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As rail experts turn to the condition of the railroad tracks near the site of September 25’s Amtrak derailment in Montana, that left three people dead and dozens injured, Clifford Law Offices, an experienced law firm in representing families injured or killed in Amtrak crashes, is looking into the legal consequences for those who might be responsible for this tragedy. Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers in numerous rail crashes and derailments, one of the…

Clifford Law Offices, an experienced law firm in representing families injured or killed in Amtrak crashes, says that the tragic crash that killed three people and injured dozens more was preventable, according to the experienced rail attorneys at the firm. Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers in numerous rail crashes and derailments, one of the latest being a number of people injured or killed in the derailment of Amtrak 501 near Seattle, Washington. A settlement…

Clifford Law Offices, a highly experienced law firm in representing families injured or killed in Amtrak crashes, stated on Saturday, September 25th, 2021, that the tragic crash in Montana with eight derailed cars injured more than 50 people and killed at least three was likely preventable, according to the experienced rail attorneys at the firm. Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers in numerous rail crashes and derailments, one of the latest being a number of…

Sarah F. King and Bradley M. Cosgrove, partners at Clifford Law Offices, are presenting at the Arizona Association for Justice’s Advanced Trial Advocacy Conference. They will be speaking on The Power of Visual Persuasion on Friday, September 24th, 2021. Whether you are advocating for your client in a live trial, over a Zoom hearing or during a video evidence deposition, aggressive visual strategy is essential to success. In today’s digital world, visual advocacy is the…

Collisions involving semi-trucks or other large commercial vehicles can be devastating, both to the actual vehicles and to the people inside them. Most often in these types of truck accidents, the passenger vehicle and its occupants suffer the most damage. If you are in an accident with a commercial truck and believe the driver of that vehicle to be responsible, you have the right to file a lawsuit against that person, the trucking company, and…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Special Interrogatories” at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update & Review Seminar on October 22nd, 2021. Cosgrove, who has taken many cases to record verdicts across the state, will be participating in the morning seminar that offers four hours of continuing legal education credit.  Other topics that will be covered include nursing home litigation, premises liability, mass torts and construction cases. The…

Clifford Law Offices Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. Clifford, was interviewed in Politico about the advisory role he played in the U.S. government’s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) with Ken Feinberg, who was appointed as the first Special Master of the federal government’s VCF. The number of funds dispersed to families included economic loss (such as loss of salary) and “the value of life”, which is trickier to calculate. As a personal injury…

The Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, presented Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Shannon M. McNulty, partner at the firm, with one of its 21st Annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service. The awards are given each year to recipients who have performed…

  Tracy Brammeier, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the American Bar Association (ABA) Aviation and Space Law Committee’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Annual Conference. Her topic is “Emerging Litigation and Regulatory Issues for the Aviation and Aerospace Industries in a Post-COVID-19 World.” The panel from around the country will address the novel legal issues that have arisen following the pandemic and how various stakeholders have responded…