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Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, led a team of lawyers at the firm that obtained a verdict of $7.25 million on behalf of a 32-year-old woman who underwent a hysterectomy following negligent complications during the procedure and delayed recognition of a postpartum hemorrhage. David F. Jasinski, partner at the firm, and Devin J. Piper, associate, also tried the two-week-long case. The verdict is a record in Cook County for a hysterectomy case,…

Clifford Law Offices, an internationally recognized leader in plaintiffs’ aviation litigation, had its aviation experts create a draft animation (video is below) of the crash of Air Canada Express Flight 8646 and a fire rescue truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on March 22, 2026, that left two pilots dead and dozens of others injured. “This crash was preventable had everyone been doing their jobs. The air traffic controller obviously cleared the fire truck…

The federal court of appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, denied the petition of families of two crashes of Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft to move forward with its criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer for violating the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA). In a 10-page per curiam decision by the three-judge Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel, the court upheld the dismissal by a federal district court judge in Texas who dismissed…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices and internationally recognized plaintiffs’ attorney, commented on the latest aviation tragedy that occurred at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on Sunday, March 22, 2026, leaving the two pilots dead and several others injured. LaGuardia Airport has been shut down until at least this afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An Air Canada Express jet reportedly crashed into an Airport Rescue and Fire…

Clifford Law Offices announces the addition of two accomplished trial attorneys to the firm. Gregory M. Beck and Scott J. Kater bring unique talent, deep litigation experience, and unwavering determination to complex, high-profile matters. Their arrival further strengthens the firm’s nationally recognized catastrophic injury practice, advancing its mission of Righting the Heaviest Wrongs® for individuals and families facing life-altering loss. Gregory M. Beck was formerly with the City of Chicago Department of Law as a…

Internationally recognized aviation attorneys from Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, along with local Louisville attorney Sam Aguiar, filed a loss of consortium claim today, Friday, January 23, 2026, on behalf of the 15th individual to die as a result of the UPS cargo jet crash that occurred two months ago in Louisville, Kentucky. After battling extreme burns and other catastrophic injuries for more than seven weeks following the crash, Alain Rodriguez Colina, who was working…

Cases on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet settled late Tuesday, January 13, 2026, after a jury was selected and opening statements were set to begin Wednesday morning. The amounts were confidential. Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and lead counsel for the plaintiffs, was set to give his opening statement this morning before…

The trial on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 jet began Monday, January 12, 2026, in federal district court in Chicago, with Robert Clifford leading the plaintiff’s trial team. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will be presiding over the trial to determine damages. It is expected to last one week. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago,…

The trial on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 jet begins Monday (Jan. 12, 2026) in federal district court in Chicago, with Robert Clifford leading the plaintiff’s trial team. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will be presiding over the trial to determine damages. It is expected to last one week. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago…