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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…

Press conference was held November 24, 2025, at 11:00 am CT. Video recording of the conference can be viewed below. Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit on Monday, November 24, 2025, against a popular west suburban bar in the death of a mother killed by a man who was overserved there, then slammed into her disabled vehicle. Joseph T. Murphy, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has filed suit against Rafferty’s Irish Pub in Countryside after…

Clifford Law Offices partner Tracy A. Brammeier has been named one of Law Bulletin Media’s 6th Annual Top Women in the Law honorees. Selected from over 400 nominations, Tracy was recognized for her outstanding leadership, dedication to advancing women in the legal profession, and her remarkable record of success in personal injury litigation matters.  A distinguished litigator, Tracy Brammeier handles high-stakes cases involving transportation, aviation, and catastrophic injuries, consistently securing justice for victims and their…

Initial details released Thursday, November 20, 2025, by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicate that the crash of a UPS cargo jet on November 4 was preventable, according to Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, who has represented families in every commercial airline crash in America in the last 45 years. He has been retained by people who were injured or lost loved ones in the UPS…

In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Clifford Law Offices partners Robert A. Clifford and Tracy A. Brammeier, who are among the attorneys representing the families of victims in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 in Ethiopia, shared their perspective on the unprecedented legal battle over Boeing’s accountability. Tracy Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices and Court-Appointed Liaison Counsel in the ongoing litigation, told Newsweek, “Everything about the case is really unprecedented… this is…

Clifford Law Offices has been retained by a Louisville family who lost a loved one in the tragic crash of a UPS cargo jet on November 4 in Louisville, Kentucky, when its left engine detached from the aircraft, crashing to the ground shortly after takeoff. The internationally acclaimed plaintiffs’ firm has been contacted by several others who lost loved ones in the tragedy when the engine full of jet fuel struck the ground and exploded…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, authored a column titled “Rules of the Road” for Chicago Lawyer, which examines the liability of Amazon and its delivery drivers. Several cases have been brought around the country for accidents allegedly caused by delivery drivers, often in a hurry to complete their jobs. Clifford examines the argument that Amazon identifies its drivers as third parties, even though they appear to the public as…