Record Settlements & Verdicts

A Chicago Tribune investigation, published June 7, 2026, examined the deaths of eight women following cosmetic procedures performed by Chicago plastic surgeon Dr. Ayoub Sayeg and raised serious questions about patient safety, regulatory oversight, and accountability in office-based surgical settings. Clifford Law Offices Partner Bradley Cosgrove was quoted in the article as he represented one of the victim’s families, and many of those questions were addressed in a Cook County courtroom nearly two years ago….

Bradley M. Cosgrove and Craig J. Squillace, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a record $66 million judgment on behalf of a 39-year-old mother of four who bled to death following a negligent surgical procedure that went unnoticed. The jury returned a $56 million verdict, the highest verdict or settlement against a plastic surgeon in the state of Illinois, according to the Jury Verdict Reporter. With post-judgment interest, the court entered the judgment for $66.262…

Bradley M. Cosgrove and Craig J. Squillace, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained what is believed to be a record judgment of $66 million late Friday (December 20, 2024) on behalf of a 39-year-old mother of four who bled to death following a negligent surgical procedure that went unnoticed.  The ruling is believed to be the highest in Cook County against a plastic surgeon and perhaps the largest in the state of Illinois in this…

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…

Sarah F. King and Joseph T. Murphy, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a record $6.47 million verdict on Thursday, February 15, 2024, in a medical malpractice case in Chicago, according to the Jury Verdict Reporter. The 10-day trial in Cook County Circuit Court was obtained on behalf of a 58-year-old man who suffered debilitating injuries due to a malpositioned hip implant. The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated three hours before reaching its verdict before Judge…

Clifford Law Offices has been awarded Lawyer International’s 2024 Legal 100 Law Firm of the Year in the practice area of Professional Malpractice within the United States. The annual awards provide the magazine’s global readership with a definitive guide to the firms and individuals who truly are the most able within all areas, across all geographical locations. Since 1984, Clifford Law Offices has handled extensive medical malpractice claims, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on…

Clifford Law Offices was recognized by TopVerdict.com on two lists for their $5,200,000 medical malpractice verdict in 2022. TopVerdict.com recognizes “U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained one of the highest jury verdicts, settlements, or bench awards in the nation or an individual state, in a particular area of law.” The case was recognized in the following TopVerdict.com lists: Top 20 Verdicts in Illinois in 2022,#15 top verdict Top 100 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in…

Tracy A. Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a record settlement in Illinois of $4.3 million for injuries to a 61-year-old woman who was mauled by a pit bull mix. The previous record for such a case in the state was $1.3 million, according to the Jury Verdict Reporter. The female plaintiff reached out earlier this year to a Chicago area animal shelter to foster any type of breed and was given what was…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be receiving the Plaintiff Attorney Achievement Award at the Jury Verdict Reporter’s Trial Lawyer Excellence Awards on October 25, 2022. He is being recognized for his numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements last year, in particular first-chairing five Illinois verdicts of $5 million or more. This year, he obtained more than $100 million in verdicts and settlements. Here are some of his verdicts in excess of $5…