Aviation

Clifford Law Offices filed lawsuits on July 29, 2025, on behalf of the four flight attendants who suffered injuries when a Boeing aircraft’s door plug blew off the plane in mid-flight. The four complaints filed in King County Superior Court in Washington state allege that Boeing’s failure to ensure the aircraft was airworthy caused the crew to suffer both physical and psychological trauma. Each of the four attendants – Adam Fisher, Michelle Hughes, Steven Maller,…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues its third day of hearings on Friday, August 1, 2025, swearing in the fourth panel of expert witnesses surrounding the events of the January 29 midair crash of a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet. NTSB officials expect to hear from a fifth panel today that deals with collision avoidance technology. Later, the final panel will discuss safety data and safety management systems. The NTSB…

The second day of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings continued all day Thursday, July 31, 2025, 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…

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…

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, 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…

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…