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On Tuesday, June 23, a city of Chicago truck driver reportedly ran over a bicyclist on the city’s Northwest Side at the intersection of Milwaukee and Belmont avenues in the Avondale neighborhood, trapping her under the vehicle. The truck driver and bicyclist reportedly were making right turns when the driver hit the cyclist and dragged her for several feet until witnesses yelled at the truck driver to stop. According to an article in the Chicago…

Family members who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia took part in a virtual press conference reacting to a Senate hearing Wednesday following the testimony of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Stephen Dickson and Michael Stumo, who lost his daughter in the March 10, 2019 crash. With coronavirus restrictions still in place, family members from at least six countries were unable to make the trip to Washington,…

Family Member of Boeing Crash Victim to Testify at Senate Hearing on June 17, 2020, Along with FAA Administrator Dickson – Virtual Press Conference to be Held 1 p.m. Wednesday June 17th; Families’ Pressure for Bipartisan Aviation Safety Bill Results in Revised Senate Bill Michael Stumo who lost his daughter in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia was told late Tuesday that he will be allowed to testify on aviation safety at…

Several family members who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max on March 10, 2019, in Ethiopia will be attending a hearing Wednesday of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, D.C., and are requesting the opportunity to testify. Michael Stumo, father of Samya Rose Stumo, of Massachusetts, and Canadians Paul Njoroge, who lost his wife, three young children and mother in law, and Chris Moore who lost his…

The American Association of Justice (AAJ) is awarding Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, the annual Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020. The award is given to an AAJ member annually “whose courtroom advocacy has, during a distinguished career, significantly advanced the rights of the wrongfully injured, and who by substantial service to AAJ and the trial bar, has significantly furthered the cause of justice and the mission of the Association.”…

The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF), the charitable arm of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA), is holding its annual Pro Bono and Public Services Award as a virtual celebration July 14. Clifford Law Offices once again is a Platinum Sponsor of the event that honors those who donated legal work to help the needy throughout the Chicago community during the past year. Six attorneys will be presented awards that are named for lawyers in Chicago who…

Clifford Law Offices attorneys have come together to start the Chicago Food and Shelter Project, which provides food to people in need while supporting Chicago restaurants and caterers during COVID-19. Attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have donated thousands of dollars to send catered meals from local restaurants to homeless shelters throughout Chicago, and will continue to do so several times per week. As of June 12, 2020, 791 meals have been provided to individuals in…

Several family members who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max on March 10, 2019 in Ethiopia are asking Senate leaders to testify before a hearing of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation scheduled for June 17 in Washington, D.C. Michael Stumo, father of Samya Rose Stumo, of Massachusetts, Paul Njoroge, who lost his wife, three young children and mother in law, as well as several other family members from…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Summer 2020 Trial Journal magazine titled, “Practice Tips: Opening Statement in a Medical Malpractice Case, Estate of Gerald Sallis, Jr vs. West Suburban Medical Center et al“. In August 2014, at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, expectant mother Ms. Sallis’ external fetal monitoring strips were ignored for six hours by multiple medical professionals. This…