Aviation

Initial details released Thursday, November 20, 2025, by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicate that the crash of a UPS cargo jet on November 4 was preventable, according to Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, who has represented families in every commercial airline crash in America in the last 45 years. He has been retained by people who were injured or lost loved ones in the UPS…

In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Clifford Law Offices partners Robert A. Clifford and Tracy A. Brammeier, who are among the attorneys representing the families of victims in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 in Ethiopia, shared their perspective on the unprecedented legal battle over Boeing’s accountability. Tracy Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices and Court-Appointed Liaison Counsel in the ongoing litigation, told Newsweek, “Everything about the case is really unprecedented… this is…

Clifford Law Offices has been retained by a Louisville family who lost a loved one in the tragic crash of a UPS cargo jet on November 4 in Louisville, Kentucky, when its left engine detached from the aircraft, crashing to the ground shortly after takeoff. The internationally acclaimed plaintiffs’ firm has been contacted by several others who lost loved ones in the tragedy when the engine full of jet fuel struck the ground and exploded…

A writ of mandamus was filed Thursday, November 13, 2025, by the families who lost loved ones in two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets who are asking a federal appeals court to reverse the recent decision of a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, who last week dismissed 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…

“Already we have aviation experts examining the crash and given the early information, it appears to be clear that this crash was completely avoidable” said Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and lead counsel in the crash of a Boeing 737 six years ago, where he represents 74 victims of all 157 who were killed on that tragic flight. “It appears that this tragedy could be due to…

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…