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The trial on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 jet begins today, 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…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices and past President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), will be moderating a panel of judges, Tuesday, January 13, at the Daley Center on “Navigating the Law Division: Trial Essentials From the Bench CLE.” Hon. Thomas V. Lyons II, Presiding Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, will be addressing what to expect from the trial setting call and the pre-trial call. Hon….

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…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Courtney A. Berlin, associate, have been recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining one of the Top 100 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2024 on behalf of their client in Lopez, et al. v. Yoon, et al. Attorneys: Keith A. Hebeisen, Partner; Courtney A. Berlin, Associate Case: Lopez, et al. v. Yoon, et al. Type: Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice,…

Following a $289 million verdict for a groundskeeper who developed cancer after long-term exposure to a cancer-causing pesticide, Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices and a columnist for the Chicago Lawyer, authored a piece titled “Hiding Behind Their Sheilds” in the December-January issue, writing that corporate immunity is an argument corporations use to try to avoid responsibility for those injured by exposure to the dangerous chemical. Farmers often suffer the…

Clifford Law Offices filed two civil lawsuits on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, against a Kane County chiropractor who has been criminally charged with the unauthorized taping of his patients in various stages of undress, including completely nude, during their medical visits without their knowledge or consent. David F. Jasinski, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Matthew D. Moyer, Senior Associate, filed the civil actions this morning against Dr. David Hanson, Hanson Family Chiropractic, and PMI…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Courtney A. Berlin, associate at the firm, authored an article titled “The Evolution & Future of Illinois Jury Instruction 15.01” for the Illinois Trial Lawyer Association’s Winter 2026 Trial Journal publication. The article provides historical context for the Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions (IPI), discussing their adoption in 1961 and subsequent updates in 1965, 1977, 1981, and 2000. Cosgrove and Berlin focus on the 2021 revision of…

Internationally recognized Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, along with Sam Aguiar of Louisville, Kentucky, filed the first wrongful death lawsuits on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, against multiple parties in the November 4 crash of a UPS cargo jet shortly after takeoff from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. The plaintiffs’ firms filed two lawsuits Wednesday morning in Kentucky state court on behalf of families who lost loved ones when the MD-11 crashed shortly after takeoff into…

An internal memo from UPS Airlines President Bill Moore revealed that the company’s entire MD-11 cargo fleet will remain grounded for “several months instead of weeks.” The extent of inspections and repairs raises public concerns about the fleet’s safety and the role litigation will play in the November 4, 2025, Louisville crash that killed 14 and injured 23 others. Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke to WLKY about the impact of these…