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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) met in Cologne, Germany, this week and several family members of the victims of the crash were present to hear what officials in Europe had to say about the potential ungrounding of the Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft. Announcement in the U.S. by airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have been made that the Boeing 737 Max8 aircraft, the subject of two crashes within five months, may be…

On September 17, 2019, Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, was named Lead Counsel in the U.S. federal district court litigation involving the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302’s Boeing 737 Max8 jet on March 10, 2019, in Ethiopia. The consolidated litigation includes 97 currently-filed individual lawsuits filed thus far in U.S. District Court in Chicago against Chicago-based Boeing and other defendants including airline parts manufacturers and aircraft designers. U.S….

Robert A. Clifford will be honored with the 2019 Distinguished Award for Excellence at the 21st Annual Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) Gala. “Mr. Clifford’s many remarkable contributions to the legal community throughout his career have made him exceedingly worthy of the Foundation’s highest honor,” according to the IBF. The sold-out event will be held on October 18th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago. Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is part of the Gala Host Committee. For more information about the Gala,…

Kristofer S. Riddle, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a nearly $17 million verdict on September 13, 2019 following a two-week trial in Tacoma on behalf of two injured people and the spouse of another. The trial in federal district court involving a speeding Amtrak 501 train represents the first involving the 2017 tragedy outside DuPont, Washington, that left 60 people injured and three people killed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded in May…

The National Law Journal has recognized Robert A. Clifford as a 2019 National Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazer list in its third annual survey. Bob’s work has been exemplary over the years and the National Law Journal particularly recognized him for his recent $250 million RICO settlement against State Farm Insurance Company. “We are proud to spotlight a handful of individuals from each practice area that are truly agents of change,” wrote Vice President & General Manager…

Amidst the media reports accompanying the worldwide grounding of the 737 MAX, concluding with the reluctant Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounding, were mentions that the investigative team on the ground in Ethiopia had found “airplane configuration evidence” similar to the Lion Air Flight 610 accident. This evidence, along with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADSB) altitude data, were strong enough evidence to indicate the likelihood that the 737 MAX’s new Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS)…

Clifford Law Offices is offering a free two-hour webinar program on wellness and diversity/inclusion Thursday, Feb. 21st from 2:30-4:30 p.m. The Path to Lawyer Well Being & Conscious Inclusion Thursday, February 21, 2019 | 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. CST This two-hour program has been approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit: specifically, one hour of Mental Health/Substance Abuse and one hour of Diversity/Inclusion. Illinois Professional Responsibility CLE Requirements Illinois professional responsibility CLE requirements have changed….

Sarah F. King and Charles R. Haskins, associates at Clifford Law Offices, are co-moderating a Chicago Bar Association program on “Motion Practice in Cook County Circuit Court.” The program, to be held Thursday, Jan. 17, from 2-5 p.m. will include Chief Judge James Flannery as well as Judges Melissa Durkin, Patricia O’Brien Sheahan, Lorna Propes and James Snyder. Topics to be covered include voluntary dismissal, discovery issues, directed verdict motions, post-trial motions, motions for summary…