Children remind us of the innocence and joy of the holidays year-round, which is why it is so important for parents today to monitor the toys their children play with to keep the kids safe. Product recalls are down by almost 66% over the past five years, but it is stringent safety mandates, dangerous toys being seized upon their import and vigilant parents that are responsible for this laudable trend. Most toys are not meant…
January 17, 2014 The charge: matricide. That will be the focus of another ancient Greek mock trial as the “dream team” of lawyers takes on “The Trial of Orestes.” Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn will serve as counsel for the defense, defending the son of Agamemnon. Counsel for the prosecution is Patrick J. Fitzgerald of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Patrick M….
Clifford Law Offices is part of the legal team that filed a class action lawsuit a week ago against Target for its negligent mishandling of its customers’ credit and debit card information during the peak holiday shopping season. More than three weeks after Target discovered that the data had been mishandled, Target admitted that 40 million people had their credit card and encrypted debit card info stolen during the time between Black Friday and the…
January 13, 2014 The Seventh Annual Clifford Law Offices continuing legal education (CLE) program will be held Feb. 20. Bob Clifford will moderate the two-hour program entitled “The Ethics of Client Communication” that offers attorneys across the state free professional responsibility CLE credit. He will be joined on the panel by Illinois Appellate Court Justice Maureen Connors, James J. Grogan, Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) and…
January 10, 2014 Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, IL has been honored with a recognition by U.S. News & World Report in its selection of “Best Law Firms 2014 – Illinois.” Chicago, IL (PR Newswire) December 21, 2013– Announcing a special recognition appearing in the November, 2013 issue of U.S. News & World Report published by U.S. News & World Report, Inc.. Clifford Law Offices was selected for the following honor: “Best Law Firms 2014…
Over the past year, 44 cases of bacterial infection have been reported in the Chicagoland area, effectively doubling the nationally reported number since 2009, according to the Sun Times. These bacterial infections are of a highly resistant strain that cannot be easily treated. Many physicians caution against overusing antibiotics, as this can cause bacteria to mutate into more and more resistant strains. Unfortunately, some of these kinds of bacteria exist, and an outbreak was recorded…
Clifford’s Notes, Chicago Lawyer January 6, 2014 By Robert A. Clifford A new law takes effect Jan. 1 in Illinois – all cellphone use for drivers must be hands-free. Some communities in the state already banned the dangerous practice of hand-held cellphone use by drivers, but many had not. And Illinois state troopers often use spotters who alert other troopers of distracted drivers on the expressways. Illinois becomes the 12th state to outlaw hand-held cellphone…
January 3, 2014 Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has organized a three-hour seminar on Dispositive Motions set for Thursday January 9, 2014 which features three active judges from the Law Division of the Cook County Circuit Court. The Hon. Moira Johnson will speak regarding 735 ILCS 2-615 Motions to Dismiss, Hon. William Gomolinski will discuss 735 ILCS 2-619 Motions to Dismiss, and Hon. James O’Hara will address Motions for Summary Judgment. Sponsored by…
Dr. Kenneth C. Chessick recently joined Clifford Law Offices as Of Counsel to the firm. His experience and education add breadth and depth to the medical malpractice team at the firm. For nearly three decades, Dr. Chessick had been the principal partner at The Law Office of Kenneth C. Chessick, M.D. He has accomplished much in that time, obtaining record setting verdicts and settlements for victims of medical malpractice – from birth injury cases to…