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Five teenagers reportedly were injured this morning (Wednesday, 2/19/14) following an explosion at Northside College Prep High School in the 5500 block of Kedzie Avenue, according to ABC­7 News in Chicago. Four teens were taken to area hospitals where early reports indicate that one student suffered facial burns. One student is in serious to critical condition, two are in fair condition and one is in good condition, fire officials reported to the press. A fifth student declined treatment. Chicago firemen reported to ABC­7 that at least one student suffered facial burns. Another was burned on both arms, according to media reports. Apparently a single ­burner stove overheated hot chocolate that exploded, according to media reports. The Chicago Sun­-Times reported that the gas burner ignited, sending flames to the ceiling. The explosion was so loud that it could be heard in the next classroom and students began running out of the room, ABC­7 reported from witnesses. School sprinklers went off to help douse the…

Four students reportedly were injured in an explosion during a cooking class at Northside Prep High School on Chicago’s North Side. Students reportedly were heating hot chocolate in a lab Wednesday (2/19/14) morning when the explosion occurred. One student was taken to Masonic Medical Center with injuries that were reported to be non-life-threatening. Two other students were taken in fair to serious condition to Swedish Covenant Hospital and a fourth student was taken there in…

February 18, 2014 More than 3,000 lawyers and judges have registered for the free webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, “The Ethics of Client Communications,” to be held Thursday afternoon at DePaul University College of Law. The program, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, is viewable on all mobile devices. Also, the program has been approved by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and many Ohio lawyers have registered for the two-hour…

Bob Clifford was interviewed by WBBM-AM reporter John Cody about the dangers and realities of falling ice in downtown Chicago. Clifford said that building owners and property managers do have a responsibility to people, even passersby, concerning the possible harm from falling ice. Furthermore, he stated that while any warning signs were a “public service,” they were sometimes confusing and not at all adequate to free these properties from legal liability. Also, if a building has a history of injuries from falling ice, then…

Chicago Magazine produces an annual list of 100 people with the most influence and power in the city, and Robert A. Clifford is on that list again for 2014. Moving up a spot from last year to 76th place on this prestigious list that includes a U.S. Senator, venture capitalist billionaires and, of course, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s mayor. To read the full list, click here.

The Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio has approved the two-hour webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices for two hours of ethics credit to licensed Ohio lawyers. The program, entitled “The Ethics of Client Communications,” is being offered next Thursday, Feb. 20, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. To register, go to www.CliffordLaw.com. Thus far, nearly 3,000 Illinois lawyers have registered for this program accredited in Illinois.

Clifford Law Offices recently won a favorable verdict in two cases of wrongful death involving grain bin tragedies that took place in 2010. That makes this the second instance in as many years of negligence involving grain bins that necessitated legal action and resulted in justice for the injured last year and for the families of the deceased last week. The Chicago Tribune brought much-needed attention to these cases with coverage and bandwidth so that…

According to recent survey data published by IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, just about half of medical professionals have consulted Wikipedia, an online reference material that is sourced and edited by users without any formal credential checking. With more and more millennials consulting their online physicians before actually consulting a physical medical professional, the importance of accuracy and availability of information has never been more prevalent. But should it also be a little troubling that…

In what is the highest verdict for a minor outside of Cook County, yesterday Clifford Law Offices obtained a $16 million verdict for two teenagers who were killed in a grain bin incident in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, in 2010. Each of the boys’ families were awarded $8 million, a record in the state outside of Cook County in the wrongful death of a minor, according to John Kirkton of the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter….