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    Premises liability: what you need to know

    Premises Liability – What You Need to Know

    Public and private property owners are legally responsible for maintaining a safe property in order to minimize accidents and injuries. This includes any hazardous conditions on both the interior and exterior of buildings as well as on the property itself. If property owners fail to uphold safe conditions that cause injury to a visitor, they can be held financially accountable for damages that are a direct result of that negligence. While slip and fall cases…

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    Robert A. Clifford Interviewed on WGN Radio

    Robert A. Clifford Interviewed on WGN Radio

    Robert A. Clifford spoke to WGN host Lisa Dent on June 2, 2022, about liability involving several recent tragedies involving summer activities that appear to be safe. One involved the incident that tragically killed a Schaumburg mom and injured her young son and nephew while they were vacationing in Florida. Click below to hear Bob speak about the liability of those who operate activities like amusement parks, parasailing, and hot air balloons and how you…

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    Halloween Safety Tips
    Posted on October 26, 2021 To

    Halloween Safety Tips

    Innocent Halloween fun can be full of hidden dangers. While keeping an eye out for ghosts and ghouls this year, pay attention to these other factors that might put your family at risk. Halloween Costume Safety Children are ecstatic to select a Halloween costume each year and dress up as their favorite characters, but there are several things to keep in mind as you plan out your Halloween wear: Select costumes that are made of…

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    What is Premises Liability?
    Posted on April 15, 2021 To

    What is Premises Liability?

    Premises liability pertains to injuries suffered due to negligence by property owners. A premises liability lawsuit holds a property owner responsible for damages caused by an injury on their property. Examples of situations that may give rise to premises liability lawsuits are: Broken staircases Children on property Cluttered walking paths Damaged thresholds Dangerous property Elevator and escalator accidents Ice and snow accumulation Inadequate maintenance Injury in a swimming pool Negligent or inadequate security Restaurant liability…

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    Clifford Law Offices Scores Victory Against MLB in Appellate Court for Woman Hit in Face by Foul Ball
    Posted on March 16, 2021 To

    Clifford Law Offices Scores Victory Against MLB in Appellate Court for Woman Hit in Face by Foul Ball

    An Illinois Appellate Court on Tuesday, March 16th, 2021, held that a young woman hit in the face and injured by a foul ball at Wrigley Field may move forward with her civil lawsuit for damages and is not limited to arbitration against Major League Baseball. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Fitzgerald Smith, the appellate court affirmed the decision of the trial court that “the arbitration provision was effectively ‘hidden in a maze…

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    Illinois Appellate Court Unanimously Affirms Clifford Law Offices $21.5 Million Verdict in Child Drowning Case
    Posted on September 4, 2020 To

    Illinois Appellate Court Unanimously Affirms Clifford Law Offices $21.5 Million Verdict in Child Drowning Case

    On September 3rd, 2020, an Illinois appellate court unanimously affirmed a $21.5 million Cook County Circuit Court verdict involving the drowning death of a child at a summer camp swimming pool. Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner, Charles R. Haskins and Tracy A. Brammeier, associates, obtained the verdict on behalf of the family of six-year-old Michal Duda who drowned while unsupervised at a south suburban summer camp in 2014. Camp counselors were aware that the child was…

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    Clifford Law Offices Recognized on TopVerdict.com

    Clifford Law Offices was recognized in five of the TopVerdict™ lists for 2018. According to TopVerdict.com, the organization “[recognizes] U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained one of the highest jury verdicts, court awards, or settlements, in the Nation or an individual State, in a particular area of law, and year.” Clifford Law Offices is listed in the following: Top 10 Premises Liability Verdicts in the United States in 2018 #10 Amount: $21,500,000.00 Attorneys:…

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