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A family from Kansas aboard the Amtrak train that derailed Monday, June 27, 2022 in rural Missouri is among those who will be filing lawsuits against the train company as well as the company that owned the dump truck hauling rock that blocked the tracks. The family, who was taken to a hospital for their injuries, contacted Clifford Law Offices to help them find out...

In America, every four hours, someone is hit by a train. These accidents are tragically more common than many think, especially in Chicago, where trains are part of our daily lives. Illinois is ranked 2nd in the country for the most highway-rail crossings, totaling over 14,000. Consequently, it has also led us to be one of the most dangerous states in the nation for fatal...

Kristofer Riddle, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was interviewed in an NPR segment about the Amtrak derailment that occurred on June 27, 2022, in Missouri. Listen below.

A Chicago-bound Amtrak train with 243 passengers and 12 crew members on board reportedly crashed on Monday, June 27, 2022, into a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, about 80 miles northwest of Columbia, derailing eight cars and two locomotives. It is being reported that three people have been killed and dozens injured in that derailment in rural central Missouri at a crossing with no signals...

Clifford Law Offices associate attorney, Tracy A. Brammeier, Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section (YLS), published an article entitled “CBA Mediations, At Your Service,” in the May/June edition of the CBA Record. Pandemic Trial Overflow Slows Court Proceedings In her article, Tracy addresses the backlog of trial cases due to court closures during the pandemic and offers a solution to easing the...