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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently revealed that the Volkswagen emissions scam extends to thousands more cars including the 2015 Porsche Cayenne, the 2014 Touareg and the several more Audi models. In September, it was revealed that as many as 11 million cars were affected worldwide. The New York Times reported yesterday (Nov. 2, 2015) that the EPA discovered emissions-cheating software on more vehicles than previously reported, and now has found the illegal software…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Law Seminars International Conference on VW: Auto Defect Class Actions with Global Ramifications. The advanced all-day seminar will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans Dec. 2 and features top lawyers from around the country familiar with this subject. Clifford will be speaking on “Dealing with Parallel Government and Regulatory Investigations” and the special issues…

Clifford Law Offices, a nationally renowned personal injury firm, today (Oct. 26, 2015) filed a lawsuit against Uber and an Uber driver for injuries to a passenger when the driver turned into oncoming traffic at the busy Ohio Street intersection that merges off the Kennedy Expressway. Yates M. French, a Chicago attorney, was injured as a passenger in the back seat of an Uber car on Oct. 14, 2015, that turned westbound from Wells Street…

The Law of “Dibs” By Robert A. Clifford Reprint from the American Bar Association Litigation Journal, Fall 2015 You’re patiently waiting in your car for someone to pull out of a parking spot only to have someone come out of nowhere and zip into it without any acknowledgment that you had dibs on it. George Costanza on Seinfeld would have none of that when he stood for weeks in an empty parking spot because the…

  Clifford Law associate attorney, Kristofer Riddle has two sides of his personality that combine to work in service of his clients. He is a well-liked, thoughtful attorney with knowledge well beyond his years. His role has him involved in handling some of the most complex litigation at the firm. He does so with a steady, even demeanor, one that his clients and his colleagues appreciate and respect. But don’t be fooled by his affable…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was given the Award of Honor by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation at its Fourth Annual Valor Luncheon yesterday at a very touching ceremony filled with Chicago’s finest (Oct. 14, 2015). Clifford, a nationally recognized personal injury and consumer litigation attorney in Chicago, has been a supporter of the Foundation since its inception with former Chicago Police Supt. Philip J. Cline, who was in…

The National Law Review on Oct. 7, 2015, published an article by Steve Fretzin on “To Specialize or Not to Specialize.” In that article, a client of Clifford Law Offices was quoted as saying: “#1. You need to be the best at what you do. Whether you are a litigator or an estate-planning attorney, nothing is more important than being skilled at your craft…. A good example of this occurred when I was badly injured…

West Virginia sued Volkswagen for deceiving car buyers after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the automaker had installed software to hide that its diesel engine vehicles exceeded pollution standards. The state’s Attorney General is seeking restitution for VW customers who paid up to nearly $7,000 extra for cars that supposedly had clean diesel engines. Researchers at West Virginia University reportedly used technology pioneered by the EPA to uncover VW’s duplicity by exposing the…

Sarah King receiving her 40 Under Forty Award. Clifford Law Offices associate, Sarah F. King was named a Top “40 Under Forty” Lawyer this year. She received her award recently in the presence of two colleagues, Brad Cosgrove and Keith Hebeisen at a ceremony that took place in Chicago, Illinois. The “40 Under Forty” honor is awarded to 40 young attorneys who have achieved success at an early age. The 40 Under Forty committee at the Chicago…