Settlement secured on behalf of a 58-year-old man with a history of Wegener’s granulomatosis, hypertension, prior pulmonary emboli, and an IVC filter, who was hospitalized with shortness of breath and atrial fibrillation and died of a saddle pulmonary embolus while pending discharge.
A 59-year-old man died due to an allegedly undiagnosed aortic dissection. He left surviving him a wife and two sons.
A 46-year-old man died as a result of a failure to treat his known coronary artery disease.
A 15-year-old boy died during an extubation procedure.
A 67-year-old woman died as a result of negligent care of a cardiologist, electrophysiologic, and an advanced practice nurse over a period of 16 months.
A 71-year-old woman suffered third degree burns on her hip during her hip arthroplasty.
An infant sustained permanent neurological injuries due to medical negligence in failing to perform a timely caesarean section.
Clifford Law Offices obtained a $6.35 million verdict on behalf of a west suburban man who required a heart transplant after his coronary ischemia went undiagnosed for months.
A woman was prescribed excessive amounts of antiplatelet medications following an ischemic stroke which led to a brain bleed and death.