Class Action/Mass Torts

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…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named the lead counsel in the class action fight against Pella window company for allegedly defective, leaking windows. Law 360 reported on the decision by U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel. To read more about this story, see the following story below. Clifford Law Offices Tapped To Lead Pella Window Fight By Lance Duroni Law360, Chicago (September 15, 2014, 5:32 PM ET)…

Clifford Law Offices filed a complaint this week against United Airlines in Cook County Circuit Court that alleges that United Airlines improperly favors the transportation of cargo over passenger luggage when planes approach or exceed an acceptable weight. The firm, along with Zimmerman Law Offices in Chicago, filed the complaint on behalf of Gina Spadoni who alleges that she paid an extra fee to have her bag on her flight only to find that it…

Clifford Law Offices is part of the legal team that filed a class action lawsuit a week ago against Target for its negligent mishandling of its customers’ credit and debit card information during the peak holiday shopping season. More than three weeks after Target discovered that the data had been mishandled, Target admitted that 40 million people had their credit card and encrypted debit card info stolen during the time between Black Friday and the…

The Articulated Surface Replacement, or ASR, hip replacement device may cost Johnson & Johnson less than originally anticipated. After a reported tentative offer of over $4 billion, the lawyers for Johnson & Johnson reportedly went to work negotiating a new settlement offer at a reduced figure of $2.56 billion. However, the reduction does not tell the complete story, as separate suits could still be filed for pain and damages, which makes this a base figure…

Multiple sources have confirmed that a tentative settlement agreement has been reached in the case of faulty hip devices. Clifford Law Offices represents several clients who have been victims of this faulty device. The current reported settlement amount stands at $4.4 billion, but could go up a few hundred million more should the plaintiffs also secure the right to have insurance and Medicare payouts reimbursed, according to Bloomberg News and The New York Times. The…

September 13, 2013 Leah Hope speaks to the Cooks for an ABC Channel 7 interview on Advocate Medical Clifford Law Offices has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a couple from Chicago’s south suburbs who apparently have been the victims of identity theft in the past few weeks. Jason and Marquita Cook are plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed by Clifford Law Offices against Advocate Medical, a company whose offices reportedly were…

Class Action Inquiry Form Clifford Law Offices filed a class action lawsuit against Advocate Medical Group for its negligence in the mishandling of important patient information and privacy issues on behalf of more than four million people. The case was filed as a class action lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago. If you have been affected by this mishandling of your information and want to join the legal action, please click here to…