Aviation

The remaining eight federal court lawsuits involving families who lost loved ones in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo, New York, were settled just weeks before a trial was set to begin in federal court. Clifford Law Offices represented families who lost loved ones in five of those lawsuits, who were among the 49 people killed when the Colgan aircraft crashed in Clarence Center near Buffalo on Feb. 12, 2009. The cases…

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kathy M. Flanagan entered a second order today (Monday, March 31, 2014) dismissing a Petition for Discovery against Chicago-based Boeing Company and Malaysian Airlines. The initial dismissal order explained the impropriety of a Chicago law firm filing the action under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 224. Today’s second order explains her position on the possibility of ordering sanctions against the Chicago law firm. She explained that because service of the order…

As predicted, the Petition for Discovery that was filed against Boeing in the Malaysia Airlines crash was dismissed Friday on the court’s own motion on the grounds that “the petition exceeds the scope of allowable discovery.” Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kathy M. Flanagan, also the judge who dismissed two similar petitions last year filed by the same Chicago law firm, again dismissed this action against Chicago-based Boeing. Judge Flanagan, Supervising Judge of the Motions…

Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago which has been involved in nearly every commercial aviation crash in America in the last three decades as well as many international aviation tragedies across the world, is criticizing the filing of any lawsuit or action against any parties yet in the mystery surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Already a Chicago law firm has filed a discovery petition in Chicago against Boeing, which is…

Boeing, together with one of their key suppliers, reportedly have launched an investigation into 43 defective 787 Dreamliner jets that are still in Boeing’s possession, according to a story by The Wall Street Journal in an article titled “Boeing to Inspect Wings of Undelivered Dreamliners for Cracks,” published March 7, 2014. The investigation is geared toward examining hairline cracks in the wings caused during the manufacture of the jets, according to the Wall Street Journal…

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sunday a Vietnamese search aircraft has found fragments of what is suspected to be a Malaysia Airlines jetliner that went missing Saturday with 239 people aboard. The fragments are reported to be an inner door and a piece of an airplane tail, according to media reports. Malaysia Airlines is reporting that it has not received confirmation regarding the suspected debris. It was becoming nightfall in the area and…

Boeing Airlines, based in Chicago, has tweeted that it has assembled a team “for technical assistance” and in a separate tweet stated that the “Boeing team is now en route to assist on MH370.” The destination of the technical team was not stated in the tweets. In the meantime, concern continues to rise about the report that two passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that was headed for Beijing early Saturday were carrying stolen passports….

Three Americans have been confirmed among the passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that has been missing since Saturday morning after it left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing, China. People from 14 countries were on the plane. As an international search crew continues to look for the aircraft, officials have told the media that a 50-year-old long-time executive for IBM from Texas is among those on the plane. Two small children, aged two and four, carrying…

Six countries, including the United States, are part of the international search team for the missing Boeing 777-200 airliner that reportedly disappeared Saturday morning over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 passengers aboard. The plane reportedly was flying at about 35,000 feet in non-threatening weather. As air and water search crews scour the Gulf as well as the South China Sea, the issue of two passengers boarding Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has emerged in media…