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July 25, 2014 Clifford Law Offices today (Thursday, July 24, 2014) filed a lawsuit against the Village of Justice, the Village of Bridgeview, Bridgeview Park District and the Justice Park District as a result of the death of Michal Duda, a six-year-old boy who drowned last month during a day camp program. Robert A. Clifford and Bradley M. Cosgrove, partners at the firm, filed the lawsuit in the Law Division of the Cook County Circuit…

Illinois law caps the number of permissible hours a driver can be on the road at 11 hours. Francisco Espinal Quiroz, 51, of Indiana was on the road for more than 12 hours, according to media reports from authorities. He allegedly was speeding through a construction zone when he made a sudden lane change and caused a chain reaction crash involving two cars and a van, killing four people, Illinois State Police reported. Four others…

A twin-engine plane crashed today (July 23, 2014) near a southern port city in Taiwan in stormy weather and it is feared that as many as 47 aboard may have died, it is being reported by Associated Press. Media sources are quoting Taiwanese Transport Minister Yeh Kuang-shin as saying that 58 people were aboard the turboprop ATR-72 flight when it tried to make a second attempt to land in heavy rain. Reports indicate that it…

Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been speaking to the press from around the country on the tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on the safeness of flying over certain air zones and the legal liability involved for the grieving families. Mr. Clifford spoke to Gil Gross in San Francisco Tuesday (July 22, 2014) on the legal liabilities involving the terrible tragedy of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17…

We don’t absolutely know who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17, killing 298 persons including at least one American citizen, or why they did it. We do know we need to take immediate steps to prevent such an “outrage,” as President Obama called it Friday, from happening again. Shooting down a civilian jet is unacceptable in modern times. Irina Tipunova, 65, told reporters how the body of a woman crashed through her roof. Everything in…

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) has joined the discussion regarding who would be possible defendants in any wrongful death lawsuits that may be filed as a result of the deaths of nearly 300 people in the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Kirk called for lawsuits to be filed against Russian assets that are based in the United States. “‘I want to hear [during President Barack Obama’s speech Friday, July 18, 2014] that the Department of…

As a horrified world looks on the tragedy that continues in Ukraine over the handling of the remains of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, questions of liability surface. Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was interviewed today (Saturday, July 19, 2014) by Washington Post reporter Roberto Ferdman on a story about the questions of liability in countries under conflict. (“Liability in Flight 17 Crash Could Reach $1 Billion.”) The story…

Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, appeared today (Saturday, July 19, 2014), as a guest on the “Fresh Outlook” show on EBRU On Demand TV. Clifford spoke of the potential legal liabilities of the airlines as well as the countries involved and noted that locating the remnants of the missile or missiles is more important than the black box of the commercial jet. To view the entire interview, click here. “Fresh Outlook” is…

Clifford Law Offices will be featured on the Chicago television network, CAN TV, in regards to interviews featuring lawyers from the Chicago law firm. One interview is with Clifford Law attorney, Susan Capra. She discusses medical malpractice including some of the common types, what someone should do if they believe themselves to be a victim, and what needs to happen in order for a lawsuit to be filed. The other interview that will be aired…