Aviation

Bob Clifford spoke to Anita Blanton, host of Fox News’ streaming live show “Chicago Live” on Thursday, November 6, regarding the crash of a UPS cargo jet earlier this week in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 12 people. Clifford spoke of “graveyard engineering,” a phrase often used to indicate that changes do not occur until there are deaths involving a fatal tragedy. He also said that he has received calls from lawyers in Louisville and…

Families who lost loved ones in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet said on November 6, through counsel, that they intend to file an expedited writ of mandamus to appeal the decision of a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, dismissing the criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing for the crashes that killed 346 people seven years ago. The families had argued before U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor that the Department…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices and lead counsel in the aviation litigation involving the crash of a Boeing jet that killed all 157 onboard with his firm representing 74 of the victims’ families, said regarding the latest crash in Louisville, that the Tuesday crash of a Boeing MD-11 cargo jet is reminiscent of the American Airlines jet that crashed just after takeoff from O’Hare Airport. “The engine fell off…

An investigation is underway in the crash of a UPS cargo plane shortly after takeoff from the Louisville, Kentucky, airport on November 4, 2025, that left at least nine people dead and many more injured on the ground. Over 200 first responders were on the scene rescuing people. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has a team of investigators on the scene examining how this tragedy occurred. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of…

In the 11th hour, three cases of families who lost loved ones in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 settled late, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, after a jury was selected all day Tuesday in federal district court. The crash of the UPS cargo jet is reminiscent of the 1979 crash in Chicago of an American Airlines jet when the left engine and its pylon separated from the wing shortly after takeoff due to…

Jury Selected in First Boeing Crash Trial; Lawyers Expected to Deliver Opening Statements at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5 Lawyers involved in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet selected eight jurors all day Tuesday from among dozens of people called to decide the first civil trial for the 157 people killed in that crash. The case is before U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. Lawyers…

Trial is underway in two cases on behalf of families who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet, with lawyers from Clifford Law Offices, Kline & Specter, and Winston & Strawn offering opening statements immediately following jury selection Tuesday morning. A jury of eight was selected Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, with opening statements from all lawyers that lasted three hours. Mercy Ndivo, 28, was on the flight heading home to…

Two of five designated cases are set for trial this Monday, Nov. 3, in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will be hearing two cases at a time before a jury of eight people. Jury selection will begin Tuesday morning and opening statements from all parties will begin Tuesday afternoon. The trial for all five of these victims’ families is expected to take about…

Lawyers in the Boeing ET302 crash case met on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Federal District Court in Chicago at a two-hour-long hearing that finalized various motions in preparation for the first trial moving forward on Monday, November 3, in the tragedy that killed 157 people in 2019. Two of five designated cases are set for trial this Monday, November 3,  in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia. U.S. District…