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    Patient Safety Awareness Week
    Posted on March 16, 2022 To

    Patient Safety Awareness Week

    As a law firm that concentrates on medical malpractice and negligence cases, we often act as the voice of the patient as we advocate for the injured party and their family through harrowing moments. Over the years we have seen many cases of hospital and primary care malpractice and negligence ranging from birth injuries to surgical errors to misdiagnoses that have gravely altered lives.  The week of March 13-19, 2022, is Patient Safety Awareness Week…

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    Clifford Law Offices Named to 2022 Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers on Expertise.com
    Posted on February 2, 2022 To

    Clifford Law Offices Named to 2022 Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers on Expertise.com

    Expertise.com has named Clifford Law Offices to the “Best 40 Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Chicago” list for 2022.  Expertise.com selected Clifford Law Offices based on 25 variables across the following five criteria: Reputation, Credibility, Experience, Availability, and Professionalism. They considered 914 medical malpractice lawyers serving Chicago, IL, and scored the results to provide a trusted list of the top 40 medical malpractice lawyers in the city. Clifford Law Offices also made the following Expertise.com lists:…

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    What is Facial Nerve Palsy?
    Posted on January 24, 2022 To

    What is Facial Nerve Palsy?

    Facial Nerve Palsy (Bell’s Palsy) can occur when the seventh cranial nerve is damaged. This nerve controls facial movements in a newborn baby. In the most severe cases, the entire side of a baby’s face is affected, preventing them from opening or closing their eyelid or sharing any facial expressions. However, in most cases, this condition only affects the mouth and surrounding muscles. In many newborns, Facial Nerve Palsy goes away in several months, but…

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    What Is Postpartum Hemorrhage?
    Posted on October 1, 2021 To

    What Is Postpartum Hemorrhage?

    One uncommon but known condition that can occur after a baby is born is postpartum hemorrhage. When it happens, a woman has more bleeding than normal — usually about half a quart (500 ml) during vaginal birth or one quart (1,000 ml) after a cesarean birth. Stanford Children’s Health estimates that about 1 to 5 in 100 women experience postpartum hemorrhage, and that it is more likely to occur with a cesarean birth. Meanwhile, a…

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    Sarah King and Bradley Cosgrove Presenting at Arizona Association for Justice’s Advanced Trial Advocacy Conference
    Posted on September 22, 2021 To

    Sarah King and Bradley Cosgrove Presenting at Arizona Association for Justice’s Advanced Trial Advocacy Conference

    Sarah F. King and Bradley M. Cosgrove, partners at Clifford Law Offices, are presenting at the Arizona Association for Justice’s Advanced Trial Advocacy Conference. They will be speaking on The Power of Visual Persuasion on Friday, September 24th, 2021. Whether you are advocating for your client in a live trial, over a Zoom hearing or during a video evidence deposition, aggressive visual strategy is essential to success. In today’s digital world, visual advocacy is the…

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    Gestational Diabetes: The Importance of Timely Diagnosis and Proper Treatment
    Posted on August 26, 2021 To

    Gestational Diabetes: The Importance of Timely Diagnosis and Proper Treatment

    Gestational diabetes is a condition in which elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels develop during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually resolves after pregnancy. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), nearly 10 percent of pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by gestational diabetes each year. If timely diagnosed and properly managed, a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes, should have a good outcome for both the mother and baby. If gestational diabetes is not diagnosed and properly managed…

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    Susan Capra Quoted in Malpractice Book
    Posted on July 1, 2021 To

    Susan Capra Quoted in Malpractice Book

    Susan A. Capra, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, is quoted in a book titled, Cancer Care Malpractice: An Attorney’s Guide to Understanding the Issues. Susan’s quote is on pages 185-186 and referenced on page 225: “Each cancer case, with a myriad of complexities, requires an individualized approach. There is ‘no one size fits all’. Common cancer case themes are failure to recognize symptoms, failure to order appropriate testing, lack of follow-up regarding test results, and…

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    Clifford Law Offices Obtains $3.35 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case in DuPage County
    Posted on June 25, 2021 To

    Clifford Law Offices Obtains $3.35 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case in DuPage County

    Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Charles R. Haskins, associate at the firm, obtained on Thursday, June 24, 2021, a $3.35 million verdict on behalf of a woman who suffered permanent brain damage following an undiagnosed brain tumor. The five-man-seven-woman jury deliberated eight hours following a two-week trial in Wheaton before returning the $3.35 million verdict against Dr. Li Zhang, a neurologist, who treated the 33-year-old woman for migraines for five years….

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    Clifford Law Offices Obtains $1.1 Million Verdict in First Civil Trial in Winnebago County since the Beginning of the Pandemic
    Posted on June 5, 2021 To

    Clifford Law Offices Obtains $1.1 Million Verdict in First Civil Trial in Winnebago County since the Beginning of the Pandemic

    Keith A. Hebeisen and Sarah F. King, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $1.1 million verdict on June 4, 2021 on behalf of the estate of a 75-year-old man who died following a negligent cardiac catheterization procedure performed at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford in December, 2017. This was the first Winnebago County civil jury verdict in 16 months for a case that had been on hold for eight months due to…

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