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Clifford Law Offices filed four more lawsuits in Illinois against United Airlines on behalf of passengers from various states who are suffering significant emotional trauma and distress stemming from a flight that experienced a fiery engine loss while traveling from Denver to Hawaii on Feb. 20, 2021. UA Flight 328, a Boeing 777-200, was en route to Honolulu when four minutes after takeoff the right engine failed and was engulfed in flames. Pilots were forced…

Founder and Senior Partner Robert A. Clifford of Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article titled, “Follow the Money” for Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s April/May 2021 edition. In the article, Bob writes about how addiction to prescribed pain medications, or opioids, has risen dramatically in the past two decades with over 400,000 people across the nation dying from the opioid epidemic. Last May, the Clifford Tort Symposium brought together the best academic minds to “discuss the various…

The reaction was swift to the April 20, 2021 action by the Boeing Board of Directors that raised the minimum mandatory retirement age for executives from 64 to 70. The current CEO Dave Calhoun turned 64 this week. He became CEO in January 2020, about halfway through the nearly two-year grounding of the 737 MAX following two crashes that took the lives of 346 people. Michael Stumo, father of Samya Rose Stumo who was killed…

Getting regular prenatal care from a team of trusted obstetrical professionals is essential for a healthy pregnancy. A healthy pregnancy usually results in a healthy baby. During prenatal care, your obstetrician or midwife will recommend and perform testing on both you and your baby. Known as antenatal testing, or prenatal testing, these checkups, screenings, and procedures are designed to ensure a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery for both you and your baby. Antenatal testing…

On Friday, April 16, 2021, Clifford Law Offices filed two lawsuits in Illinois against United Airlines on behalf of two passengers who suffering significant trauma stemming from a flight that experienced a fiery engine loss while traveling from Denver to Hawaii on February 20, 2021. UA Flight 328 Boeing 777-200 was en route to Honolulu when four minutes after takeoff an explosion occurred, and the right engine was engulfed in flames. Pilots were forced to…

Premises liability pertains to injuries suffered due to negligence by property owners. A premises liability lawsuit holds a property owner responsible for damages caused by an injury on their property. Examples of situations that may give rise to premises liability lawsuits are: Broken staircases Children on property Cluttered walking paths Damaged thresholds Dangerous property Elevator and escalator accidents Ice and snow accumulation Inadequate maintenance Injury in a swimming pool Negligent or inadequate security Restaurant liability…

The weeks and months leading up to the birth of a baby are full of joy and anticipation. Parents-to-be must be informed by their obstetrician of potential conditions and complications that can occur throughout the course of a pregnancy. One such condition is preeclampsia. As with many other medical conditions, the sooner preeclampsia is diagnosed and treated, the greater the chances of a healthy mother and baby at delivery.  Preeclampsia is known as a hypertensive…

Several passengers have retained Clifford Law Offices after suffering severe post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from a United Airlines flight that experienced a fiery engine loss while traveling from Denver to Hawaii on February 20. UA Flight 328 Boeing 777-200 was in route to Honolulu when four minutes after takeoff an explosion occurred, and the right engine was engulfed in flames. Pilots were forced to turn back to Denver as passengers witnessed the plane on fire…

Erin E. Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is Co-Chair of the annual Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Spring Awards Celebration to be held virtually Thursday, April 29. She also serves as President of its Board. Clifford, along with Board Vice President and co-chair Brian Monico of Hale and Monico, will host the evening that is a fundraiser to promote mentoring and tutoring programs supporting Chicago youth. For more than 25 years, Lend-A-Hand has been awarding…