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In a significant pre-trial ruling (Tuesday, May 10, 2016), a federal district court judge found in favor of plaintiffs in the national class action case against Pella windows for selling defective windows to thousands of customers over a period of years. U.S. District Court Judge James B. Zagel of the Northern District of Illinois today ruled that potential claims can be litigated under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, 815 ILCS 501/1,…

In celebration of Law Day (May 1st), Tracy A. Brammeier, Associate Attorney at Clifford Law Offices, taught a lesson to a fifth grade class at Decatur Classical Elementary School. They discussed the letter of the law and intent of the law, using “No vehicles in the park” and various hypotheticals where the children debated whether exceptions should be made to this rule.

In photo from left to right: Gina Lencioni, Amy Campanelli, Cook County Public Defender, and Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices. Women Everywhere hosted its 17th annual Educational Projects Day Thursday (April 28th, 2016) where more than 100 female Chicago Public School students took guided tours of the various divisions of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Northern District of Illinois while engaging in educational presentations with attorneys, judges and court staff….

Law Day 2016: Creating a greater public awareness of all that lawyers do.

“Privacy, Data Theft, and Corporate Responsibility” was the theme of the 22nd Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy at DePaul University College of Law on April 28-29, 2016. Discussions and remarks were split over two days with the first day focusing on tort perspectives and real-world challenges, and the second day focusing on privacy. Expert faculty from all over the country came together at DePaul University to share their expertise and perspective…

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $22.7 million verdict on behalf of widow and son whose young husband was killed in a trucking accident four years ago. A jury in Cook County Circuit Court reached the record result in favor of Theresa Swenson, now 31, of Chicago following a two-week trial in the Daley Center before Judge Thomas Lipscomb. The verdict of $10 million for grief and sorrow ties a previous…

Clifford Law Offices is a Philanthropic Patron of the annual spring Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth dinner. The organization, which channels the legal community’s resources to promote best practices mentoring and tutoring disadvantaged youth in Chicago’s communities through annual grants and the recruitment of volunteers, was created in 1995. It has awarded more than $1.6 million in grants and has affected the lives of tens of thousands of needy youth. Robert Clifford’s daughter, Erin Clifford who…

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…