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A nation, indeed the world, mourns the loss of nearly an entire professional soccer team in the horrifying crash into a mountainside as the aircraft apparently ran out of fuel on its way to a South American tournament in Columbia, just five miles from the airport. Electrical failure also is being investigated in the early days as experts search for clues to the cause of the crash. One moment images are flashed across the television…

Clifford Law Offices is a highly experienced personal injury and wrongful death law firm in Chicago with a national reputation in the area of bus crashes. The most recent tragic school bus accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has left the families of Woodmore Elementary School in shock, grieving for the loss of six young lives and more than a dozen others seriously injured. The nation mourns with them as shocking video and pictures of the crash…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, recently spoke at Northwestern University Law School on social media and its effect on complex litigation. Pictured: Clifford Law Offices Managing Partner Henry Simmons on left, Bob Clifford right. He was among a number of esteemed panelists who spoke about the need to be careful in speaking to the press about a pending trial. Clifford said he embraces the notion when judges frequently warn…

On February 16, 2017, Clifford Law Offices will sponsor a free webinar called, “Social Media Ethics Outside and in the Courtroom”. The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed a commission that is looking into formulating rules to cover this area with a report expected in 2017, but before then, our panel will give you a number of important insights on how you should – and should not – conduct yourself consistent with your obligations under the…

The legal profession and public are invited to a groundbreaking event on November 21, 2016 at the Chicago Cultural Center. FREE ADMISSION 5:30PM Reception, 6:30PM Performance, 7:30PM Workshop CLE Credit Available RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY The Honorable Federal Judge Virginia Kendall conducts a workshop following the performance. Judge Kendall is an expert on child exploitation and human trafficking. COURT SIDE Impact: The Life Of A Sex Trafficked Victim Monday, November 21, 2016 Chicago Cultural Center…

Robert A. Clifford has been invited to speak at a two-day seminar in New Orleans on “Litigating Automobile Class Actions.” For the second consecutive year, Clifford will be participating in the Law Seminars International program on “Interacting with the Government: Managing Relationships with Investigatory and Regulatory Agencies.” He will offer the plaintiff’s perspective as one of the class action attorneys representing thousands of Volkswagen owners who were part of the diesel engine scandal that recently…

If one is to believe the media, self-driving cars aren’t a matter of if; they are a matter of when. In recent years, domestic and foreign automakers, transportation companies like Uber and Lyft, and even technology companies like Google have invested many millions in self-driving technology. While self-driving technology seems inevitable to many, there are still many questions on how self-driving vehicles would fit into American roads and highways. Automakers, the government, insurance companies and…

Robert A. Clifford spoke on torts at Northwestern University Law School’s first year class of Professor Ellen Mulaney. In addition to some educational war stories in his 40 years of practice, Clifford told the class that “it will be up to young lawyers to help society answer questions about cybersecurity — from mass torts to driverless cars — in the future.”