Clifford Law Offices

Newborn suffers permanent severe brain damage when c-section not timely performed

35-year-old husband and father of teenage daughter dies when hospital staff mismanages a leak in endotracheal tube following surgery

49-year-old doctor's ureter was cut during a procedure for removal of kidney stone, resulting in loss of a kidney

33-year-old woman suffers injured bowel during exploratory abdominal surgery

40-year-old pedestrian crossing street in Chicago's Loop is struck by left-turning taxi; suffers contusion and sprain to knee that had been previously repaired surgically

Elderly woman dies in hospital due to lack of timely anti-seizure medication that resulted in aspiration and pneumonia

64-year-old man dies in a major Chicago area hospital after doctors fail to diagnose and treat a stroke

33-year-old passenger on new custom motorcycle is thrown from vehicle and sustains fractured skull when front wheel locks up because of manufacturer's improper lubrication of wheel bearings

74-year-old grandmother and passenger in car driven by her husband is struck and killed by police car speeding through intersection in residential neighborhood during non-emergency patrol without lights or activated sirens

38-year-old injured following three-week delay in diagnosing pelvic abscess following tubal ligation & C-section

59-year-old man dies in hospital after doctors failed to diagnose and treat an abscess on his buttocks

Business executive sustains serious leg and shoulder injuries as a passenger in a limousine headed to O'Hare Airport that struck a stalled taxi in the middle of the highway

Art Director suffered a broken neck when a metal truss collapsed on her during the filming of a commercial for a major vehicle manufacturer

52-year-old truck driver rear-ended by another tractor-trailer resulting in subsequent neck pain and numbness leading to cervical fusion surgery

31-year-old cleaning woman suffers electrical shock injury after coming into contact with an improperly guarded electrical outlet during new home construction

Physician fails to diagnose and treat intracranial pressure leading to death of 12-year-old boy from herniating brain

40-year-old woman suffers debilitating leg injury when gynecologist compresses nerve during routine surgery to remove fibroids

Anesthesia negligently injected into spinal cord during surgery and 54-year-old man suffers neurological injuries

Radiologist failed twice to detect breast cancer apparent on mammograms over a 20-month period; 50-year-old social worker dies

31-year-old husband and father died from infection following physician instructions to continue taking medication which suppressed his immune system, even though he exhibited clinical signs of infection

Oxygen is cut to the brain of a 54-year-old man during minor hand surgery; he goes into a coma for two weeks and dies

34-year-old mentally disabled woman admitted to hospital to manage her medication; she dies due to respiratory arrest after nurses fail to properly monitor her condition

52-year-old attorney crossing the street in Chicago's Loop is struck by vehicle negligently making a left-hand turn; he suffers neck, back and shoulder injuries that require numerous surgeries

24-year-old woman driving southbound hit by car making left at intersection in Glenview sustains fractured leg that required surgery

Corporate jet crashes killing the pilot; multi-defendant case partially settles against the Fortune 500 corporation

($700,000 Verdict) - 44-year-old construction worker dies when medical personnel fail to properly monitor and treat pneumonia at Chicago area hospital

49-year-old woman dies in nursing home after staff and attending physician fail to treat sepsis infection

24-year-old truck driver killed in a heptane gas explosion in Des Moines , Iowa , leaving a wife and three-year-old daughter

91-year-old woman suffers broken leg when an automatic sliding door strikes her as she is exiting a residential high rise in Chicago

Delay in diagnosis and treatment of three-year-old child suffering from an acute bloodstream infection that resulted in inflammation of her blood vessels and her death

42-year-old male taxi passenger sustains severe facial fractures and dental injuries when cab runs red light at intersection and collides with another vehicle

Negligent care during labor and delivery of infant boy in breech position resulting in nerve damage causing permanent disability of both arms

Warming blanket overheats during surgery of 43-year-old man and he suffers second and third-degree burns

60-year-old female automobile passenger struck by negligent teenage driver on interstate highway; she sustains multiple finger fractures requiring surgeries and still suffers chronic pain in her hand

62-year-old man dies during second surgery to remove a four-inch refractor negligently left in his abdomen during a previous operation to remove tumors.

64-year-old father of two suffered fatal head injuries after falling down a flight of unsafe stairs at a car dealership

71-year-old man dies as a result of doctors and nurses failing to prevent, diagnose and timely treat the blood clots in his lungs, which developed during a nine-hour cosmetic surgery procedure

Company van strikes passenger van of Chicago area family on vacation; all five family members injured including daughter who sustains spinal fracture requiring fusion

52-year-old father dies of heart attack after hospital emergency room personnel misdiagnose left shoulder and chest pains as bursitis

Four-year-old girl suffers burns on her chin and shoulder when day care center worker spills boiling water during a demonstration

Newborn suffers brain damage when oxygen is cut off after doctors and hospital personnel fail to perform timely cesarean section.

Doctors at university health center failed to timely diagnose and treat a 20-year-old woman's pneumonia causing her death

Wrongful death of 11-month-old infant due to hemorrhaging after negligent insertion of a central line for the administration of chemotherapy

58-year-old man crushed by backhoe at construction site

Woman killed when a pick-up truck crosses the center line of traffic and strikes her vehicle.

32 year-old woman suffers leg fractures following automobile accident

Failure to diagnose and treat abdominal infection in a 57-year-old man with liver disease resulting in his death.

54-year-old pedestrian struck by taxi at Chicago intersection and suffers fractured shoulder and rotator cuff tear.

29-year-old worker burned at power plant fire in Indiana.

34-year-old pedestrian falls into improperly guarded hole at construction site and suffers fractured vertebra.

20-year-old killed when fellow Evans Scholar threw cinder block from third floor balcony at Northern Illinois University.

41-year-old father of two dies after major blood vessel is lacerated during routine surgery to release fluid from his lung cavity.

45-year-old plumber and father of three falls six stories to his death at a Chicago construction site.

72-year-old bank patron slips in vault on oil negligently left on floor by maintenance workers; woman fractures left leg and right ankle.

41-year-old passenger on bus is thrown into air landing on his right heel, fracturing it, when bus hits a bump in the street.

37-year-old woman looking at new home with her husband and two children falls 11 feet through unsecured hole and is paralyzed from the waist down.

26-year-old man killed on expressway when stopped behind jackknifed truck and second truck rear-ended him, forcing him into first truck.

Confidential settlement involving serious injuries incurred in a premises liability case

Hospital failed to diagnose and timely treat blocked artery in the right leg following knee surgery that resulted in disability and disfigurement of the leg.

Elderly visitor to local hospital was knocked down by custodian pushing a dumpster. She sustained a fractured hip which was surgically reduced.

Couple on date hit head on in south suburban Palos; 20-year old woman suffers perforated bowel and 22-year old male sustains compound fractured femur, both resulting in surgery.

26 year-old woman suffered TMJ, myofacial pain and various cervical injuries as a result of a low speed, minor impact, rear-end collision.

75-year-old retired nurse and grandmother admitted to medical center in Iowa for mild hypertension; doctor fails to monitor her sodium level and she suffers permanent brain damage (settlement during trial after plaintiff's case put on)

Carpenter crushed to death by steel beam at Northbrook construction site after co-worker detached supporting wood brace, leaving wife and three children.

31-year-old mother ejected from vehicle during rollover sustained multiple fractures to her pelvis, leg and spinal vertebrae.

20-year-old passenger sustains multiple fractures when driver loses control of car and crashes into a tree

Physician failed to administer proper screening tests for prostate cancer, resulting in spread of disease necessitating radiation treatment and increased likelihood of recurrence

41-year-old woman undergoes unnecessary hysterectomy following surgeon's failure to control excessive bleeding.

Death of 44-year-old wife and mother of two due to internist 's failure to diagnose gastric cancer despite two years of  unresolved complaints of stomach pain to the doctor

46-year-old woman undergoes disc removal surgery and is permanently disabled.

Failure to diagnose breast cancer in 50-year-old woman, resulting in otherwise avoidable mastectomy and chemotherapy.

64 year-old man was killed and 62 year-old woman suffered a below-the-knee leg amputation, fractured ribs and several broken bones in her legs and arms when they were involved in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the Interstate.

37-year-old man injured in Amtrak train collision in Bourbonnais, Illinois

Physician lacerated and failed to repair 60-year-old female bladder during routine surgery, resulting in liver failure, dialysis treatments, emergency hysterectomy, and extended hospitalization.

17-year-old football player rendered a quadriplegic during a high school football practice after he is tackled into an unpadded steel pole less than 12 feet from the sideline; school subsequently moved the field further from the pole

37-year-old nurse injured in car collision at the suburban intersection requiring her to have right kidney removed.

34-year-old man struck by car repair shop employee; suffers injuries requiring numerous surgeries and skin grafting

Truck-car crash involving wrongful death of 4 year-old, brain injury to 2 year-old and facial fractures and lacerations to a 36 year-old woman.

13-year-old boy drowned in hotel swimming pool while on school field trip

30-year-old man died in hospital after doctors failed to diagnose and treat blood clot

51-year-old high school gymnastic coach fractured his knee in a motor vehicle collision.

61 year-old man suffered a subdural hematoma and later died when his car was rear-ended while stopped at a red light.

38-year-old father of two dies as a result of failure to diagnose and treat dissected aorta

42-year-old woman dies from failure to diagnose ovarian cancer.

Motorist in downstate Illinois fails to yield, striking motorcyclists.  Husband dies and wife suffers facial injuries.

39-year-old man falls on wet floor in restaurant bathroom requiring back fusion surgery and infection set in.

14-year-old boy killed when his school bus is struck by Metra train

Snow plow pulls in front of 40-year-old female's vehicle, she suffers herniated disc necessitating spinal fusion surgery.

56-year-old woman rear ended in a low-impact collision on the Westbound Eisenhower sustaining an aggravation of her fibromyalgia.

Man suffers infection following endoscopic procedure requiring removal of part of his pancreas.

67-year-old man injured after falling on ice which had accumulated due to a defective drainage system.

11-year-old boy sustained serious leg injuries from a moving auger in Rock Island.

Delay in diagnosis and treatment of uterine cancer in a 56-year-old results in her death.

Delay in diagnosis and treatment of brain tumor resulted in the patient sustaining severe disabilities related to swallowing, speaking, and movement of her left shoulder.

Motorcyclist had the right of way; the defendant proceeded with a left hand turn directly in his path, causing him to fly over the car and sustain short term memory loss and hearing loss in one ear.

Visiting doctor from the Netherlands was a passenger in a cab that collided with another cab resulting in serious fracture of the right wrist requiring surgery.

Female developed an ovarian vein blood clot due to failure to treat an infection after tubal ligation which led to her sustaining oxygen deprived brain damage during a subsequent D & C procedure.

57-year-old passenger on South Shore train dies when the train strikes a truck standing between the gates. It is the largest wrongful death settlement in the history of Porter County, Indiana.

34-year-old man fractures leg, requiring a rod, following accident with truck.

80-year-old cancer patient suffers laceration of liver during biopsy surgery and hemorrhages to death.

26-year-old man rendered paraplegic when junked vehicle fell from forklift truck onto him in downstate Illinois.

Following a trauma to the head, doctors failed to timely diagnose and treat increased intracranial pressure due to bleeding in the brain.

28-year-old husband developed an allergic reaction to a drug which caused a blood clot in his leg which the hospital failed to timely diagnose and treat resulting in an above-knee amputation.

15-year-old student is struck by a bus on her way to school; suffers severe degloving injury to her leg.

Patient died due to a heart attack because of the failure to diagnose and treat an enlarged heart condition.

Husband and wife killed when a truck rear-ended their disabled car on a bridge in southern Illinois.

Hospital's pharmacy mixed an intravenous solution with excessive amounts of glucose which were given to a premature newborn who sustained severe and permanent brain damage.

Truck driver's right foot crushed by a forklift driven by warehouse worker resulting in surgery with insertion of metal plates and permanent pain.

An Elk Grove Village motorcyclist sustained traumatic injuries when he was struck by a car driven by defendant who turned without warning directly into the motorcyclist's path.

Clifford Law Offices represented seven families killed in the crash of Alaska Air 261 that plunged in the Pacific Ocean in 2000 on a return flight from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Wife and mother of two killed when a sight-seeing helicopter crashes on a glacier in Juneau, Alaska.

A four month delay in diagnosing breast cancer contributed to the need for a radical mastectomy as well as a loss of chance at a complete recovery.

A 31-year-old pipe fitter tore his rotator cuff while climbing a ladder when the bottom of the ladder broke.

Partial settlement for failure to timely treat a stroke in a 45-year-old man.

Husband and wife injured in head-on accident on Lake-Cook Road.

Man suffered herniated disc in head-on car accident with intoxicated driver at Chicago intersection requiring surgery.

Physicians failed to detect a cardiac abnormality on prenatal ultrasound; infant died two weeks after birth.

A 38-year-old man suffered an acute infection to his pancreas when a physicians improperly performed a biopsy during a scope procedure to examine his stomach and upper GI tract.

Pilot killed in Palwaukee air crash moments after take off.

A 49-year-old woman was stabbed in the hand and back while alone in the Grant Park South Parking Garage at approximately 1:00 a.m. sustaining injuries to the tendons in her hand and post traumatic stress disorder.

Failure to properly treat pancreatitis, premature discharge from the hospital resulted in death of 36-year-old man.

Failure to diagnose a heart attack by ER physician and family practice physician resulting in the death of a 46-year-old man.

49-year-old woman dies following improper post-operative care at a Chicago hospital.

Physicians failed to advise an expectant couple during genetic counseling that they were at risk of having a child born with hemophilia (bleeding disorder); child was born with hemophilia.

43-year-old patient received inadequate oxygen during skin grafting surgery on leg; sustains severe and permanent brain damage.

Defendants failed to properly diagnose and treat Group B Strep infection in a two-month-old newborn who developed bacterial meningitis leading to severe brain damage, blindness, and amputation of one leg.

Passenger killed in small plane crash at Palwaukee Airport outside of Chicago

Speeding hearse hits squad car on routine patrol, severing injuring police officer; black box in hearse recorded speed.

19-year-old college student repairing flat tire on shoulder of Wisconsin highway is struck and killed by van.

17 dialysis patients brought suit against Dialysis Center of America after learning that an aluminum wrench had been accidentally dropped by a defendant employee into the dialysis solution, exposing patients to potential aluminum toxicity.

Bus makes tight right-hand turn and pins 34-year-old woman against barrier; leg is degloved

Medical residents applied a heat-activated plaster splint directly to the plaintiff's broken leg without placing cotton insulation on the skin.  Instead, residents put the insulation on the outside of the splint, creating a thermos effect which caused severe burns and infection.

Waukegan child suffered serious esophogeal and abdominal injuries when emergency room physicians failed to diagnose and treat child's accidental caustic ingestion.

A 37-year-old woman suffered a broken leg when struck by a truck when crossing the street in Chicago.

A 41-year-old woman suffered permanent disfigurement to her leg and a loss of range of motion following the improper application of a heat activated cast by residents at Cook County Hospital.

39-year-old woman sustains severe permanent disfigurement and disability to her leg following routine surgery

Young woman developed flesh eating infection after undergoing liposuction surgery.

Failure to diagnose cancer leads to metastatic cancer in 55-year-old man.

Smoke from brush fire at Union Pacific work site caused blackout on highway resulting in car accident that caused death of 68-year-old driver and injuries to his 62-year-old wife.

52-year-old hairdresser was crossing the street when a vehicle driven by a nun hit her, breaking her leg and fracturing her cheek bone.

Failure to perform cesarean section resulted in infant born with brain injuries.

Family of four injured in car accident in suburban Lake Forest.

37-year-old woman looking at new home with her husband and two children falls 11 feet through unsecured hole and is paralyzed from the waist down

Infant suffers severe brain damage at birth as a result of improperly mixed intravenous solution.

Mother paralyzed following kidney surgery

21-year-old man dies following medical malpractice involving complications from brain surgery.

44-year-old woman blinded following stroke during valve replacement surgery.

21-year-old worker severely burned in power plant explosion in Hammond, Indiana.

62-year-old man is struck by U.S. Postal truck when crossing the street in suburban Forest Park.

Tenant trips on pipe protruding from ground, sprains ankle requiring surgery, and develops painful reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) syndrome.

Psychiatric negligence for failure to diagnose depression in 43-year-old man which led to his death.

Retired orthopedic surgeon suffers partial paralysis after anesthesiologist punctures spinal cord.

Female passenger suffers head trauma and multiple limb fractures when small aircraft crashed in northwestern suburbs after running out of gas.

Doctors and hospital fail to diagnose aneurysm; 61-year-old man requires round-the-clock care in the nursing home.

42-year-old construction worker shatters right leg after falling 20 feet when steel beam collapses.

Girl X, a 9-year-old, is brutally attacked and poisoned at a Chicago housing project.

42-year-old woman is killed when her car is struck by semi-tractor trailer rig making an improper right turn.

4-year-old boy suffers permanent brain damage after doctors fail to perform timely cesarean section on his mother; $10 million annuity expected to yield $54 million over the course of the child's lifetime.

Internationally acclaimed violinist severely injured due to negligence of train company.

Baby injured when hospital and doctors fail to timely diagnose and treat a prolapsed umbilical cord.

Woman in crosswalk struck by bus and suffers permanent brain damage.

Driver crosses center line and strikes other car head on; suffers multiple and chronic pain.

Death of mother of one year old as a result of doctors' failure to diagnose and treat small bowel obstruction.

25-year-old woman killed in accident on Dan Ryan Expressway.

Triplets born brain damaged after physicians fail to adequately assess and treat premature labor.

Young boy suffers life threatening infection from defective medication

Wheel came off vehicle and struck car driven by 46-year-old man, killing him.

Photographer killed in helicopter crash in a northwestern suburb of Chicago

10-year-old boy suffers serious coronary disease from untimely diagnosis.

9-year-old girl permanently disabled during hernia surgery.

46-year-old woman suffers ankle fracture while riding in a rental car shuttle bus that is struck by a van.

15-year-old severely injured and two teenagers killed when SUV rolls over on expressway.

55-year-old man dies when doctors fail to diagnose pulmonary embolism.

56-year-old man suffers from severed artery during surgery, which required two further surgeries to repair, resulting in severe complications.

Semi-tractor trailer driver slams on his brakes, jack-knifes and hits father and two sons in car who suffer severe injuries.

36-year-old woman suffers injury to ureter during laproscopic hysterectomy.

Failure to assess 10-pound pre-birth weight of newborn results in her suffering fractured shoulder from vaginal delivery

35-year-old postal worker delivering mail is struck by car and suffers erectile dysfunction.

Eight-year-old girl is electrocuted after grabbing live power line while climbing tree on city property

Partial settlement - 26-year-old man dies from failure to diagnose and treat sickle-cell anemia after surgery.

Man dies after being improperly incubated after surgery.

6-month-old infant with ignored flu-like symptoms dies of meningitis.

56-year-old woman dies from complications involving undiagnosed legionnaire's disease.

64-year-old woman dies after surgeon fails to relieve pressure on brain cranial surgery.

Tow truck strikes wooden tie; malfunctioning door opens; 26-year-old passenger falls out, hits head on pavement, and dies.

Failure to detect colon cancer in 40-year-old anemic man.

55-year-old woman's legs were crushed by a CTA bus making too tight a turn in the crosswalk.

Partial settlement - sport utility vehicle rolls over, injuring 6 passengers.

Failure to detect colon cancer in 40-year-old anemic man.

44-year-old man died after back surgery from blood clots in lungs.

Construction worker fell through unsupported roof at Navy Pier project, fracturing pelvis and wrist.

Worker impaled by metal rod at construction site.

26-year-old construction worker dies after falling off roof at construction site.

Loss of leg due to undetected infection following podiatric surgery.

Construction worker fractures hip and vertebrae after falling off unguarded bridge.

52-year-old woman suffers fractured vertebrae when she was struck in her stalled car on the side of the road.