Press Releases

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices and internationally recognized plaintiffs’ attorney, commented on the latest aviation tragedy that occurred at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on Sunday, March 22, 2026, leaving the two pilots dead and several others injured. LaGuardia Airport has been shut down until at least this afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An Air Canada Express jet reportedly crashed into an Airport Rescue and Fire…

Clifford Law Offices announces the addition of two accomplished trial attorneys to the firm. Gregory M. Beck and Scott J. Kater bring unique talent, deep litigation experience, and unwavering determination to complex, high-profile matters. Their arrival further strengthens the firm’s nationally recognized catastrophic injury practice, advancing its mission of Righting the Heaviest Wrongs® for individuals and families facing life-altering loss. Gregory M. Beck was formerly with the City of Chicago Department of Law as a…

Internationally recognized aviation attorneys from Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, along with local Louisville attorney Sam Aguiar, filed a loss of consortium claim today, Friday, January 23, 2026, on behalf of the 15th individual to die as a result of the UPS cargo jet crash that occurred two months ago in Louisville, Kentucky. After battling extreme burns and other catastrophic injuries for more than seven weeks following the crash, Alain Rodriguez Colina, who was working…

Cases on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet settled late Tuesday, January 13, 2026, after a jury was selected and opening statements were set to begin Wednesday morning. The amounts were confidential. Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and lead counsel for the plaintiffs, was set to give his opening statement this morning before…

The trial on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 jet began Monday, January 12, 2026, in federal district court in Chicago, with Robert Clifford leading the plaintiff’s trial team. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will be presiding over the trial to determine damages. It is expected to last one week. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago,…

The trial on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 jet begins Monday (Jan. 12, 2026) in federal district court in Chicago, with Robert Clifford leading the plaintiff’s trial team. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will be presiding over the trial to determine damages. It is expected to last one week. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago…

Clifford Law Offices filed two civil lawsuits on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, against a Kane County chiropractor who has been criminally charged with the unauthorized taping of his patients in various stages of undress, including completely nude, during their medical visits without their knowledge or consent. David F. Jasinski, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Matthew D. Moyer, Senior Associate, filed the civil actions this morning against Dr. David Hanson, Hanson Family Chiropractic, and PMI…

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…