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Boeing and American Airlines will be hosting a 737 MAX 8 marketing event on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, that involves flying reporters and videographers on the aircraft. The MAX fleet was grounded for 20 months following two crashes of the dangerous plane that killed 346 people in two separate crashes within five months. Reporters will be flown round trip from Dallas, Texas, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, during this marketing event. Families of victims of the Boeing…

For more than a year, ABC News has been working on getting the story behind the two crashes of a new Boeing aircraft, the MAX, that killed 346 people. It culminated in a two-hour documentary, “Falling From the Sky,” that aired on ABC Friday, November 27, 2020. More than three million people viewed the genesis of two new aircraft crashing, and Boeing’s profit-seeking culture that led to these avoidable tragedies. Robert A. Clifford was a…

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit organization, established in 2008, by a group of attorneys and judges committed to the ideal that diverse law student bodies are a means of ensuring further diversification in the legal community. The Foundation will be honoring Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner, Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, with the 2020 Advocate for Diversity Award on December 8th, 2020 at the Unity Gala. “I am humbled by this award, but it also…

Two family members who lost loved ones in the crash in Ethiopia of the Boeing 737 MAX are testifying Tuesday, November 24, 2020 before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee of Transport, Infrastructure and Community. Paul Njoroge, who lost his wife, three small children, and his mother-in-law, and Chris Moore, who lost his 24-year-old daughter, are testifying regarding the ungrounding of the dangerous Boeing 737 MAX that killed 157 people on March 10, 2019. Canadian…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of its medical malpractice group, spoke at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s 56th Annual Institute Webinar spoke on the topic Medical Malpractice Trials in the COVID Era. The two-day CLE program entitled “Finding the Path Forward” was held virtually this year due to the pandemic. Hebeisen, a leading medical malpractice lawyer, is a past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and is the Editor…

A medical malpractice case is a type of case involving the misconduct of a hospital, nurse, technician, radiologist, or a hospital’s policies or procedures. You, your family, or your loved one need to have the results that will help you move forward in your life. It’s absolutely important to have a qualified team investigate, work up, and try your medical malpractice case. That qualified team needs to be made up of people who know the…

Families of Victims of Boeing Crash Fear the FAA’s Ungrounding of 737 MAX is Premature and Could Lead to Third Crash; Authorities Haven’t Even Released Final Investigative Report of Ethiopian Crash Families of victims of the Boeing crash of a 737 Max in Ethiopia reacted with sheer disappointment and renewed grief following the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decision today to return the aircraft to service. Families who lost loved ones in the second crash involving…

Susan A. Capra, attorney and partner at Clifford Law Offices, is celebrating a milestone of 30 years as a Chicago medical malpractice attorney. Ms. Capra joined Clifford Law Offices as an associate 30 years ago. After ten years, she made partner and has worked as a partner for 20 years. Ms. Capra concentrates her law practice in medical and hospital negligence litigation. Ms. Capra graduated from DePaul University with a nursing degree and worked largely…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of its medical malpractice group, will speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s annual Medical Malpractice seminar. Hebeisen, a past ITLA President and Editor of its Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook since 1992 used by lawyers across the state, will be speaking Dec. 1at the virtual seminar on “The Lost Chance Doctrine After Bailey v. Mercy Hospital.”