in the hand and back while alone in the Grant Park South Parking Garage at approximately 1:00 a.m. sustaining injuries to the tendons in her hand and post traumatic stress disorder.

04/16/2003 Susan A. Capra
$1,000,000 Settlement

Failure to properly treat pancreatitis, premature discharge from the hospital resulted in death of 36-year-old man.

04/16/2003 Susan A. Capra
$2,200,000 Settlement

Failure to diagnose a heart attack by ER physician and family practice physician resulting in the death of a 46-year-old man.

04/14/2003 Susan A. Capra
$2,500,000 Settlement

49-year-old woman dies following improper post-operative care at a Chicago hospital.

04/09/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$350,000 Settlement

Physicians failed to advise an expectant couple during genetic counseling that they were at risk of having a child born with hemophilia (bleeding disorder); child was born with hemophilia.

04/09/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$4,750,000 Settlement

43-year-old patient received inadequate oxygen during skin grafting surgery on leg; sustains severe and permanent brain damage.

04/08/2003 Keith A. Hebeisen
$6,000,000 Settlement

Defendants failed to properly diagnose and treat Group B Strep infection in a two-month-old newborn who developed bacterial meningitis leading to severe brain damage, blindness, and amputation of one leg.

04/01/2003 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$2,500,000 Settlement

Passenger killed in small plane crash at Palwaukee Airport outside of Chicago

03/24/2003 Robert A. Clifford
Kevin P. Durkin
Timothy S. Tomasik
$10,000,000 Settlement Speeding hearse hits squad car on routine patrol, severing injuring police officer; black box in hearse recorded speed.

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03/17/2003 Timothy S. Tomasik
$250,000 Settlement

19-year-old college student repairing flat tire on shoulder of Wisconsin highway is struck and killed by van.

02/27/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$625,000 Settlement

17 dialysis patients brought suit against Dialysis Center of America after learning that an aluminum wrench had been accidentally dropped by a defendant employee into the dialysis solution, exposing patients to potential aluminum toxicity.

02/21/2003 Robert A. Clifford
$2,775,000 Settlement

Bus makes tight right-hand turn and pins 34-year-old woman against barrier; leg is degloved

02/06/2003 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$3,500,000 Settlement

Medical residents applied a heat-activated plaster splint directly to the plaintiff's broken leg without placing cotton insulation on the skin.  Instead, residents put the insulation on the outside of the splint, creating a thermos effect which caused severe burns and infection.

02/05/2003 Robert A. Strelecky
$1,300,000 Settlement

Waukegan child suffered serious esophogeal and abdominal injuries when emergency room physicians failed to diagnose and treat child's accidental caustic ingestion.

01/14/2003 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$1,000,000 Settlement

A 37-year-old woman suffered a broken leg when struck by a truck when crossing the street in Chicago.

01/14/2003 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$3,500,000 Settlement

A 41-year-old woman suffered permanent disfigurement to her leg and a loss of range of motion following the improper application of a heat activated cast by residents at Cook County Hospital.

01/14/2003 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$4,500,000 Settlement

39-year-old woman sustains severe permanent disfigurement and disability to her leg following routine surgery

12/20/2002 Susan A. Capra
$1,700,000 Settlement

Young woman developed flesh eating infection after undergoing liposuction surgery.

12/02/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Keith A. Hebeisen
$12,000,000 Settlement

Failure to diagnose cancer leads to metastatic cancer in 55-year-old man.

11/15/2002 Robert A. Clifford
$2,300,000 Settlement

Smoke from brush fire at Union Pacific work site caused blackout on highway resulting in car accident that caused death of 68-year-old driver and injuries to his 62-year-old wife.

10/28/2002 Robert A. Clifford
$400,000 Settlement

52-year-old hairdresser was crossing the street when a vehicle driven by a nun hit her, breaking her leg and fracturing her cheek bone.

10/14/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Susan A. Capra
$1,700,000 Settlement

Failure to perform cesarean section resulted in infant born with brain injuries.

09/30/2002 Kevin P. Durkin
$3,000,000 Settlement

Family of four injured in car accident in suburban Lake Forest.

09/28/2002 Robert A. Clifford
$1,640,000 Settlement

37-year-old woman looking at new home with her husband and two children falls 11 feet through unsecured hole and is paralyzed from the waist down

09/17/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Keith A. Hebeisen
$13,500,000 Settlement Infant suffers severe brain damage at birth as a result of improperly mixed intravenous solution.

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08/30/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$5,500,000 Settlement Mother paralyzed following kidney surgery

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08/25/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Susan A. Capra
$2,900,000 Settlement

21-year-old man dies following medical malpractice involving complications from brain surgery.

07/03/2002 Robert A. Strelecky
$1,000,000 Verdict

44-year-old woman blinded following stroke during valve replacement surgery.

07/03/2002 Kevin P. Durkin
$2,900,000 Settlement

21-year-old worker severely burned in power plant explosion in Hammond, Indiana.

07/01/2002 Kevin P. Durkin
$2,468,000 Settlement

62-year-old man is struck by U.S. Postal truck when crossing the street in suburban Forest Park.

06/21/2002 Robert P. Walsh
$1,100,000 Settlement

Tenant trips on pipe protruding from ground, sprains ankle requiring surgery, and develops painful reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) syndrome.

06/18/2002 Susan A. Capra
Timothy S. Tomasik
$1,050,000 Settlement

Psychiatric negligence for failure to diagnose depression in 43-year-old man which led to his death.

06/13/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$12,600,000 Verdict Retired orthopedic surgeon suffers partial paralysis after anesthesiologist punctures spinal cord.

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05/24/2002 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
Brian T. Nash
$6,800,000 Verdict

Female passenger suffers head trauma and multiple limb fractures when small aircraft crashed in northwestern suburbs after running out of gas.

05/02/2002 Keith A. Hebeisen
$3,700,000 Settlement

Doctors and hospital fail to diagnose aneurysm; 61-year-old man requires round-the-clock care in the nursing home.

04/30/2002 Robert A. Clifford
$4,750,000 Settlement

42-year-old construction worker shatters right leg after falling 20 feet when steel beam collapses.

03/22/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$3,015,000 Settlement

Girl X, a 9-year-old, is brutally attacked and poisoned at a Chicago housing project.

03/16/2002 Kevin P. Durkin
Timothy S. Tomasik
$1,250,000 Settlement

42-year-old woman is killed when her car is struck by semi-tractor trailer rig making an improper right turn.

03/08/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Susan A. Capra
$10,000,000 Settlement 4-year-old boy suffers permanent brain damage after doctors fail to perform timely cesarean section on his mother; $10 million annuity expected to yield $54 million over the course of the child's lifetime.

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03/04/2002 Robert A. Clifford
Kevin P. Durkin
$35,000,000 Verdict Internationally acclaimed violinist severely injured due to negligence of train company.

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01/24/2002 Susan A. Capra
$3,200,000 Settlement

Baby injured when hospital and doctors fail to timely diagnose and treat a prolapsed umbilical cord.

01/02/2002 Kevin P. Durkin
$7,000,000 Settlement

Woman in crosswalk struck by bus and suffers permanent brain damage.

01/02/2002 $6,850,000 Settlement

Driver crosses center line and strikes other car head on; suffers multiple and chronic pain.

11/27/2001 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$3,000,000 Settlement

Death of mother of one year old as a result of doctors' failure to diagnose and treat small bowel obstruction.

11/21/2001 Kevin P. Durkin
$1,115,000 Settlement

25-year-old woman killed in accident on Dan Ryan Expressway.

11/12/2001 Robert A. Clifford
Keith A. Hebeisen
$12,000,000 Settlement

Triplets born brain damaged after physicians fail to adequately assess and treat premature labor.

11/01/2001 Timothy S. Tomasik
$2,250,000 Settlement

Young boy suffers life threatening infection from defective medication

10/24/2001 Kevin P. Durkin
$2,250,000 Settlement

Wheel came off vehicle and struck car driven by 46-year-old man, killing him.

10/10/2001 Kevin P. Durkin
$4,100,000 Settlement Photographer killed in helicopter crash in a northwestern suburb of Chicago

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07/31/2001 Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,200,000 Settlement

10-year-old boy suffers serious coronary disease from untimely diagnosis.

07/24/2001 Keith A. Hebeisen
$2,000,000 Settlement

9-year-old girl permanently disabled during hernia surgery.

06/20/2001 Timothy S. Tomasik
$300,000 Settlement

46-year-old woman suffers ankle fracture while riding in a rental car shuttle bus that is struck by a van.

05/23/2001 Robert A. Clifford
Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$22,000,000 Settlement 15-year-old severely injured and two teenagers killed when SUV rolls over on expressway.

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04/20/2001 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$3,250,000 Settlement 55-year-old man dies when doctors fail to diagnose pulmonary embolism.

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04/11/2001 Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,375,000 Settlement

56-year-old man suffers from severed artery during surgery, which required two further surgeries to repair, resulting in severe complications.

03/22/2001 Kevin P. Durkin
$7,000,000 Settlement

Semi-tractor trailer driver slams on his brakes, jack-knifes and hits father and two sons in car who suffer severe injuries.

02/24/2001 Timothy S. Tomasik
$380,000 Settlement

36-year-old woman suffers injury to ureter during laproscopic hysterectomy.

02/13/2001 Timothy S. Tomasik
$400,000 Settlement

Failure to assess 10-pound pre-birth weight of newborn results in her suffering fractured shoulder from vaginal delivery

11/02/2000 $607,204 Verdict

35-year-old postal worker delivering mail is struck by car and suffers erectile dysfunction. Attorney, John Karnezis

09/15/2000 Timothy S. Tomasik
$750,000 Settlement

Eight-year-old girl is electrocuted after grabbing live power line while climbing tree on city property

09/11/2000 Susan A. Capra
Keith A. Hebeisen
$2,100,000 Partial Settlement

Partial settlement - 26-year-old man dies from failure to diagnose and treat sickle-cell anemia after surgery.

09/05/2000 Robert A. Clifford
Keith A. Hebeisen
$5,500,000 Settlement

Man dies after being improperly incubated after surgery.

07/19/2000 Susan A. Capra
$1,000,000 Settlement

6-month-old infant with ignored flu-like symptoms dies of meningitis.

06/30/2000 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$1,100,000 Settlement

56-year-old woman dies from complications involving undiagnosed legionnaire's disease.

06/30/2000 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$1,000,000 Settlement

64-year-old woman dies after surgeon fails to relieve pressure on brain cranial surgery.

06/15/2000 Kevin P. Durkin
$1,000,000 Settlement

Tow truck strikes wooden tie; malfunctioning door opens; 26-year-old passenger falls out, hits head on pavement, and dies.

06/01/2000 Robert A. Clifford
$3,500,000 Settlement

Failure to detect colon cancer in 40-year-old anemic man.

05/14/2000 Robert A. Clifford
$6,500,000 Settlement

55-year-old woman's legs were crushed by a CTA bus making too tight a turn in the crosswalk.

05/02/2000 Robert A. Clifford
Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$14,000,000 Settlement

Partial settlement - sport utility vehicle rolls over, injuring 6 passengers.

03/11/2000 $3,500,000 Verdict

Failure to detect colon cancer in 40-year-old anemic man.

02/10/2000 Susan A. Capra
$2,600,000 Verdict 44-year-old man died after back surgery from blood clots in lungs.

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01/04/2000 Kevin P. Durkin
Timothy S. Tomasik
$2,950,000 Settlement

Construction worker fell through unsupported roof at Navy Pier project, fracturing pelvis and wrist.

11/01/1999 Robert A. Clifford
$2,000,000 Settlement

Worker impaled by metal rod at construction site.

10/21/1999 Timothy S. Tomasik
$650,000 Settlement

26-year-old construction worker dies after falling off roof at construction site.

10/19/1999 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$2,000,000 Settlement

Loss of leg due to undetected infection following podiatric surgery.

10/15/1999 Kevin P. Durkin
Michael S. Krzak
$1,800,000 Settlement Construction worker fractures hip and vertebrae after falling off unguarded bridge.

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09/29/1999 Kevin P. Durkin
$2,750,000 Settlement 52-year-old woman suffers fractured vertebrae when she was struck in her stalled car on the side of the road.

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09/08/1999 Robert P. Walsh
$1,800,000 Settlement 19-year-old woman suffers closed head injuries and broken pelvis in car accident.

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07/20/1999 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$1,400,000 Settlement

Negligent obstetrical care resulting in pre-term delivery.

07/20/1999 Keith A. Hebeisen
$2,000,000 Settlement

Brain damage resulting from failure to diagnose lithium toxicity.

07/06/1999 Robert P. Walsh
$1,500,000 Settlement

10-year-old daughter killed in 1995 Mother's Day car accident.

07/02/1999 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$3,000,000 Settlement 6-year-old boy killed by garbage truck driver.

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07/02/1999 Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$1,000,000 Settlement

Female motorcycle passenger sustains severe crush injuries to leg in collision with van.

06/18/1999 Michael S. Krzak
$2,583,000 Verdict

Two women involved in car accident; one killed, the other suffered post-traumatic stress in witnessing her best friend's death.

05/28/1999 Robert A. Clifford
Timothy S. Tomasik
$14,000,000 Verdict West suburban mother is severely injured in head-on collision.

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05/27/1999 Susan A. Capra
Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,500,000 Settlement

39-year-old woman dies during procedure to remove gallstone due to inadequate monitoring.

05/13/1999 Robert P. Walsh
$1,230,000 Settlement

Defendant turned left in front of oncoming car of plaintiffs; male plaintiff dies and 70-year-old wife suffered ankle and knee injuries.

05/07/1999 $1,000,000 Settlement

Mother and son die in car accident in negligent-kept construction zone.

04/15/1999 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$1,300,000 Settlement

Two-day-old died following negligent obstetrical care by defendants.

03/05/1999 Robert A. Clifford
$4,000,000 Settlement

Defendant failed to timely diagnose and treat plaintiff's arachnoid cyst in his lower back, resulting in paraplegia.

01/01/1999 Robert A. Clifford
$28.2 million, $15 million, $250,000 Verdict

The passengers on United Airlines Flight 232 were thrown from the plane when it crash-landed in flames into a soybean field in Iowa in 1989. The jury took less than three hours to return a verdict of $28.2 million on behalf of a 70-year-old woman with permanent injuries. Robert Clifford, airplane crash attorney, also obtained a $15 million settlement for a father who lost his wife and daughter and an additional $250,000 donated for a bereavement center at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago in their names.

11/10/1998 Keith A. Hebeisen
$2,500,000 Settlement 56-year-old man suffers shortened life expectancy for failure to diagnose and treat prostate cancer.

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09/30/1998 Kevin P. Durkin
$1,200,000 Settlement

Single female struck and injured by private bus.

09/01/1998 $1,500,000 Settlement 24-year-old male with untreated hypertension develops kidney failure and requires kidney transplant

 

07/14/1998 Robert A. Clifford
Richard F. Burke, Jr.
$3,450,000 Settlement

Girl on bicycle struck by police car in residential neighborhood, rendered quadriplegic.

07/02/1998 Keith A. Hebeisen
Susan A. Capra
$1,500,000 Settlement

Newborn twins die from failure to timely diagnose and treat infection and failure to perform timely C-section.

06/30/1998 Robert A. Clifford
$15,000,000 Settlement 34-year-old property adjuster investigating hail damage on roof suffered severe burns when he comes into contact with low-hanging wire.

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06/01/1998 Robert A. Clifford
Kevin P. Durkin
$7,500,000

 

Drunken driver kills one person and injures three others in Sioux Falls.

 

05/01/1998 $1,000,000 Settlement

Pedestrian struck by vehicle suffers severe injuries.

04/06/1998 Susan A. Capra
Keith A. Hebeisen
$1,500,000 Settlement

Failure to diagnose dehydration leading to death of infant.

01/23/1998 Keith A. Hebeisen
$2,300,000 Settlement

Doctors failed to discontinue a blood-clotting drug: woman suffers amputation of both legs.

01/14/1998 Kevin P. Durkin
$2,475,000 Settlement

Collision at intersection with speeding ambulance, killing one and injuring two others.

01/01/1998 Robert A. Clifford
Kevin P. Durkin
$110,000,000 Verdict

Clifford Law Offices represented 16 individuals who were killed on flight 4184 in Roselawn, Indiana in 1994 and took 110 depositions. Robert Clifford sat on the Plaintiff’s Discovery Committee. The firm obtained a $110 million settlement on the eve of trial in federal court for 28 families who had brought suit. Besides an inattentive pilot in an ice storm, the cause of the crash was determined to be an inadequately sized de-icing boot on the wing.

11/04/1997 Robert A. Clifford
$5,000,000 Settlement

Jogger hit by bus suffers permanent injuries.

07/01/1996 Robert A. Clifford
$2,540,000 Verdict

35-year-old woman suffers fractures to her right leg and face in head-on collision after vehicle crossed center line into her lane of traffic

10/11/1991 Robert A. Clifford
$24,000,000 Verdict 8-year-old boy suffers permanent brain damage and motor impairment after he was struck by a CTA bus as he crossed the street in a school zone crosswalk