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Volkswagen agreed (on Thursday, April 21, 2016), to repair or buy back nearly 500,000 diesel cars in the United States that are equipped with illegal emissions software. Following the filing of class action lawsuits from thousands of disgruntled car buyers of certain models that were affected, the once largest car maker in the world, VW, reached a proposed settlement in San Francisco federal court with the federal government as well as with lawyers for the…

Bob Clifford participated in the American Bar Association (ABA) mock trial The Trial of Al Capone for Murder at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre on April 13th, 2016 at the Goodman Theatre. Bob played the role of Al Capone. In the mock trial, Capone stood trial for the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre that allegedly included gang members of the rival North Side. The jury verdict and audience vote was not guilty. The event included…

Shannon McNulty and Bradley Cosgrove, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $6.5 million settlement on behalf of a 35-year-old man who died after negligent care at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. A jury was selected before Judge Thomas V. Lyons of the Cook County Circuit Court and opening statements were set to begin when the parties reached a settlement late Friday afternoon. An order was entered Monday, April 4, 2016 dismissing the case…

Craig J. Squillace, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) annual Ethics and Professionalism Seminar Friday, May 6. Squillace, who has handled hundreds of vehicular accident cases including a recent $4 million record in Will County last year in a trucking crash, will be speaking on “Social Media – Protecting Yourself and Your Client.” The half-day program will be held at the Hilton Oak Brook…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named to a two-year term on the Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA). Menaker, who currently serves on the CBA’s Judicial Evaluation Committee, Public Affairs Committee and CBA Record Editorial Board, was chosen as one of eight members of the new Board. A CBA Nominating Committee selected 16 lawyers and judges vying for the eight positions. Also among those selected were…

People who bought certain kinds of flooring from Lumber Liquidators “are potentially at a greater risk of cancer than previous[ly] thought,” according to a warning from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), perhaps as much as three times higher. The sale of certain types of laminate flooring has been halted and customers are being offered air quality tests. The flooring in question is manufactured in China and reportedly has too high a concentration of formaldehyde…

A northwest Indiana bus carrying its boys basketball team to its state tournament semifinal reportedly was struck by a driver on Interstate 65, causing the bus to overturn. All 27 players and staff were taken to area hospitals and the coach of Griffith High School’s team were airlifted to Christ Advocate Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The team members appeared to stand strong amid the tragedy that witnesses described to the media as saying that…

The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) awarded $11.9 million in grants to more than 30 organizations dedicated to helping needy children in southwest Florida. “The money the Foundation raised will make a difference in the lives of so many children,” said Robert A. Clifford, President of the Foundation and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices. “It’s investing in the future of this area and of our country through its children.” A grants committee of…

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are on the scene to determine if the cause of an Amtrak train derailment in rural southwestern Kansas was caused by a previous crash that may have bent the tracks. It was reported that 32 people were taken to hospitals 120 miles west of Wichita. Some 131 passengers and 14 crew members were aboard when the two locomotives and nine cars derailed. Five train cars were reported to be…