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Internationally recognized Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, along with Sam Aguiar of Louisville, Kentucky, filed the first wrongful death lawsuits on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, against multiple parties in the November 4 crash of a UPS cargo jet shortly after takeoff from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. The plaintiffs’ firms filed two lawsuits Wednesday morning in Kentucky state court on behalf of families who lost loved ones when the MD-11 crashed shortly after takeoff into…

Press conference was held November 24, 2025, at 11:00 am CT. Video recording of the conference can be viewed below. Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit on Monday, November 24, 2025, against a popular west suburban bar in the death of a mother killed by a man who was overserved there, then slammed into her disabled vehicle. Joseph T. Murphy, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has filed suit against Rafferty’s Irish Pub in Countryside after…

A writ of mandamus was filed Thursday, November 13, 2025, by the families who lost loved ones in two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets who are asking a federal appeals court to reverse the recent decision of a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, who last week dismissed the criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing for the crashes that killed 346 people seven years ago. The families had argued before U.S. District Court…

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…

As America wrestles with rising urban crime and contentious government crackdowns, former federal prosecutor Matthew D. Moyer’s book, American Justice, delivers an unfiltered look at how criminal justice really works in America—from street-side chaos to courtroom combat. American Justice offers readers a first, unforgettable, behind-the-scenes look at what crime and punishment is really like. The book, released October 21, 2025, has been named the #1 Best Seller in the law enforcement section on Amazon. Matthew…

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…

WHAT: Families who lost loved ones aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, along with their attorneys, will hold a press conference to announce a lawsuit against American Airlines, PSA Airlines, and the U.S. government following the fatal January 29, 2025, mid-air collision of Flight 5342 that claimed 67 lives. WHO: Speakers Flight 5342 Family Members Rachel Crafton, wife of Casey Crafton Dailey Crafton, brother of Casey Crafton Doug Lane, husband of Christine Conrad Lane and father…

Families who lost loved ones in the 2019 crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX8 jets told a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, this morning, Wednesday, September 3, 2025, that the new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) non-prosecution agreement (NPA) it reached with the aircraft manufacturer was unjust and asked the court for accountability. The families and their lawyer, Paul Cassell, professor of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, told…

Families who lost loved ones in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet will be speaking to a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, in opposition to the new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) non-prosecution agreement (NPA) it has reached with the aircraft manufacturer. The families intend to tell U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor next Wednesday, September 3, 2025, that the new NPA violates the judicial review provisions of the federal rules…