Courtney A. Berlin

A $500,000 settlement was obtained on behalf of a man who developed pressure ulcers while living in a residential nursing facility.

A $250k settlement was obtained on behalf of a 59-year-old woman who sustained a fractured right elbow, requiring surgery, after being struck by a vehicle while walking through a parking lot.

A $3.275 million settlement was obtained on behalf of a 51-year-old woman who sustained serious injuries due to failure to timely diagnose and treat intraabdominal bleeding.

A $5.75M settlement was obtained on behalf of a 39-year-old man who sustained permanent neurologic injuries to his leg following a failure to timely perform emergency spine surgery at a Chicago area hospital. The case underscores the serious consequences that can result from delays in critical medical care. 

Settlement secured on behalf of a 58-year-old man with a history of Wegener’s granulomatosis, hypertension, prior pulmonary emboli, and an IVC filter, who was hospitalized with shortness of breath and atrial fibrillation and died of a saddle pulmonary embolus while pending discharge.

Clifford Law Offices obtained a $6.35 million verdict on behalf of a west suburban man who required a heart transplant after his coronary ischemia went undiagnosed for months.

A woman suffers from Wernicke’s encephalopathy due to a failure to diagnose and treat her. A simple supplementation with Vitamin B1 would have prevented permanent disability.

A 55-year-old woman sustained a choroidal rupture and traumatic optic neuropathy resulting in permanent vision impairment due to alleged intraoperative negligence.