Partner at Clifford Law Offices, Robert Clifford gives his personal opinion on using the UberX vehicle delivery services. Clifford warns that the service is unsafe for a variety of reasons including: drivers are not professional drivers, they are not trained, drivers are not vetted, no background checks being done and the drivers are not registered with any state or local governmental agency.
Bob Clifford is speaking with Mara Georges, former City of Chicago corporation Counsel, and now partner at Daley & Georges, a Chicago law firm that concentrates on governmental issues. Among her clients includes the taxi cab companies in Chicago. She and Bob Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, were invited to testify on a panel Thursday, March 13, 2014, before the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee on the safety and insurance issues of UberX cars….
Kevin Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and his seven brothers are referred to in the legal community as the “The Durkin Bunch”.
According to recent survey data published by IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, just about half of medical professionals have consulted Wikipedia, an online reference material that is sourced and edited by users without any formal credential checking. With more and more millennials consulting their online physicians before actually consulting a physical medical professional, the importance of accuracy and availability of information has never been more prevalent. But should it also be a little troubling that…
As reported in the Nov. 24, 2013 Chicago Tribune, disasters are times of incredible chaos and anxiety. The federal response plan that was formally codified in 2011 aims to mollify these aspects of a disaster and aid in a speedy recovery. People who live in areas that have been struck by natural disasters should become familiar with this plan. For those who recently were victims of the tornado that devastated parts of Washington, Illinois, an…
Social media pervades our culture and acts as a digital “water cooler” for venting and gossip. However, a recent trend shows that employers are using poorly considered online comments as legal grounds for dismissal. Furthermore, ill-advised posts that show up on a search engine can prevent people even having a chance at a myriad of other opportunities. For more, see the original article here.
Clifford Law Offices, a national renown personal injury and wrongful death law firm in Chicago, is absorbing and merging with the Law Office of Kenneth C. Chessick, M.D., effective Nov. 1.
A report released by the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) Thursday (Oct. 17, 2013) showed that fewer preventable harmful events occurred in hospitals throughout the state in 2012 compared to the previous year. The report is based on the achievements of more than 200 hospitals and health systems in Illinois. It found that those hospitals reduced the number of falls, pressure ulcers, infections and other harmful events (843 less) with an estimated cost savings of about…
7 in 10 Wrong: While 96 percent of parents and caregivers believe their child safety seats are installed correctly, research shows that seven out of 10 children are improperly restrained. Source: Child Passenger Safety Overview, Seatcheck.org 71 & 54 Percent: Correctly installed child safety seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers riding in passenger cars. Source: Traffic Safety Facts 2011 Data, National Highway Traffic Safety…