Bradley M. Cosgrove

A 48-year-old man gets left arm amputated below the distal aspect of the forearm after negligent treatment and management of left hand/arm swelling and blistering.

A 29-year-old veteran with the Evanston Police Department, serving in his capacity as an evidence technician, fell 10-15 feet into an underground electrical services vault after he stepped onto a metal grating system which unexpectedly gave way. Plaintiff experienced a right rotator cuff tear and a partially torn rectus muscle in abdomen.

Plaintiff, traveling towards downtown Chicago on I-290, was struck by a medical transportation van and killed while receiving a battery jump from an IDOT vehicle, who had its emergency lights activated.

Plaintiff was injured when she was struck by a truck pulling out of a parking lot as she attempted to execute a lawful right-hand turn.

Husband and father of two died as a result of doctor’s and physical therapist’s failure to recognize obvious signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which ultimately led to a fatal pulmonary embolism. Click here to read more about the case.

A 16-year-old male requires second surgery after physician punctured the right popliteal artery and vein during a routine ACL reconstruction.

Wrongful death of a 58-year-old man with history of apnea in hospital for severe back pain and his respiratory status was not properly monitored, recognized or managed (settlement with primary care physician; hospital and neurosurgeon previously settled).

A then eight-year-old girl sustained injuries to her right thumb due to a dog bite after she was asked to help a veterinary employee capture a runaway animal. According the John Kirkton of the Jury Verdict Reporter, this verdict is the highest verdict in the history of Illinois stemming from a dog bite. The previous record verdict in DuPage County was $335,000. Kirkton also confirmed that this verdict is the highest in the state for a thumb injury without other significant trauma. Click here to read more about the case.

Chicago hospital applies cast too tightly to patient's leg resulting in compartment syndrome which is not timely diagnosed.