Medical Malpractice

Sarah F. King and Craig J. Squilace, partners at Clifford Law Offices, joined a roster of experienced plaintiffs attorneys at the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) continuing legal education seminar. The virtual program, “Tort Law Toolkit: Navigating Medical Malpractice and Premises Liability Claims,” took place on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, and offered attendees 2.0 hours of MCLE credit. This informative seminar provided attorneys with the tools needed to advise clients on medical malpractice claims and…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining one of the Top 50 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2023 on behalf of his clients in Madsen, et al. v. Northwest Cmty. Hosp., et al. Attorneys: Keith A. Hebeisen, Partner Case: Madsen, et al. v. Northwest Cmty. Hosp., et al. Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury On…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, late Thursday, September 12, 2024, obtained a $9.53 million verdict on behalf of a suburban mom stemming from the negligent care of a cardiologist, electrophysiologic, and an advanced practice nurse over a period of 16 months leading to her death. The defendant, Advocate Medical Group, made no offer to settle prior to the verdict during the pendency of the case. Deborah Giorno, 67, of Ingleside in Lake…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update & Review Seminar on October 4, 2024. King, who has obtained many large medical malpractice settlements and verdicts, addressed “Opening Statements on a Medical Malpractice Case” at the Westin Hotel, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. The program covered several topics, including the “Judicial Perspective” presented by the Hon. Thomas V. Lyons II of the Law Division of the…

Keith Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $6.35 million verdict on June 26, 2024, on behalf of a west suburban man who had a heart transplant following undiagnosed coronary ischemia. The patient’s wife also was a plaintiff in the lawsuit. For more than six months, Edgardo Lopez, 56, saw his physician, Dr. Peter Yoon, who failed to undertake proper testing that would have discovered Lopez’s heart condition despite initial tests that indicated further…

Courtney A. Berlin, associate at Clifford Law Offices, authored an article for the Illinois Trial Lawyer Association (ITLA) Trial Journal that appeared in the Summer 2024 issue. “The Death Star Deposition” is the title of the article that discusses the corporate representative deposition taken pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6). A deposition notice pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) is a powerful tool that requires a corporation to produce one or more witnesses to testify…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was honored by the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law at its annual spring mock trial competition open to all first-year law students. The Bradley Cosgrove 1L Mock Trial Competition, named in Cosgrove’s honor, was held on May 10th at the University’s law school, Cosgrove’s alma mater. Cosgrove’s decade of experience at Clifford Law Offices holds many notable verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice and personal…

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people are injured or killed in the United States as a result of preventable medical errors.  While not every bad outcome is due to malpractice, many of these errors are and lead to medical malpractice claims and payments to the victims and their families. According to the National Practitioner Databank (NPDB), a web-based repository of reports on medical malpractice payments established by Congress in 1986, there were 4,027 medical…

Bradley M. Cosgrove and Charles R. Haskins, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $39.9 million record verdict on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, on behalf of a man left permanently disabled following the failure to treat his apparent symptoms that could have prevented a stroke. The verdict is a record in the state of Illinois for a stroke victim, according to the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. Antonio DeAngelo of Hoffman Estates, then age 37, is…