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Paul Njoroge, who lost his whole family in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 in Ethiopia, testified before the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee held in Washington, D.C. today. This is the first time that family members have been allowed to address a congressional hearing about the Boeing 737 Max8 plane that was involved in the recent airplane crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Njoroge, represented by Clifford Law Offices, who lost his wife, three children…

Paul Njoroge, a Canadian who lost his wife, three children and mother in law in the March 10 crash of the Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia, has been invited to testify Wednesday (July 17, 2019) before the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee on Capitol Hill. Such a move is unprecedented as family members of victims of plane crashes have never been invited before to testify before such an investigative body. Njoroge, a Kenyan native, lost…

“EASTLAND: Chicago’s Deadliest Day” is a documentary scheduled to air on WTTW, Channel 11, at 8 p.m. July 25th. The TV premiere shows how the rich and powerful in Chicago in the early 1900’s were responsible for the deaths of 844 people, including wiping out 22 families, on a ship excursion that was meant to be a day of partying. A free screening of “EASTLAND: Chicago’s Deadliest Day” will take place on July 21st at…

Robert A. Clifford, lawyer for dozens of families who lost loved ones in the crash of the Boeing 737 Max8 aircraft in Ethiopia, responds to today’s pledge by the aircraft manufacturer to create a $100 million fund addressing “family and community needs”: “This type of offer so early in the litigation process is unprecedented. Because there is still so much to learn about what occurred, it also appears to be disingenuous. Frankly, Boeing’s statement creates…

On June 27, 2019, lawyers from Clifford Law Offices, P.C. and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP appeared before Judge Luis Alonso at the initial In re: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 status conference. Bob Clifford primarily spoke on behalf of all the plaintiffs and their attorneys. Several major national media outlets reporting on the case attended the hearing and took note of Bob’s statements on behalf of the victims. The primary subject under discussion was the…

It was 30 years ago (July 19, 1989) that the world was fixated on one of the most harrowing crashes in American history. United Flight 232 crash-landed at Sioux City, Iowa’s airport after the aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine. Three pilots tried to control the aircraft as it cartwheeled down the runway, landing in a cornfield. The crash left 112 people dead and another 184 injured. Part of it was captured…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, President of CLG, spoke about the organization and her goals of increasing volunteerism this year to Justice Jesse Reyes of the Illinois Appellate Court on CAN-TV. The half hour interview will air 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, and will be repeated two weeks later at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25. Tune into Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV), Chicago’s public, educational and government access (PEG) cable television service, Channel 21. Justice Reyes…

Sarah F. King and Keith A. Hebeisen, attorneys at Clifford Law Offices, appeared Wednesday morning (June 26, 2019) on WBEZ radio (91.5 FM) in Chicago to talk about their recent $8.5 million settlement on behalf of the family of a newborn mother who died at childbirth. Hebeisen and King obtained the settlement against Stroger Hospital and another Chicagoland hospital on behalf of the family of 38-year-old Leticia Lara who died in 2013 following the delivery…

Robert A. Clifford is being named one of the 2019 Trial Lawyers of the Year by Public Justice. Public Justice is a national organization that celebrates and recognizes the work of an attorney or team of attorneys working on behalf of individuals and groups that have suffered grave injustice or abuse. Clifford is being recognized for his work in the $250 million settlement in Hale v. State Farm Insurance, a case that spanned 20 years…