Personal Injury

Jack J. Casciato, partner at Clifford Law Offices, authored an article for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, titled, “Avoiding Discovery Delays Waiting for Medical Records,” which discusses an Illinois state statute that can benefit plaintiffs, defense, and judges alike. Illinois statute 735 ILCS 5/8-2001 requires a healthcare facility to provide copies of requested records to patients, attorneys, or the court within 30 days of receiving a written request. If unable to provide documents within that…

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…

A Greyhound bus reportedly struck several trucks parked at a rest stop on the morning of July 12, 2023 in downstate Illinois, killing three people and injuring at least 14 more, some who had to be airlifted to area hospitals. The crash slashed open the side of the bus and its roof caved in when it struck the truck on an exit ramp to a rest area near Hamilton, Illinois. One of the truck drivers…

Every year, thousands of workers across the United States are severely injured on the job, sometimes with catastrophic consequences for themselves and their families. The majority of construction accidents are preventable. If you are hurt while working with construction equipment, knowing the steps to take directly following an incident can help you minimize injury and protect your legal rights. Working on a construction site typically means long days operating heavy and complex equipment including bulldozers,…

A very sad start to the July 4th holiday weekend with news of the tragic death of a five-year-old after she apparently drowned Friday afternoon (June 30, 2023) at the Tinley Park-Park District pool. News reports are coming in of the young girl being underwater for an unknown period of time, despite the reported presence of lifeguards and rescuers attempting to resuscitate her. Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke to NBC reporter Natalie…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke about the legal ramifications of the disaster that killed five in a submersible attempting to view the Titanic shipwreck. He spoke at at 1:10 pm on Saturday, June 24, 2023, where he answered questions from listeners about the so-called Titan sub that experts are saying imploded under the sea, killing its occupants instead of conducting its 10-hour scheduled trip that was set to…

Clifford Law Offices has earned places on several of Expertise.com’s 2023 lists, including the Best Personal Injury Lawyers list as well as the Best Litigation Attorneys list in Chicago. Expertise chose Clifford Law Offices as one of the top 30 Personal Injury Law Firms in the Chicagoland area out of 1,991 firms. Expertise also evaluated 705 Litigation Firms and selected Clifford Law Offices as one of the top 30. Expertise.com carefully selects recipients based on…

Two downstate Illinois state representatives are working to create a Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force in the wake of the deadly structural collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville during a tornado in December 2021. Reps. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) and Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) are working to create a task force “aimed at developing recommendations to make similar workplaces safer moving forward,” according to a press release they jointly released yesterday. Six people were killed when…

When are drug ads to be believed and who is controlling their verbiage? It should be the job of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but how carefully is it overseeing drug studies versus mere puffery? Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, examines some recent cases through the eyes of Prevagen, a highly advertised drug that touts memory improvement. To read the column that appeared in the November-December issue of…