Aviation

The first trial begins Monday, July 14, 2025, in federal district court in Chicago against Boeing Corporation for the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX8 aircraft in Ethiopia on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his entire family in the crash that killed all 157 people on board shortly after takeoff. U.S. District Court Jorge Alonso in Chicago will begin jury selection Monday at the Dirksen Federal Building, 219 S. Dearborn, Courtroom 1903. The…

Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will speak with WGN 720 AM host Jon Hansen at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025, about recent aviation crashes and near misses in the United States and throughout the world. Hanson, host of “All Things Legal” (About — Jon Hansen) on WGN 720 AM, will be speaking to Clifford, Lead Counsel in the pending litigation in federal district court in Chicago regarding the…

A motion was filed late on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, on behalf of 15 families who lost loved ones in two Boeing crashes six years ago asking a federal court judge to reject the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreement it reached with Boeing not to prosecute the aircraft manufacturer for criminal fraud. June 18’s brief from 15 families objecting to the non-prosecution agreement (NPA) argues that the DOJ is violating the judicial review provisions…

An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, reportedly carrying more than 240 people, crashed shortly after takeoff midday in India (Thursday, June 12, 2025) en route to London. All are said to have perished. Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and Lead Counsel in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 in Ethiopia six years ago that killed all 157 on board, said, “Review of available video and…

Families who lost loved ones reacted with tremendous grief and even anger at the sudden turnaround in allowing Boeing to withdraw from its earlier guilty plea in a criminal fraud case announced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) late Friday, May 23, 2025. The DOJ said it does not intend to proceed with a criminal fraud trial against Boeing regarding two crashes of the 737 MAX8 aircraft six years ago, killing 346 people. Many family…

In an attempt to set up a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the victims’ families, Nadia Milleron, mother of Samya Rose Stumo who was among the 157 killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet, is intending to go to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, May 22, 2025, to demand a meeting with Bondi. Milleron, of behalf of many of the 15 families who are involved in…

On Friday, May 16, 2025, many family members who lost 346 loved ones in two Boeing crashes of 737 MAX8 planes six years ago expressed disgust and shock via the internet with U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division lawyers who expressed their intent on dropping all criminal charges against the company. The lawyers for the victims’ families learned during this morning’s meeting that Boeing is withdrawing its previous commitment to plead guilty to defrauding the…

Leading aviation attorney Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers list. Over the course of four decades, Bob Clifford has established a reputation as a staunch advocate for individuals facing serious injury or loss due to global catastrophic events. Under his leadership, Clifford Law Offices has become an internationally recognized plaintiff trial firm, focusing on complex aviation, transportation, personal injury,…

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…