http://www.cliffordlaw.com daily 1 2008-11-07T16:48:26Z http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/toyota-halts-sales-of-8-us-models <p>Toyota Halts Sales of 8 U.S. Models in US</p> <p><br>In a dramatic move, Toyota has halted sales of eight U.S. models of its vehicles out of fears regarding a sticking throttle issue.</p> <p>The move is being “unprecedented” in the automobile industry and the automaker gave no indication as to when it will... No publisher blogger Products Liability 2010-01-27T14:27:19Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/red-light-cameras <p>Red-Light Cameras Coming to a Halt?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><br>In a front-page story in today’s USA Today, it is reported that some communities are putting the brakes on the publicly unpopular red light cameras that have been installed at many intersections, including perhaps in Illinois.</p> <p>Billed as a safety measure, motorists have been complaining to... No publisher blogger General Information 2010-01-18T13:39:14Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/children-s-toy-and-jewlery-dangers-being-investigated <p>A recent speech by Inez Tanenbaum, Chair of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), indicates that the agency is investigating reports that children’s toys and jewelry manufactured in China contain the toxic metal cadmium as both a surface material and a substrate.&nbsp; This speech comes on the heels of an... No publisher blogger Products Liability 2010-01-15T16:05:31Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/clifford-law-offices-files-petition-for-discovery-on-behalf-of-aurora-man-injured-by-flying-ice-on-highway <p>An Aurora man was injured when a large chunk of ice crashed through the windshield of his car after sliding off of a semi-trailer that was driving under a viaduct on Butterfield Road.</p> <p>The victim, Peter Morano, retained Clifford Law Offices to assist him in finding the truck from which the... No publisher blogger Auto Accidents Truck Accidents 2010-01-14T20:34:02Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/chicago-trucker-collides-with-special-needs-bus <p>Chicago Trucker Collides with Special Needs Bus in Ohio</p> <p>A trucker from Chicago slammed into a bus carrying special needs adults in Springfield, Ohio, killing four and injuring eight more.</p> <p>The truck’s driver, Zygmunt Wieckowski, 59, from Chicago was treated and released.&nbsp; He reportedly had three speeding tickets and some citations in... No publisher blogger Truck Accidents 2010-01-09T20:21:14Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/victims-in-special-needs-bus <p>Victims in Special Needs Bus a Tight-Knit Group</p> <p>Reporters describe those on the special needs bus as a “tight-knit group” who all looked out for one another.&nbsp; They would work and play with each other all day, taking care of one another if the other was sick, according to media reports.</p> <p>As... No publisher blogger Truck Accidents 2010-01-09T20:11:43Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/tanker-truck-kills-four-in-special-needs-van <p>Tanker Truck Kills Four in Special Needs Van</p> <p>A tanker truck collided into a passenger van transporting adults with special needs on Interstate 70 in the Dayton, Ohio area Thursday.&nbsp; The Dayton Daily News is reporting that four people died and at least several more were injured.</p> <p>The tragic crash occurred just... No publisher blogger Truck Accidents 2010-01-08T16:13:04Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/explosion-at-steel-mill <p>Explosion at Northwest Indiana Steel Mill</p> <p>An explosion at a Northwest Indiana steel mill killed one person and injured four others on Thursday night.&nbsp; Portage, Indiana Mayor Olga Velazquez told reporters the explosion happened in the melt shop of the Beta Steel Corporation in Portage..</p> <p>The four injured suffered serious steam burns.... No publisher blogger Explosions 2010-01-08T16:07:00Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/detroit-hotel-fire-kills-three <p>The lighting of a cigarette reportedly has been found to have caused a deadly fire in a Detroit hotel that killed three people and left many homeless New Year’s Eve.</p> <p>A residential hotel in Midtown Detroit was ripped by the fire when a drunken man used a piece of paper to... No publisher Clifford Law Offices 2010-01-05T04:19:43Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/train-accidents-in-lake-forest <p>According to a recent article in <a href="http://www.gazebonews.com">Gazebo News</a>, an online news site covering Chicago’s North Shore, there have been six collisions between people and trains since 1988 at the Metra station in west Lake Forest.</p> <p>In 1988, two people were killed when a woman, who had fallen on the tracks,... No publisher blogger Train Accidents 2009-12-23T20:22:27Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/blinds-and-shades-recalled <p>50 Million Blinds and Shades Recalled</p> <p>Risk to children is the reason that 50 million roll-up blinds and Roman-type shades have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).</p> <p>The government together with the window covering industry today (Wed., 12/16/09) recalled the products because of the risk that children may be... No publisher blogger Recall 2009-12-17T01:26:21Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/medical-malpractice-lawyer-of-the-year <p>Robert Clifford Named Chicago Best Lawyers Medical Malpractice <br>Lawyer of the Year for 2010<br><br> Robert A. Clifford, nationally renown personal injury attorney in Chicago, has been named Chicago Best Lawyers Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year for 2010.<br><br> Best Lawyers, the oldest and one of the most respected peer-review publications... No publisher blogger Medical Malpractice 2009-11-16T19:39:31Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/cta-bus-crashes-into-house <p>A Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into a house today on Chicago’s South Side.&nbsp; The incident, which occurred about 5:40 a.m., resulted in sending three Morgan Park people and the bus driver, to area hospitals.<br><br>The Pullman 111th/115th Street bus was traveling southbound when it struck a brick home at West... No publisher blogger Bus Accidents 2009-11-10T18:10:02Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/cta-stroller-accident <p>According to reports, a stroller carrying a 1-year-old girl was stuck in the door of a CTA train yesterday as it left the Red Line’s Morse station.&nbsp; The girl reportedly remains in the hospital after falling onto the ground near the tracks.&nbsp; She was taken by ambulance to Children's Memorial... No publisher blogger CTA Trains 2009-11-06T03:40:45Z Blog Entry http://www.cliffordlaw.com/blog/beware-of-fraudulent-h1n1-products <p>To inform consumers the FDA has released a list of websites that are or were illegally marketing “unauthorized, uncleared, or unauthorized products in relation to the 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus (sometimes referred to as the “swine flu” virus).”</p> <p>The products listed include hand sanitizers, herbal extracts, inhalers, shampoos, teas, masks and... No publisher blogger FDA 2009-10-30T16:05:19Z Blog Entry