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    Posted on March 31, 2014 To

    Cook County Judge Dismisses Petition Against Boeing Filed by Chicago Law Firm

    As predicted, the Petition for Discovery that was filed against Boeing in the Malaysia Airlines crash was dismissed Friday on the court’s own motion on the grounds that “the petition exceeds the scope of allowable discovery.” Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kathy M. Flanagan, also the judge who dismissed two similar petitions last year filed by the same Chicago law firm, again dismissed this action against Chicago-based Boeing. Judge Flanagan, Supervising Judge of the Motions…

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    Posted on March 31, 2014 To

    Bob Clifford Speaks to Chicago Tribune Reporter about Malaysia Airlines Premature Legal Action

    Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was quoted in Sunday’s Tribune (March 30, 2014) about possible legal action involving the mystery surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. In a story by reporter Jason Meisner, the Chicago Tribune reported about a petition being filed by another Chicago law firm against Boeing Corporation, which is based in Chicago. Clifford criticized that action given that at the time of the filing, no parts of the missing…

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    Posted on March 28, 2014 To

    Robert Clifford Among Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2014

    March 28, 2014 Martindale-Hubbell has announced that Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, is among Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2014. Five other partners at the firm also have achieved that status. This highly competitive award means that he has an AV Preeminent rating, which is the highest rating given by the peer review group. Martindale-Hubbell “helps buyers of legal services to identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for a…

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    Posted on March 26, 2014 To

    Aviation Victims’ Attorney Criticizes Premature Filing of Action Against Boeing in Malaysia Airlines Mystery

    Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago which has been involved in nearly every commercial aviation crash in America in the last three decades as well as many international aviation tragedies across the world, is criticizing the filing of any lawsuit or action against any parties yet in the mystery surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Already a Chicago law firm has filed a discovery petition in Chicago against Boeing, which is…

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    Posted on March 21, 2014 To

    Craig Squillace to Speak About the Prompt Pay Statute at Trial Lawyers’ Seminar

    Craig Squillace, associate trial attorney at Clifford Law Offices, will be a featured speaker at the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association (ITLA) all-day seminar on Settlements, Liens and Technology, which will be held April 5th at the Oak Brook Hills Resort in Illinois. Squillace, who has numerous years of law experience in vehicular accident cases, will be discussing the Prompt Pay Statute, 735 ILCS 5/2-2301. This is a law that Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices,…

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    Posted on March 21, 2014 To

    Bob Clifford Pens Article on Malaysia Airlines Mystery in San Francisco Chronicle

    An op-ed piece written by Robert Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, was published in the March 20, 2014 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. In the opinion piece, Clifford wrote about “Two Essential Tools Would Prevent Repeat of Malaysian Mystery.” He goes on to explain the way deployable recorders and asset trackers would have led investigators to where the plane is, sparing devastated families the unbearable anguish they have been…

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    Posted on March 21, 2014 To

    Bob Clifford Speaks with Popular Radio Show Host in San Francisco About What May Have Happened to the Malaysia Airlines Plane

    Bob Clifford, aviation attorney and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, again was on KKSF Radio’s “Gil Gross Show” Thursday (March 20, 2014) for more than 10 minutes discussing the fire theory of the vanishing Malaysia Airlines aircraft. He then got into why asset tracking devices are needed and criticized the airline industry for not spending the money to add them. Bob said, “You’re going to see a push for those two technologies (including deployables).”…

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    Posted on March 19, 2014 To

    Dr. Kenneth Chessick is 2014 Francis X. Riley Lecturer on Professionalism

    March 19, 2014 Dr. Kenneth C. Chessick, Of Counsel at Clifford Law Offices, has been selected as the 21st Annual Francis X. Riley Lecturer on Professionalism at Northern Illinois University College of Law. “Professionalism and Ethics in Medicine, Business and the Law: Are They Different?” is the topic of Dr. Chessick’s speech at his alma mater 3 p.m. April 4 in the Francis X. Riley Courtroom. Dr. Chessick, a board certified surgeon, also is a…

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    Posted on March 18, 2014 To

    Boeing to Investigate Possible Wing Defect in 787 Dreamliners

    Boeing, together with one of their key suppliers, reportedly have launched an investigation into 43 defective 787 Dreamliner jets that are still in Boeing’s possession, according to a story by The Wall Street Journal in an article titled “Boeing to Inspect Wings of Undelivered Dreamliners for Cracks,” published March 7, 2014. The investigation is geared toward examining hairline cracks in the wings caused during the manufacture of the jets, according to the Wall Street Journal…

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