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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…

For more than a century, Johnson & Johnson has manufactured and sold talcum powder. This product is sold as Johnson’s Baby Powder and is used both by parents of young children and adults. Baby powder is composed primarily of talc. For decades, many studies in the medical community have linked the long-term use of talcum powder and a higher risk of ovarian cancer. Recently, thousands of women with ovarian cancer have filed suits against Johnson…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed to serve as Chair of the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education that supports more than 200 public service and educational programs throughout the world. Clifford also was appointed to as a Board Member to the Advocacy Institute, a national group that gives law students the opportunity to develop and practice their advocacy skills through the guidance of distinguished…

Despite two multi­-million­-dollar verdicts this year against Johnson & Johnson for its talc products causing ovarian cancer in women who used it for feminine hygiene, the company continues to sell these products without safety warnings. Johnson & Johnson faces several more decisive trials on the same issue this year and several already scheduled for next year from California to St. Louis to New Jersey. Clifford Law Offices, a leading mass tort/class action law firm, represents…

Various news outlets are reporting alleged details of a proposed settlement in the VW class action case, but due to the judge’s gag order, we cannot credibly address those reports. The anticipated official announcement of any settlement by the court is expected in the upcoming weeks. Please remember to monitor the Court’s website for the most current and accurate reports of case developments: http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/crb/vwmdl  

Tracy A. Brammeier, Associate at Clifford Law Offices, recently was appointed as a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Board of Managers. Brammeier, who is very active in several community organizations, is a recent graduate of Loyola University School of Law. She will serve with a number of plaintiffs’ lawyers in serving on the 92-member governing body of ITLA, of which Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of the firm, served as…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, recently was elected to the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Board of Governors. She then was appointed to be the Liaison ISBA Board member to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), Marking and Membership, and Human Rights committees. She remains a member of the ISBA Editorial Board Journal. She is pictured here (center) with a number of ISBA leaders as well as (to her right)…