On March 10th, 2025, an air ambulance operated by Med Trans Corp crashed en route to Columbus, MS, killing the pilot and two medical crew on board. The helicopter crashed in a muddy, hard-to-access, wooded area and was consumed by fire. According to the NTSB, this tragic crash was one of 70 aircraft crashes and reportable incidents in March 2025 – 12 of which resulted in fatal injuries to someone involved. While this number is…
Erin Clifford, managing director at Clifford Law Offices and corporate wellness consultant and coach at Erin Clifford Wellness, has published her first book, “Wellness Reimagined,” which is now available for pre-order. No stranger to the stress of work-life imbalance throughout her work in education and law, Erin Clifford has experienced firsthand the challenges of navigating the fast-paced, demanding nature of high-pressure careers. Through her own self-discovery and passion for helping others, Erin now collaborates with…
Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, reacted vehemently to the aviation disaster on Thursday, April 10, 2025 when six people perished in a helicopter that fell from the sky in New York’s Hudson River, killing all six people on board. “Once again, innocent victims perished in a preventable and needless aviation disaster. The Federal Aviation Administration is not doing its job! The FAA needs to do more to protect the…
The law firms representing the families of Antoine Lewis and Darcy Belanger announce settlements in their civil litigation against Boeing Corporation, as their trial was set to begin Monday, April 7, in federal District Court in Chicago. Both Lewis and Belanger were among the 157 people who died in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX8 aircraft in Ethiopia in March 2019 minutes after takeoff from the Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia. The terms of…
The first trial begins Monday, April 7, 2025, in federal District Court in Chicago against the Boeing Corporation for the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX8 aircraft in Ethiopia on behalf of two victims who were among the 157 killed six years ago. The tragedy occurred on March 19, 2019, minutes after takeoff from the Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia. U. S. Federal District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will begin jury selection Monday at the…
The first trial is set to begin in federal District Court in Chicago on Monday, April 7, 2025, against Boeing in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX8 aircraft in Ethiopia on behalf of two victims who were among the 157 killed six years ago. U. S. Federal District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will begin jury selection Monday at the Dirksen Federal Building, 219 S. Dearborn, Courtroom 1903. Lawyers were in his courtroom today (Thursday,…
The 31st annual Clifford Tort Symposium, “Social Science and Civil Justice,” will be held at DePaul University College of Law on May 22-23. The program will examine how social scientists’ insights and procedures have influenced the civil justice system. With two dozen academics from around the country, the symposium will consider five key issues raised by social scientists, including what social science research teaches about decision maker prejudice and bias, as well as how judges…
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is scheduled to testify on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, before the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the status of the aircraft manufacturer following many years of its safety issues including the crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX8 jets that killed 346 people in the last six years. The hearing, chaired by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Safety First: Restoring Boeing’s Status as a Great American Manufacturer –…
While air travel is generally a very safe mode of transportation, unfortunately, crashes and other incidents occur nearly every day in the United States. In February 2025, 104 aviation accidents and incidents were reported to the National Transportation Safety Board. Of these incidents, 13 were fatal, killing 28 people. Another 36 people suffered injuries, though injury counts may not be up to date as many investigations are still underway and others, such as the Delta…