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As more and more lawyers use artificial intelligence (AI) in the profession, it is imperative that they not rely on this new tool without human legal knowledge to review any work product. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices and columnist for the Chicago Lawyer magazine, wrote about the issues lawyers are confronting as AI becomes a tool in their toolbox to improve efficiency when representing clients. That efficiency, however, should…

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of its aviation practice, spoke with FOX 32 Chicago news anchor Anita Blanton about the tragic crash that occurred at LaGuardia Airport on March 22, 2026. Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a Port Authority vehicle, killing the two pilots and injuring many others. For more than 15 minutes, Durkin described how this crash was preventable and the work the law firm is undertaking…

Clifford Law Offices, an internationally recognized leader in plaintiffs’ aviation litigation, had its aviation experts create a draft animation (video is below) of the crash of Air Canada Express Flight 8646 and a fire rescue truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on March 22, 2026, that left two pilots dead and dozens of others injured. “This crash was preventable had everyone been doing their jobs. The air traffic controller obviously cleared the fire truck…

Kristofer S. Riddle, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a total of $13,045,000 in settlements surrounding the September 25, 2021, derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder Train 7 outside Joplin, Montana, which was finalized on March 31, 2026. The settlement concludes the cases filed by Clifford Law Offices in the federal district court that involved the derailment of eight of Train 7’s passenger cars due to poor track conditions, including worn rail, vertical track deflection, subgrade…

The federal court of appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, denied the petition of families of two crashes of Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft to move forward with its criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer for violating the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA). In a 10-page per curiam decision by the three-judge Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel, the court upheld the dismissal by a federal district court judge in Texas who dismissed…

Attorneys from Clifford Law Offices served as judges and trial coaches at the American Association of Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC), held March 5–8 at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago. Partners Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles R. Haskins, David F. Jasinski, Thomas J. Tomasik, Joseph T. Murphy, Gregory M. Beck, and Scott J. Kater, along with associates Nicholas T. Motherway, Devin J. Piper, and Matthew M. Moyer contributed their…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, who has been involved in every major commercial airline crash in the U.S. in the last five decades, said he was disturbed by the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) initial findings revealed in a press conference that occurred on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Those findings included a detailed, second-by-second summary of the last three minutes of the Jazz Aviation airplane’s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)…

Craig J. Squillace, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will join the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism Seminar on Friday, April 24, 2026, to speak on “Ethics and Social Media.” Craig Squillace, who plays an integral role in the firm’s auto accident practice group, has spent over 20 years representing clients in automobile crash cases. He is recognized as a leading Chicago plaintiffs attorney known for handling his cases with intellect, respect, and…

A tour bus filled with passengers crashed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of Sunday, March 22, 2026, when it went over a five-foot embankment, nearly hitting a building. At least 41 people were injured and transported to local hospitals. Two people are reported to be in critical condition. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department required assistance from emergency responders from nearby towns. Officials say the tour bus from the Chicago area crashed as…