Class Action/Mass Torts

The class action lawsuit filed on behalf of owners of Volkswagen diesel-engine vehicles has garnered quite a bit of press, even around the globe, especially considering that the German car maker has admitted that up to 11 million vehicles worldwide may be affected by the “defeat devices.” Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at the firm, spoke to the Chicago Tribune as well as to several other media outlets that resulted in stories that…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reportedly is expanding its search into the so-called “defeat devices” in all diesel engine cars in the country. Industry Week is reporting that the scandal surrounding Volkswagen’s deception regarding its diesel engine cars may impact 11 million cars worldwide, according to The New York Times in a story today (Sept. 22, 2015). And industry reports are saying that the EPA may be expanding its emissions probe to other car…

Clifford Law Offices, a leading mass tort/class action firm based in Chicago, today filed a complaint against Volkswagen on behalf of hundreds of thousands of people who have been duped by the German car maker in buying several environmentally friendly cars when, in fact, they were not. The 20-page complaint alleges deceptive and fraudulent business practices as well as violations of the Clean Air Act, EPA regulations and state consumer fraud statutes in Illinois and…

Clifford Law Offices is handling a number of cases involving the highly controversial Volkswagen and Audi diesel engine scheme for which the car maker’s CEO has already apologized. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency learned of the scam where software apparently was created that could fool emissions tests while spewing up to 40 times the legal limit of the pollutant nitrogen oxide into the environment, yet called these vehicles environmental friendly. Up to a half million…

Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized personal injury and wrongful death law firm and also a leader in various class action cases, is handling cases involving the VW/Audi diesel engine scheme involving nearly a half million vehicles sold since 2008. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at the firm, recently was appointed co-lead counsel by U.S. District Court Judge James B. Zagel of the Northern District of Illinois “as class counsel for his demonstrated…

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The personal injury attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have handled class actions for over three decades. At the current time, there are several class actions in which the firm is involved, three of which the firm has been designated lead or co-lead counsel. Class action lawsuits allow for claims relating to common issues or facts that would otherwise be too small to litigate individually, to proceed in state or federal court, depending upon the nature…

By Robert A. Clifford, Senior Partner and Lead Counsel in Pella Window Class Action, and Shannon McNulty, Partner, Clifford Law Offices If you have Pella ProLine Casement windows, you may be a member of a class action underway in the Northern District of Illinois. For more information, go to www.CliffordLaw.com/class actions. Q: I have Pella ProLine casement windows, but they are not showing any signs of defect rot. Am I still a class member? What…