Aviation

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…

Five cases are moving forward to trial on November 3 in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia. U.S. Judge Jorge Alonso will be hearing two cases at a time. The five cases set for trial in a couple of weeks include a 28-year-old mother from Kenya who left behind a daughter, her parents, and four siblings, and the other lead case involves a 36-year-old woman from India, who left behind…

Clifford Law Offices partner Tracy A. Brammeier spoke at the American Bar Association’s two-day Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Aviation & Aerospace Law Conference: Finding Smooth Air in Turbulent Times, in Washington, D.C. An established aviation attorney known for her experience handling complex international litigation, Tracy Brammeier joined a panel titled “Aviation Investigations by Civil and Military Authorities in the U.S. and Abroad,” on October 23, 2025. The group of attorneys and investigators…