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For decades, members of the medical and scientific communities have published studies linking talcum powder use and an increased risk of ovarian cancer. While the exact reason for this link is the subject of ongoing research, many believe talc particles enter the vagina and migrate to the ovaries. While some scientists do not believe this connection has been proven conclusively, others believe there is a strong link between talc usage and a heightened ovarian cancer…

  “Our cases are about fairness and justice for the innocent victims and their families.” -Bob Clifford

Clifford Law Offices attended the ABA Annual Meeting in August 2016, in San Francisco, California. The photo below shows Steve Weiss, Chicago lawyer and outgoing ABA Section of Litigation Chair, talking at the ABA Passing the Gavel luncheon about the popular Al Capone it produced in Chicago — Starring Bob Clifford as Al Capone. The photo below shows Former US District Court Judge James Holderman, Bob Clifford as Al Capone, Tony Valukas as prosecutor and Paul…

Clifford Law Offices represented 18 families who were victims of the Turkish Air crash of Flight 1951 at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on Feb. 25, 2009, that killed nine passengers and crew members. The most recent commercial jet crash at Dubai International Airport is eerily similar – with 300 people miraculously escaping with their lives, sprinting on the runway after the Emirates plane reportedly exploded after landing. Emirates is the Middle East’s largest airline. Six…

Clifford Law Offices and the Law Offices of Robert Montgomery obtained a $5 million verdict late Friday on behalf of a LaGrange Park, Illinois college student who was severely injured when a semi-truck and trailer struck her on I-65. Bradley M. Cosgrove of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and Robert A. Montgomery of the Law Offices of Robert Montgomery with offices in Lake County, Indiana, obtained the $5M verdict before Judge Bruce Parent following a…

Clifford Law Offices Clerks Joshua Youssefi, Laura Canulli, Joe Carlson, Gavin Murphy and Francisco Espinosa attended the recent Chicago Bar Foundation Awards luncheon. (Pictured left to right) Joshua Youssefi, CLO Clerk, Judge Timothy Evans, Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, Laura Canulli, CLO Clerk, Joe Carlson, CLO Clerk, Francisco Espinosa, CLO Clerk and Justice Thomas Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court. CLO Clerk Gavin Murphy attended, but was not in the photo.

Clifford Law Offices was a 4-Star Sponsor of the 8th Annual Chicago Fire Fighters Picnic on Sunday, July 17. The picnic raises money for troops wounded in battle and donates specially equipped automobiles to soldiers with leg or arm amputations. Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has volunteered at the Chicago Firefighter’s Union picnic every year since its inception eight years ago. He grew up in a family of firemen. His grandfather, father and…

According to Insurance Information Institute, over 8 million registered motorcycles were on the roads in 2014. And according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “In 2013 motorcyclists were about 26 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash per vehicle mile traveled and five times more likely to be injured.” To read more motorcycle crash statistics, click here. Victims of severe motorcycle crashes need experienced accident lawyers Clifford Law…

Clifford Law Offices is a 4-Star Sponsor of the 8th Annual Chicago Fire Fighters Picnic that raises money to help those are injured in the line of duty. The picnic will be held on Sunday, July 17 at Millers Meadows Forest Preserves, located on Roosevelt Road east of 1st Avenue; ½ mile south of I-290 and 1 ½ miles north of I-55. There will be pony rides, petting zoos, food and fun. Raffle tickets of…