Robert A. Clifford

Cook County employee fractures hip and shoulder after speeding Metra heading to Chicago derails when conductor ignores switch signal and fails to perform a successful crossover from one track to another.

Falling ice from downtown building strikes a 39-year-old woman in the head, causing concussion, lacerations, and broken teeth.

A 51-year-old man's herniated disc is aggravated requiring surgery after being rear ended by a truck in Wisconsin.

A 49-year-old male snowplow driver suffers herniated disc after striking unmarked hazard in parking lot requiring cervical fusion.

Improper insertion of surgical screw during lower back surgery resulted in nerve injury.

A 19-year-old freshman dies of alcohol toxicity due to university's failure to adequately train resident assistant on duty to recognize the signs and symptoms of severe alcohol toxicity.

A 74-year-old man dies from blood clot after being tackled by police who improperly and negligently determined that he was involved in gang activity.

A 21-year-old student crushed to death on the premises of Wrigley Field when a dilapidated wall collapsed on him during an afternoon windstorm.

A 55-year-old woman dies when doctor fails to properly and timely diagnose her breast cancer, leaving one adult disabled daughter.