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The Washington Post today reports that Democratic Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) have asked U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to open an investigation into “whether companies that purchase settlement payment rights have violated federal law amid mounting criticism that some deals have taken advantage of vulnerable residents in poor, urban communities. ‘Our goal is to have the Attorney General’s office take a deep dive into these practices and expose…

  “If you want to be successful in law school or in the law, know and understand politics.” – Bob Clifford

Choosing a surgeon can be a daunting task, and ProPublica, a not-for-profit news organization based in New York that produces investigative journalism in the public interest, researched thousands of doctors and how well they performed surgeries over a four-year period. Focusing on surgeons and not hospitals, ProPublica examined 16,827 doctors across the country focusing on eight surgical procedures performed thousands of times a day, scheduled in advance and generally performed on patients in stable health….

Product Liability: liability of a designer, manufacturer or seller of a product for injuries or damages suffered as a result of defects in the product or its user information. Our top Chicago law firm recognizes that product liability cases require complex litigation. The nature of a product liability claim depends on the jurisdiction, product type, and cause of the defect. Product defects can surface in different facets of the user experience, including defects in the design or manufacture…

  “The United States is the only country with a known birthday” ~James G. Blaine Wishing you and your family a happy and safe 4th of July weekend!

Slate.com reports that researchers have found a trend that there is a spike in hospital deaths over the summer when new doctors have just started practicing. Is it real and can it be attributed to this cause? Certainly, America has been witness to many mistakes in hospitals over holidays and weekends when less experienced, less tenured staff and medical personnel are on duty. At Clifford Law Offices, we have seen even the most experienced doctor…

Wrongful Death: When a person’s death is caused by the negligent act of a wrongdoer or reckless conduct. Unlike personal injury cases where the injured person is one of the plaintiffs, in a wrongful death action or suit, the family members bring the lawsuit for the wrongful actions or negligence of a wrongdoer. Typically, the victim’s surviving spouse, children, beneficiaries or dependents who are the plaintiffs and are entitled to monetary damages that result from the…

The American Medical Association (AMA) is reportedly developing a plan to help decide when it’s time for aging doctors to retire. With one out of four U.S. doctors being older than age 65 numbering now 240,000, the nation’s largest organization of physicians agreed to spearhead an effort to create competency guidelines for assessing whether older physicians can continue to provide safe and effective care for their patients. According to a story by Lindsey Tanner, Association…

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” – Benjamin Disraeli