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September 16, 2019 (Chicago, IL) – Clifford Law Offices is excited to announce a new addition to its roster of award-winning Chicago-area attorneys. John V. Kalantzis joined the firm on September 9, 2019, bringing with him more than a decade of experience in achieving justice and helping clients get the compensation they deserve when it comes to personal injury litigation. Born and raised in Chicago, Kalantzis’ prior work has focused on commercial financial matters, including commercial litigation…

Kristofer S. Riddle, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a nearly $17 million verdict on September 13, 2019 following a two-week trial in Tacoma on behalf of two injured people and the spouse of another. The trial in federal district court involving a speeding Amtrak 501 train represents the first involving the 2017 tragedy outside DuPont, Washington, that left 60 people injured and three people killed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded in May…

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. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019. The group also has invited the staffs of DOT and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as U.S. House and Senate Aviation Subcommittees and their staffs to attend the hour-long vigil. Supporters representing those who lost…

Keith A. Hebeisen and Sarah F. King, attorneys at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $7.4 million settlement on behalf of a young man paralyzed from the waist down following the neurosurgeon’s decision to deviate from an established spinal cyst drainage procedure without the patient’s consent. Kelvin Kakazu, 38, awoke from surgery on July 20, 2013 without feeling in his feet or legs. Video produced during discovery revealed that the neurosurgeon had cauterized and cut a…

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring Misericordia’s 39th Annual Family Festival, which will be held on Sunday, September 8th, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Family Festival has food, live entertainment, children’s games, raffles, and more. It is a great family event. Misericordia is an organization that helps children and adults with disabilities achieve their maximum potential and independence. For more info, click here.

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring ITLA’s Women’s Caucus Summer Social. The social will be held on August 29, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Raised Rooftop Bar, located in the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. Appetizers and drinks will be served. Advanced tickets cost $35 and tickets at the door will be $45. To register, click here.

Clifford Law Offices is currently investigating various features of travel insurance products offered by credit card companies and AIG Insurance Co. If in the past twenty-four (24) months, you have purchased via credit a travel insurance policy underwritten by AIG or its subsidiaries, and that policy was canceled in the last twelve (12) months, our attorneys would like to speak with you. Please phone us at 312-899-9090.

Collisions with commercial trucks are often catastrophic and cause serious emotional, mental, and financial damage to the victims. And more often than not, those victims are the ones in the passenger vehicle, not the truck. Dealing with truck accident claims is an equally jarring process. Unfortunately, trucking companies and their insurers are usually out to save money, not promote your best interests. In the aftermath of a truck accident, many of these insurers will try…

Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices wrote an August 2019 column for Chicago Lawyer Magazine titled, “Suntan Motion.” In this article, Bob talks about lawsuits against companies who sell sunscreen with alleged false advertising. For example, a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit was filed against the makers of Banana Boat sunscreen products alleging that their products do not provide the promised level of sun protection on its label. To read the…