A proposal by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to significantly revise nutrition labels for the first time in 20 years, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (“Food Labels Set for New Look,” Feb. 27, 2014). In a story by Thomas M. Burton and Annie Gasparro, it was reported that the Obama administration is looking for food labels to have larger-font calorie counts and more realistic portion sizes so that…
Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was quoted by Associated Press reporter Scott Mayerowitz in a story that appeared March 16, 2014, entitled, “Will Missing Jet Prompt Change in Aviation System?” AP wrote, “Numerous experts have said it is time to update tracking abilities and use satellite links to provide real-time feeds on the operation of planes and conversations within the cockpit.” Clifford told AP, though, “If such information were to be…
Bob Clifford is speaking with Mara Georges, former City of Chicago corporation Counsel, and now partner at Daley & Georges, a Chicago law firm that concentrates on governmental issues. Among her clients includes the taxi cab companies in Chicago. She and Bob Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, were invited to testify on a panel Thursday, March 13, 2014, before the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee on the safety and insurance issues of UberX cars….
Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke once again to popular radio show host Gil Gross on KKSF Radio on the latest details available Friday afternoon (March 14, 2014) on the vanishing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. For more than 10 minutes, Mr. Clifford spoke to Gil and his wife Rhoda, discussing the various theories that were being bandied about this “ever-changing story,” according to Gil. “There’s nothing off the table here,” Clifford said of the various…
In response to criticism stemming from a failure to properly investigate complaints of ignition switch failures in many of their models, General Motors has hired a private investigator to determine if the company failed to adequately respond to the dangerous condition. The New York Times reported that over the last 11 years, GM has received more than 260 complaints of cars spontaneously shutting down while drivers were on highways, in city traffic, and even on…
March 14, 2014 Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be demonstrating an opening statement in “The Trial of Wyatt Earp” at the American Bar Association’s Boot camp Trial Training for Young Lawyers in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 9. A number of top trial attorneys from around the country will gather to put on a day-long mock trial of Wyatt Earp with the Hon. Marvin J. Garbis of the U.S. District Court for…
Personal injury and aviation accident attorney at Clifford Law, Kevin Durkin was featured in Chicago Lawyer Magazine in an article called The Durkin 5. Of the eight Durkin brothers, five of them have become respected legal professionals in Illinois. The article talks about how the brothers grew up in Chicago’s West Side, later relocating to a house on Canterbury Street in Westchester. Their mother, a petite woman, was described by her sons as being “tough…
Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, appeared on a number of radio shows on the West Coast – from San Francisco to Los Angeles – speaking about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. In particular, Mr. Clifford spoke on the issue of deployable recorder technology that he said should be on every commercial flight. The “live black box,” as it is sometimes called, would be ejected from the aircraft upon impact…
Target Corp.’s chief information officer who was in charge of the chain’s computer systems resigned Wednesday (March 6, 2014) following the massive data breach over the holiday season to which the retailer recently admitted. It was reported in The Wall Street Journal (“Tech Executive at Target Resigns After Data Breach,” March 6, 2014) that Beth Jacob, the executive in charge of the discounter’s computer systems, is leaving as Target is reported to be working on…