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Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices and established Chicago medical malpractice attorney, will be presented with the 2024 Above and Beyond Award by the American Association for Justice. The American Association for Justice (AAJ) is dedicated to advocating for plaintiffs’ rights and justice through legal representation, lobbying efforts, education, and providing lawyers with a community of like-minded peers in the United States. Each year, the AAJ honors trial lawyers, affiliates, and advocates who…

Following a $60 million verdict in downstate Illinois on behalf of the parents of a twin who died from tainted baby formula, hundreds of parents are awaiting trial against some formula makers where medical research has linked their cow milk-based product to a dangerous neonatal medical condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). NEC is an intestinal disorder causing intestinal inflammation that may cause holes in the intestine. Bacteria from the intestine can leak into the…

Attorneys and families reacted vehemently during a near two-hour meeting Sunday (June 30, 2024) with the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Division and other DOJ lawyers regarding the next steps it intends to take regarding Boeing following two crashes and other safety concerns at the aircraft manufacturer. The DOJ presented what families and lawyers termed a “sweetheart deal” that will be asking Boeing to accept several terms that they disagreed with and…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was sworn in as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the Association’s 110th Annual Installation and Dinner before nearly 700 attendees at the Palmer House in Chicago. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was the keynote speaker and recipient of the WBAI’s The Woman with Vision Award. Sarah King has had substantial trial experience as an attorney of record…

Yvette Loizon, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been awarded the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Award for the third consecutive year. This award recognizes attorneys serving on the ITLA Amicus Curiae Committee for their extensive volunteer efforts in filing “friend of the court” briefs at the Supreme Court level and their professional efforts on behalf of the organization. As a member of the Committee, Yvette Loizon has applied her…

Keith Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $6.35 million verdict on June 26, 2024, on behalf of a west suburban man who had a heart transplant following undiagnosed coronary ischemia. The patient’s wife also was a plaintiff in the lawsuit. For more than six months, Edgardo Lopez, 56, saw his physician, Dr. Peter Yoon, who failed to undertake proper testing that would have discovered Lopez’s heart condition despite initial tests that indicated further…

As the families await word from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding its next steps in the criminal prosecution of Boeing following two deadly crashes five years ago, the attorney for families on Monday, June 24, 2024, filed a motion for reconsideration before the Texas federal judge to reconsider his earlier ruling denying an independent corporate monitor of Boeing’s facilities. Citing recent safety incidents and concerns since the ruling of Judge Reed O’Connor in February…

A constant advocate for Chicago’s next generation of leaders, Clifford Law Offices is deeply engaged in community partnerships that promote the education and growth of young minds. Among those partnerships is Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, a unique Chicago school that provides a Catholic, college preparatory education and professional work experience to students from Spanish-speaking families with limited financial means. By partnering with local businesses, Cristo Rey has built a unique program that provides its…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be sworn in as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) on Thursday, June 27, at the 110th Annual Installation and Dinner. The event will be held at 5 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago. Sarah King has had substantial trial experience as an attorney of record in many of the firm’s trials. In less than a decade, she…