One uncommon but known condition that can occur after a baby is born is postpartum hemorrhage. When it happens, a woman has more bleeding than normal — usually about half a quart (500 ml) during vaginal birth or one quart (1,000 ml) after a cesarean birth. Stanford Children’s Health estimates that about 1 to 5 in 100 women experience postpartum hemorrhage, and that it is more likely to occur with a cesarean birth. Meanwhile, a…
Collisions involving semi-trucks or other large commercial vehicles can be devastating, both to the actual vehicles and to the people inside them. Most often in these types of truck accidents, the passenger vehicle and its occupants suffer the most damage. If you are in an accident with a commercial truck and believe the driver of that vehicle to be responsible, you have the right to file a lawsuit against that person, the trucking company, and…
Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Special Interrogatories” at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update & Review Seminar on October 22nd, 2021. Cosgrove, who has taken many cases to record verdicts across the state, will be participating in the morning seminar that offers four hours of continuing legal education credit. Other topics that will be covered include nursing home litigation, premises liability, mass torts and construction cases. The…
The Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, presented Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Shannon M. McNulty, partner at the firm, with one of its 21st Annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service. The awards are given each year to recipients who have performed…
Tracy Brammeier, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the American Bar Association (ABA) Aviation and Space Law Committee’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Annual Conference. Her topic is “Emerging Litigation and Regulatory Issues for the Aviation and Aerospace Industries in a Post-COVID-19 World.” The panel from around the country will address the novel legal issues that have arisen following the pandemic and how various stakeholders have responded…
Our Offices Facilities Co-Manager, Tim Alamillo (AKA “Tubs”), is a talented artist and designer. He created a mural installation piece for the 2021 movie, Candyman. The film is a story of an artist who becomes fascinated with the urban legend of a killer. It is sequel to the first film, which took place over 25 years ago. “I am super grateful to have the opportunity to paint an original mural for the new Candyman movie,” Tim says. He…
Marta Kowalczyk Davidson, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was named one of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s 40 Under 40, nominated by her peers and representing the most talented practicing lawyers in Illinois based on experience, skill and character. Hundreds of lawyers are nominated every year in the Chicago area. She has been an attorney at the firm since 2013, concentrating in the area of medical malpractice law. “Marta has a tremendous work ethic and…
Clifford Law Offices is a sponsor of Season 2 of the hit healthy lifestyle series Step It Up with Steph airing on PBS and CREATE Television in the Fall. The show is hosted by celebrity Health & Fitness Expert Stephanie Mansour, who is a regular contributor for the Today Show and CNN, and a former intern at WNET. In each episode of the six-episode series, Stephanie meets a guest who’s struggling with a health or…
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels develop during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually resolves after pregnancy. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), nearly 10 percent of pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by gestational diabetes each year. If timely diagnosed and properly managed, a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes, should have a good outcome for both the mother and baby. If gestational diabetes is not diagnosed and properly managed…