Medical Malpractice

Two attorneys at Clifford Law Offices obtained a $6 million verdict on behalf of a 41-year-old south suburban woman who died as a result of opioid addiction while under the care of a pain management physician. Patrick F. Bradley and Nicholas T. Motherway, attorneys at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, obtained the verdict following an eight-day trial before Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Ehrlich at the Daley Center. There was no offer in the…

When we seek treatment from healthcare providers, we expect to receive the highest quality of care possible. Sometimes, however, grave mistakes and oversights can happen and lead to devastating outcomes for patients. Medical malpractice occurs when a medical provider fails to provide the proper standard of care to their patient, resulting in injury or wrongful death. It can happen in any type of setting that offers medical care, such as nursing homes, doctor’s offices, or…

Expertise.com has named Clifford Law Offices one of the Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Chicago for 2023. Expertise.com evaluated Clifford Law Offices’ lawyers as top Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyers based on the following criteria: Reputation, Credibility, Experience, Availability, and Professionalism. Clifford Law Offices attorneys have extensive experience handling medical malpractice claims and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of clients. The firm has also been named to the following Expertise.com lists for…

A $27 million settlement was obtained for a girl (Twin A), now age 8, who suffered serious, permanent injuries during delivery at a Chicago area hospital. Her mother underwent a Pitocin induction of labor to deliver her twins due to an ultrasound finding of poor growth in Twin B. During the induction, Twin A’s fetal heart monitor strips were normal. On November 6, 2013, an emergency C-section was performed due to significant heart rate decelerations…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices,  spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on December 9, 2022, at the Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Cosgrove’s topic addressed “Aggressive Cross Examination of the Less Than Truthful Witness.” In his 16-year legal career, he has taken hundreds of depositions and has obtained numerous record verdicts and settlements in the area of medical malpractice. The seminar, which was…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is featured in the 2022 October/November issue of Chicago Lawyer Magazine in an article entitled, “Med-Mal Malaise.” The article explores the possible conditions causing a “continued slump” in settlements of medical malpractice cases with the implication that as courts have returned to pre-pandemic levels of operation, medical malpractice settlements should be closing at a higher rate. A prejudgment interest law was signed into law in May 2021,…

Clifford Law Offices once again ranks among the top Illinois law firms in the Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s annual settlement survey, listed as number two in the 2022 Jury Verdict Reporter Settlement Report. The list, published in the October/November issue of the magazine, reflects the firm’s total secured settlements of $500,000 or more within the state over the 12-month period from August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022. Totaling just over $110 million across 32 reported…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on December 9, 2022. Cosgrove, who has obtained numerous record verdicts and settlements in the area of medical malpractice, will be speaking on “Aggressive Cross Examination of the Less Than Truthful Witness.” In his 16-year legal career, he has taken hundreds of depositions. The all-morning program includes other speakers including the Hon. Thomas…

On October 3, 2022, Clifford Law Offices partners Bradley M. Cosgrove and Sarah F. King along with associate Charles R. Haskins obtained a $20 million settlement on behalf of a 42-year-old man and his spouse for a radiologist’s alleged failure to diagnose a brain aneurysm in 2015. The man had suffered a ruptured aneurysm, required multiple hospitalizations, and because of his condition, is no longer able to work. Mr. Cosgrove has concentrated much of his…