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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Professor Zachary D. Clopton has been named the inaugural Robert A. Clifford Scholar-in-Residence at DePaul University College of Law. A committee of leading civil justice law faculty examined the work of professors nationwide who have contributed to this field and chose Clopton as the inaugural Scholar. The Clifford Scholar-in-Residence program promotes and furthers the discussion of civil justice issues that impact all Americans. A cornerstone of this program is a…

Sarah F. King and Charles R. Haskins, attorneys at Clifford Law Offices, co-moderated a two-hour program on “Motion Practice in Cook County Circuit Court’s Law Division” sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association on Jan. 14. Five judges of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, including its Presiding Judge James P. Flannery, Jr., spoke on the state of the law division and motion practice during COVID. Other judges from the Law Division participating in various…

Boeing agreed Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, to pay a mere $243.6 million fine to settle criminal conspiracy charges, plus compensation to victims families and airline customers, ending a roughly two-year investigation conducted by the U.S. Justice Department, but the families who lost loved ones saw little justice in this rushed criminal settlement process that excluded them. Government officials said Boeing employees concealed information about its 737 Max airplane that was involved in two crashes that claimed…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law offices and holistic wellness coach, is leading an online seminar for the Northwest Suburban Bar Association (NWSBA) on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The webinar is complimentary to NWSBA Members and will focus on getting “Back to Basics” as it relates to health and well-being, an especially important topic in light of the pandemic, the surge in COVID-19 cases, and the start of a new year. Erin’s wellness education will…

Families of victims of the Boeing crash of a 737 Max in Ethiopia continue to warn the public about the lack of safety protocols and the flawed design of the aircraft that is set to take its first commercial flight on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recent approval to return the aircraft to service in the United States. Families who lost loved ones in the second crash involving this defective…

Robert A. Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices, announced a $52.5 million settlement on behalf of eight young, female acrobats who sustained severe, life altering injuries during an aerial performance with Barnum & Bailey Circus on May 4, 2014 at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. The 2014 tragedy made front-page news around the world. The women, aged 18-24 at the time, were suspended from rigging whose carabiner snapped causing the performers and overhead…

The Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) announced on Thursday, 12/17/2020 that the approval of design changes to the Boeing 737 MAX in a first step toward bringing the aircraft back to that country’s skies after a near two-year flight ban. The 737 MAX was grounded in March 2019 following two tragic crashes of the new aircraft that killed 346 people due to defects in the plane’s design and other major deficiencies. The Canadian regulator, however,…

Clifford Law Offices was recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining the #1 jury verdict in the state of Illinois for 2019. Our Chicago personal injury law firm obtained a record $101 million verdict on behalf of a baby who sustained brain damage at birth at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. The verdict was obtained by founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, along with firm attorneys Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles…

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of the firm’s mass tort/class action practice, was named Co-Lead Counsel in the litigation involving business interruption claims resulting from the pandemic that has severely hit this country’s businesses. McNulty, head of the firm’s mass tort/class action practice, was one of five attorneys from across the country who was named by U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang who is hearing the cases involving the…