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Kristofer S. Riddle, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a total of $13,045,000 in settlements surrounding the September 25, 2021, derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder Train 7 outside Joplin, Montana, which was finalized on March 31, 2026. The settlement concludes the cases filed by Clifford Law Offices in the federal district court that involved the derailment of eight of Train 7’s passenger cars due to poor track conditions, including worn rail, vertical track deflection, subgrade…

The federal court of appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, denied the petition of families of two crashes of Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft to move forward with its criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer for violating the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA). In a 10-page per curiam decision by the three-judge Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel, the court upheld the dismissal by a federal district court judge in Texas who dismissed…

Attorneys from Clifford Law Offices served as judges and trial coaches at the American Association of Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC), held March 5–8 at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago. Partners Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles R. Haskins, David F. Jasinski, Thomas J. Tomasik, Joseph T. Murphy, Gregory M. Beck, and Scott J. Kater, along with associates Nicholas T. Motherway, Devin J. Piper, and Matthew M. Moyer contributed their…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, who has been involved in every major commercial airline crash in the U.S. in the last five decades, said he was disturbed by the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) initial findings revealed in a press conference that occurred on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Those findings included a detailed, second-by-second summary of the last three minutes of the Jazz Aviation airplane’s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)…

Craig J. Squillace, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will join the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism Seminar on Friday, April 24, 2026, to speak on “Ethics and Social Media.” Craig Squillace, who plays an integral role in the firm’s auto accident practice group, has spent over 20 years representing clients in automobile crash cases. He is recognized as a leading Chicago plaintiffs attorney known for handling his cases with intellect, respect, and…

A tour bus filled with passengers crashed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of Sunday, March 22, 2026, when it went over a five-foot embankment, nearly hitting a building. At least 41 people were injured and transported to local hospitals. Two people are reported to be in critical condition. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department required assistance from emergency responders from nearby towns. Officials say the tour bus from the Chicago area crashed as…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices and internationally recognized plaintiffs’ attorney, commented on the latest aviation tragedy that occurred at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on Sunday, March 22, 2026, leaving the two pilots dead and several others injured. LaGuardia Airport has been shut down until at least this afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An Air Canada Express jet reportedly crashed into an Airport Rescue and Fire…

The 32nd annual Clifford Tort Symposium, “Civil Justice and the Challenge of Climate Change,” will be held as a hybrid program at DePaul University College of Law on May 28-29, 2026. With more than 25 scholars in attendance, this two-day program will examine a variety of ways to use the legal system as a part of the process of responding to climate dangers. Topics such as “Liability for Failure to Forecast,” “Rethinking the Federal Role…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Master Plaintiff and Defense Strategies in Modern Aviation Litigation” as part of a two-hour CLE webinar held noon-2:10 p.m. CDT on Friday, March 20, through myLawCLE. Presenting alongside Taylor Sandella of Kreindler & Kreindler of New York, he will offer practice-focused, strategic advice from intake to resolution on topics including targeted discovery and deposition strategies, maximizing recovery, and jurisdictional and…