Any car accident is a high-stress, overwhelming experience for those involved. But sometimes it is impossible to avoid an accident. As an average U.S. adult, you are likely to be in three to four car accidents during your lifetime, regardless of whether the crash is your fault or not. So, it’s a good idea to know exactly what steps to take in the aftermath. Talking to your insurance company is a part of this process….
An Illinois Appellate Court on Tuesday, March 16th, 2021, held that a young woman hit in the face and injured by a foul ball at Wrigley Field may move forward with her civil lawsuit for damages and is not limited to arbitration against Major League Baseball. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Fitzgerald Smith, the appellate court affirmed the decision of the trial court that “the arbitration provision was effectively ‘hidden in a maze…
Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Ethics Seminar April 15. Her topic during the two-hour presentation is “Discovery Sanctions.” The Ethics Webinar will be held over two mornings, 10 a.m. to noon, April 13 and 15, featuring a number of speakers including the Hon. John Ehrlich of the Cook County Circuit Court Motion Section who will offer a judicial perspective and Melissa Smart,…
Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to mentor a student affiliated with the Diversity Scholarship Foundation (DSF), a not-for profit organization established by a small group of judges and lawyers committed to the ideal that diverse law school student bodies are a means of ensuring further diversification in the legal community. Menaker, who has been assigned a student from Kent Law School, has been with Clifford Law Offices for…
FOR PRESS AND MEDIA: Photos and Video Can Be Accessed Here U.S. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg met Wednesday, March 10 with the family of Samya Rose Stumo who died in the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash in Ethiopia. This was Secretary Buttigieg’s first in-person meeting since his confirmation. March 10th marks the two-year anniversary since the plane went down killing all 157 on board. For nearly an hour, the Stumo family told Buttigieg and a staff…
FOR PRESS AND MEDIA: Photos and Video Can Be Accessed Here Family of Boeing Crash Victim to Meet March 10 with DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Two-Year Anniversary of Crash; Commemorative Luminaria Vigil to be Held Outside FAA Headquarters; Protest at Boeing Same Morning Families and friends of those who lost loved ones in the March 10 Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia will hold a memorial vigil in front of the U.S. Federal Aviation…
Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article titled, “Fiction vs. Reality” for Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s February/March 2021 edition. In this article, Bob explains how law differs on television than in real courtrooms. The following example Bob shares is from the television show, “Boston Legal”: “Somehow in one hour the firm could solve numerous legal battles, and it always included Denny and Alan Shore smoking their cigars on the…
Clifford Law Offices sponsored the 14th annual Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program titled, “Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada” on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 2:30-4:30p.m. CST. The virtual CLE program was approved for two (2.0) hours of professional responsibility credit by the Illinois Commission on Professionalism. For two hours, a highly qualified panel examined the ethics and professionalism of lawyers as portrayed on various television shows over the years. Some…
A federal district court judge presiding over the Society Insurance Business Interruption Coverage MDL, which involves the potential applicability of insurance coverage for restaurants suffering financial losses due to COVID, ruled on Monday, February 22, 2021, that the cases may move forward in determining whether their insurance policies cover such losses. The Hon. Edmond E. Chang, U.S. District Court Judge of the Northern District of Illinois, ruled in a 31-page written opinion that plaintiffs in…