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The Pantoja and Aquilar families finally got to meet on August 3rd at noon at ASI, a non-profit organization on Chicago’s northwest side dedicated to providing home care services, employment, and training since 1975. The Pantoja family drove up from San Antonio, Texas, on what would have been their son’s 18th birthday to celebrate with a recipient family of some of the medical equipment that their son, Dylan, never got to use. Dylan died at…

August 3 would have been Dylan Yadriel Cruz-Pantoja’s 18th birthday. He passed away the morning of Nov. 9, 2019. His family will be commemorating his wonderful life by donating a garage full of medical equipment to needy families in Chicago, particularly in the Hispanic community. When Dylan was born in Puerto Rico, he was given six months to live. They subsequently moved to San Antonio, Texas. Through the care of his loving family, Dylan instead…

Traumatic brain injuries are devastating and can lead to physical and psychological problems in addition to economic losses for the entire family. In the most extreme cases, a traumatic brain injury can lead to permanent disabilities that impact a person’s ability to go to work or perform basic, everyday tasks. Such injuries are usually the result of blow to the head or a strong jolt to the body. Falls, vehicle accidents, sports injuries, and violence,…

  Tracy A. Brammeier, associate at Clifford Law Offices and liaison counsel in the complex litigation involving the crash of a Boeing jet in Ethiopia, will be speaking at the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) conference to be held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28-29. “Emerging Litigation and Regulatory Issues for the Aviation and Aerospace Industries in a Post-COVID-19 World” is the panel on which Brammeier will be speaking that includes Kathryn…

Yvette Loizon, former Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney and clerk to a chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, is now a partner at Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized personal injury and wrongful death firm in Chicago. Loizon comes to the firm with a strong litigation background after serving in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for 12 years where she managed all aspects of complex, cutting-edge cases, from investigation to litigation, such as…

Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a type of traumatic brain injury that happens when the head is struck, jolted, or shaken. The movement of the brain lags behind the movement of the skull, causing the long connecting nerve fibers (the axons) to tear. Like other traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), DAIs are serious injuries that require immediate medical attention and can lead to life-changing losses for the individual. DAIs are one of the most common types…

Susan A. Capra, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, is quoted in a book titled, Cancer Care Malpractice: An Attorney’s Guide to Understanding the Issues. Susan’s quote is on pages 185-186 and referenced on page 225: “Each cancer case, with a myriad of complexities, requires an individualized approach. There is ‘no one size fits all’. Common cancer case themes are failure to recognize symptoms, failure to order appropriate testing, lack of follow-up regarding test results, and…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Charles R. Haskins, associate at the firm, obtained on Thursday, June 24, 2021, a $3.35 million verdict on behalf of a woman who suffered permanent brain damage following an undiagnosed brain tumor. The five-man-seven-woman jury deliberated eight hours following a two-week trial in Wheaton before returning the $3.35 million verdict against Dr. Li Zhang, a neurologist, who treated the 33-year-old woman for migraines for five years….

Despite all the hype, fully self-driving cars are not yet commercially available to the public. In limited geographical areas, individuals can sometimes be passengers in these vehicles. However, mastering the technology behind these cars has proven highly costly, and a wider rollout has taken much longer than expected. Even Tesla, who offers an “Autopilot” feature and boasts that their cars can run by themselves, admits (sometimes) that there needs to be a human at the…