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Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained on Monday, November 26, 2018, a record $5.5 million settlement on behalf of a man who was severely injured on his motorcycle. John Kirkton of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company confirmed that the settlement is the highest settlement or verdict that has ever been previously reported in McHenry County, IL. The previous high was $4.35 million settlement in 2007 for a brain damaged infant. Randy Ritter,…

Drones have been popular holiday gifts, but many people may not know that purchasing insurance is a good idea for your unmanned aircraft. Stories appear after the holidays about anxious recipients of the gift immediately opening their drones and setting them in flight in the living room, only to have them get caught in ceiling sprinklers, tangled in daughters’ hair and crashing into the Christmas tree. Even more hazardous were national news stories reporting that…

With more than three times as many drones operating in the U.S. than manned aircraft, commercial applications of the unmanned aircraft – from package deliveries to video applications – still await airborne-identification rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). And, according to a recent story in The Wall Street Journal, those regulations may not be coming as quickly as once expected. In “Rule Delay Slows Drone Industry,” Nov. 23, 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported…

The Wall Street Journal recently reported (Friday, Nov. 23, 2018) that the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play inclined sleeper has caused at least 30 infant deaths and more than 700 injuries since 2005 because of the angle of the baby’s head when napping. The newspaper reported that more than half of those 30 deaths – 16 – occurred since September, 2016. Although the padded inclined sleeper product has helped parents with babies who may be fussy…

Clifford Law Offices has been ranked in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in one practice area and regionally in several practice areas. Clifford Law Offices received the following rankings in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”: National Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Metropolitan Tier 1 Chicago Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs…

Following the crash of the Indonesia new Lion Air jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea killing all 189 people on board, Boeing is now reporting that a crucial sensor that is the subject of a Boeing safety bulletin was replaced in that aircraft the day before and possibly worsened other problems with the plane, Indonesian investigators said Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2018). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing an Airworthiness Directive to require implementation…

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Young Lawyers’ Section (YLS) Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2018) on the “Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Trial.” King, a highly experienced trial attorney particularly in the area of plaintiffs’ medical malpractice, spoke on “Taking Depositions of Treating Physicians.” The other speakers included the Hon. Clare McWilliams and Hon. Marguerite Quinn, Cook County Circuit Court Judges of the Law Division. To learn…

A new survey suggests that very few smokers know there is sugar added to cigarettes to reduce the harshness of the smoke, and that the added sugar also increases toxins in cigarette smoke. This is according to a study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. “Knowledge is power and there is a clear gap in awareness,” said lead researcher Andrew Seidenberg, a public health doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at…

An explosion on the Metra train tracks on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, near the Grayland station has killed one worker and badly injured another. Two welders were working in the 4500 block of West Byron Street when the tragedy occurred, according to officials. The two men were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where one tragically died. There were reportedly 17 workers in the area repairing the tracks. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is…