Keith Hebeisen and Brad Cosgrove Recognized for Med Mal Verdicts
Bradley Cosgove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained the #1 verdict in Illinois in 2014, according to the National Law Journal.
Bob Clifford and Pam Menaker Speak on the Ethics of Social Media for Lawyers
Robert A. Clifford and Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, served on a panel Friday (Nov. 21, 2014) to speak on “Lawyers and the Ethics of Social Media.”
Brad Cosgrove’s Verdict Named #1 in Illinois this Year
The National Law Journal has featured Bradley Cosgrove’s $14 million verdict involving the inappropriate prescription of Yasmin as the number one verdict in Illinois in 2014. It also represents the top 40th verdict in the country, according to the publication. Zapalski v. Resurrection Health Care Corp. involved a two-week trial against a doctor who negligently prescribed Yasmin to a 37-year-old woman who suffered a debilitating stroke after taking it for less than two weeks. She…
Clifford Law’s Managing Partner Receives Judge of the Year Award
Judge Henry Simmons (Ret.), Managing Partner at Clifford Law, received the John Powers Crowley Award for Judge of the Year by the Lawyers Assistance Program.
Robert Clifford Speaks at Law Bulletin Publishing Program
Bob Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, recently moderated a program in conjunction with the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. The topic was jury selection and three prominent judges from the Cook County Law Division participated in the afternoon seminar. Left to right are: Judge Tom Lyons, Judge Donald Suriano and Judge James P. Flannery, Jr., Chief Judge of the Law Division.
Recent Study Finds Disturbing News on Surgical Infection Rates
Surgical rooms’ sterile environments are being contaminated by air-borne pathogens, according to a recent study published by the Journal of Hospital Infection. Forced-air patient warning systems appear to be presenting a problem that may have previously gone overlooked, according to the study. For example, at least three orthopedic-implant patients have sued 3M for its market-dominating Bair Hugger after these patients suffered deep-joint infections in cases that were previously rejected for lack of proof of causation,…
Bradley M. Cosgrove
Brad Cosgrove consistently achieves big wins for clients in medical malpractice and personal injury. Cosgrove, 33, a partner at Clifford Law Offices, P.C. since March of 2013 who focuses primarily on medical malpractice and hospital negligence. In Cosgrove’s first year at the firm he obtained more than 30 million dollars in verdicts and settlements. After attending The John Marshall Law School, Cosgrove hit the ground running as an attorney and achieved a high level of…
Spaceship Crashes in California Desert, Killing One and Severely Injuring Another
A Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two rocket plane exploded and crashed during a test flight Friday, Oct. 31, killing one crew member and seriously injuring another, according to authorities. The fiery crash was captured on video and played on media outlets across the world as the plane dropped away from its carrier airplane and fired up its hybrid rocket engine. The blast scattered debris across a two-mile area of the desert north of Mojave outside of…
Clifford Law Offices Named on U.S.News-Best Lawyers List of 2015 Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the fifth consecutive year, announce the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings and Clifford Law Offices of Chicago ranked a Tier 1 in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation and Plaintiffs’ Product Liability Litigation. It ranked a Tier 2 in the area of Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Law. Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive…