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NTSB Meets All Day Thursday in Second Day of Hearings Involving Midair Crash of Regional Jet and Army Helicopter
Posted on July 31, 2025 To

NTSB Meets All Day Thursday in Second Day of Hearings Involving Midair Crash of Regional Jet and Army Helicopter

The second day of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings continued all day Thursday with a panel of government and aviation experts answering questions regarding “Training, Guidance and Procedures Applicable to DCA (Reagan National Airport) Air Traffic Control.” Many family members who lost loved ones, as well as a team of aviation attorneys from Clifford Law Offices, were observers at the NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C., as hundreds and hundreds of questions were asked regarding…

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NTSB hearing Wednesday on January Potomac Mid-air Crash
Posted on July 29, 2025 To

NTSB Starts Three-day Hearing on Wednesday to Examine Causes of January Mid-Air Collision of Commercial Jet and Military Helicopter

Aviation attorneys at Clifford Law Offices and some of their clients who lost loved ones in the midair crash of a commercial jet and a military helicopter earlier this year will be attending a three-day hearing at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) headquarters in Washington, D.C, starting on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. The five-member Board appointed by the President will delve into the causes of this tragic accident in its examination of a number…

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First Trial Against Boeing in MAX 737-8 Crash Set to Begin Monday, July 14, on Behalf of Man Who Lost Entire Family
Posted on July 1, 2025 To

First Trial Against Boeing in MAX 737-8 Crash Set to Begin Monday, July 14, on Behalf of Man Who Lost Entire Family

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…

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Robert Clifford Joins Jon Hansen on WGN Radio
Posted on June 20, 2025 To

Bob Clifford Joins Jon Hansen on WGN-AM Radio’s “All Things Legal”

Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, joined WGN 720 AM host Jon Hansen on Saturday, June 21, 2025, to discuss 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, spoke to Clifford, who is Lead Counsel in the pending litigation in federal district court in Chicago regarding the crash of a Boeing…

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Victims’ Families of MAX8 Crashes File Motion to Oppose DOJ New Non-Prosecution Agreement with Boeing
Posted on June 18, 2025 To

Victims’ Families of MAX8 Crashes File Motion to Oppose DOJ New Non-Prosecution Agreement with Boeing

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…

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Air India Boeing 787 Crash Shortly After Takeoff en Route to London Kills More Than 240 On Board; Aviation Attorney Bob Clifford Comments
Posted on June 12, 2025 To

Air India Boeing 787 Crash Shortly After Takeoff en Route to London Kills More Than 240 On Board; Aviation Attorney Bob Clifford Comments

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…

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Families of Boeing Crashes React with Grief and Anger Following DOJ Turnabout Announcement Late Today Not to Proceed with Criminal Trial
Posted on May 23, 2025 To

Families of Boeing Crashes React with Grief and Anger Following DOJ Turnabout Announcement Late Friday, May 23, Not to Proceed with Criminal Trial

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…

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Victims’ Families of Boeing Crashes Demand Meeting with DOJ Head Bondi with Filing Due May 22nd in Response to New Criminal Plea Agreement
Posted on May 21, 2025 To

Victims’ Families of Boeing Crashes Demand Meeting with DOJ Head Bondi with Filing Due May 22nd in Response to New Criminal Plea Agreement

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…

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Department of Justice Tells Boeing Crash Victims’ Families That it Intends to Drop All Criminal Charges Against Aircraft Manufacturer in Deaths of 346 People in Two 737 MAX8 Crashes
Posted on May 16, 2025 To

Department of Justice Tells Boeing Crash Victims’ Families That it Intends to Drop All Criminal Charges Against Aircraft Manufacturer in Deaths of 346 People in Two 737 MAX8 Crashes

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…

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