September 2015

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Robert A. Clifford spoke to a Wall Street Journal reporter about the possibility of the numerous class actions filed around the country and said, “‘No doubt about it, there will be an MDL here.’” An MDL is a multi-district litigation action whereby the federal courts consolidate all similar actions before a single judge to hear the matter. Clifford went on to say, “‘This case will allow the full creative juices of the plaintiffs’ bar to…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be given the Award of Honor by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation at it’s Fourth Annual Valor Luncheon Oct. 14. Clifford, a nationally recognized personal injury and consumer litigation attorney in Chicago, has been a supporter of the Foundation for years. The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation recognizes exceptional police work and service to the community by presenting the Award of Valor and the…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been contacted by the press all week regarding the filing of a national class action against Volkswagen for the emissions scandal it perpetrated on millions of car drivers. Clifford visited the Chicago studios of Fox Business News and national syndicated radio Friday (Sept. 25, 2015) morning where he spoke of the scam that is affecting some half million people in the U.S. as…

In the wake of the tremendous debacle concerning Volkswagen cars sold since 2008, today its CEO resigned – or some say forced out – for his mishandling of the situation. VW’s global CEO Martin Winterkorn, an engineer, told the press that he had no knowledge of the diesel engine dupe, but apologized to the public and accepted responsibility after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discovered the fraud that appears to have been intentional. The…

The class action lawsuit filed on behalf of owners of Volkswagen diesel-engine vehicles has garnered quite a bit of press, even around the globe, especially considering that the German car maker has admitted that up to 11 million vehicles worldwide may be affected by the “defeat devices.” Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at the firm, spoke to the Chicago Tribune as well as to several other media outlets that resulted in stories that…

Several media outlets have interviewed Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, on yesterday’s filing of a class action lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of a Chicago man and an Indiana man who own Jettas. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Illinois federal district court, alleged numerous allegations against the world’s largest automaker for its deceptive and fraudulent business practices regarding the diesel engine cars it sold…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reportedly is expanding its search into the so-called “defeat devices” in all diesel engine cars in the country. Industry Week is reporting that the scandal surrounding Volkswagen’s deception regarding its diesel engine cars may impact 11 million cars worldwide, according to The New York Times in a story today (Sept. 22, 2015). And industry reports are saying that the EPA may be expanding its emissions probe to other car…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at length to Bloomberg Business reporter Alan Levin in a story, “Volkswagen Owners Want Payback.” (Sept. 21, 2015) Clifford spoke about the disappointment of the dozens of people who have called his office in the wake of the deceptive and untruthful advertising as well as its apparent intentional dishonest conduct in stating the environmentally friendly diesel engine models were, in fact, quite the…