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Georgetown University Law Center Professor Maria Glover has been named the annual Robert A. Clifford Scholar-in-Residence at DePaul University College of Law. A committee of leading civil justice faculty examined the work of professors nationwide who have contributed to this field and chose Glover as the national “rising star” in civil justice, and this year’s Scholar. In her role as Scholar-in-Residence, Glover will participate in classes and faculty activities within her areas of expertise, culminating…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be a speaker at American Association for Justice Education’s Mastering the Medicine: Medical Negligence and Birth Trauma Seminar, which will take place on November 3-5, 2021, in Atlanta, GA. Sarah will be presenting at 3:30 –4:15 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2021. To learn more about this seminar, click here.

One uncommon but known condition that can occur after a baby is born is postpartum hemorrhage. When it happens, a woman has more bleeding than normal — usually about half a quart (500 ml) during vaginal birth or one quart (1,000 ml) after a cesarean birth. Stanford Children’s Health estimates that about 1 to 5 in 100 women experience postpartum hemorrhage, and that it is more likely to occur with a cesarean birth. Meanwhile, a…

Clifford Law Offices has been retained by an injured passenger in September 25th’s Amtrak derailment in Montana, that left three people dead and dozens injured. The firm, which recently obtained a $57 million settlement against Amtrak for the 2017 derailment in Seattle, Washington, is examining all avenues of legal liability as it prepares filing a lawsuit against all those responsible for this tragedy. Clifford Law Offices has assembled a team of experts including former National…

As rail experts turn to the condition of the railroad tracks near the site of September 25’s Amtrak derailment in Montana, that left three people dead and dozens injured, Clifford Law Offices, an experienced law firm in representing families injured or killed in Amtrak crashes, is looking into the legal consequences for those who might be responsible for this tragedy. Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers in numerous rail crashes and derailments, one of the…

Clifford Law Offices, an experienced law firm in representing families injured or killed in Amtrak crashes, says that the tragic crash that killed three people and injured dozens more was preventable, according to the experienced rail attorneys at the firm. Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers in numerous rail crashes and derailments, one of the latest being a number of people injured or killed in the derailment of Amtrak 501 near Seattle, Washington. A settlement…

Clifford Law Offices, a highly experienced law firm in representing families injured or killed in Amtrak crashes, stated on Saturday, September 25th, 2021, that the tragic crash in Montana with eight derailed cars injured more than 50 people and killed at least three was likely preventable, according to the experienced rail attorneys at the firm. Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers in numerous rail crashes and derailments, one of the latest being a number of…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Special Interrogatories” at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update & Review Seminar on October 22nd, 2021. Cosgrove, who has taken many cases to record verdicts across the state, will be participating in the morning seminar that offers four hours of continuing legal education credit.  Other topics that will be covered include nursing home litigation, premises liability, mass torts and construction cases. The…

Clifford Law Offices Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. Clifford, was interviewed in Politico about the advisory role he played in the U.S. government’s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) with Ken Feinberg, who was appointed as the first Special Master of the federal government’s VCF. The number of funds dispersed to families included economic loss (such as loss of salary) and “the value of life”, which is trickier to calculate. As a personal injury…