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The American Bar Association (ABA) is offering free membership to all law students starting in August, waiving the $25 annual dues for those enrolled in ABA accredited law schools across the country. ABA President William C. Hubbard of South Carolina made the announcement in April on behalf of the 395,000-member organization. It comes on the heels of a recommendation of the special Task Force to Examine Association Policies Impacting Recruitment and Retention of Law, chaired…

Get to Know America’s Doctor: At 37, Dr. Vivek Murthy is one of the youngest Americans, and the first Indian American, to serve as the Surgeon General — or “America’s doctor.” Dr. Murthy recently stopped by the White House to answer a few questions and talk about community health, measles, and his past experiences. Prior to becoming Surgeon General, he trained students to become doctors, founded a nonprofit to combat HIV/AIDS, and treated thousands of…

  “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” ~William Shakespeare Happy Valentine’s Day from Clifford Law Offices

The American Bar Endowment (ABE) passed along some New Year’s resolutions that Health.com released on its website. Interestingly, Health.com reported that 75 percent of resolution makers keep their promises for at least a week, but less than half (46 percent) continue to maintain their resolutions six months later. Here’s 10 healthy resolutions Health.com suggests: 1) lose weight 2) stay in touch 3) stop smoking – or don’t start 4) save money 5) cut your stress…

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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,…

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…

October 7, 2014 Judge Henry Simmons (Ret.), Managing Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed to the Northern Illinois University College of Law Board of Visitors. The purpose of the Board is to increase awareness of the law school’s mission and programs within the Illinois legal community as well as serve in an advisory capacity to the administration and faculty in the evaluation of the law school’s educational programs. Among the current members of…

Mass quantities of data relating to side effects caused by drugs and other medication errors were publicly released by the FDA with the hope that the information will lead to enhanced research in the area of medication, according to a recent article published by The Hill (“Open FDA Project Releases Millions of Reports,” June 2, 2014). The agency has reportedly released over 3 million reports, which were previously only available through tedious Freedom of Information…