Press Releases

Federal and local investigators are examining why Amazon Prime Air Flight 7598, a 1994-vintage Boeing 767-300 with tail number N1997A, reportedly operated by 21 Air out of Greensboro, NC and owned by Andromeda Leasing II LLC out of Purchase, N.Y., overran a runway at Miami International Airport (MIA) around 1:58 p.m. EST Sunday, striking multiple vehicles and catching fire. It is reported that five people were killed due to this crash, and five more people were…

September 3, 2026: Dr. David H. Hanson Pleads Guilty to Two Felony Counts in Kane County Dr. David H. Hanson, the owner of Hanson Family Chiropractic in Batavia, Illinois, pleaded guilty on September 3 to two Class X felony counts of producing and disseminating child sexual abuse material, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. Kane County Judge Donald J. Tegeler accepted Hanson’s plea during the September 3 hearing at the…

Twenty-one Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been recognized on the 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The following Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been selected to the 2027 lists (*denotes Rising Star distinction): Robert A. Clifford – Years of selection: Super Lawyers:…

Clifford Law Offices Files Notice of Lawsuit Against Secret Service in Shooting of Tourist in Front of White House On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Clifford Law Offices filed a notice of a personal injury claim against the U.S. Secret Service in the shooting of an innocent bystander on May 23, 2026, when agents engaged in a shootout in front of the White House with an armed man in a hoodie near a security checkpoint. Benjamin…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $50 million verdict on Monday, June 29, 2026, in Cook County Circuit Court in a case involving an eight-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted while a participant in the First Ascent Climbing & Fitness Camp, owned by the Chicago owners of the Peoria camp. After the initial $49 million in compensatory damages was announced in open court, the second phase of the trial began, and…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, an internationally recognized aviation plaintiffs’ attorney, commented on the Tuesday, June 16, 2026, late-night crash into a Texas highway, which killed one of the six people on board and sent the others to the hospital: “The NTSB certainly will be involved in this tragedy, examining the circumstances surrounding the landing of this aircraft as well as the performance of the pilots and the appropriateness…

Joseph T. Murphy, partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and former U.S. Army Captain, represents the victim, Benjamin Del Real, a current U.S. Army servicemember, who was shot during the Secret Service-involved shooting in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2026. Mr. Del Real was hospitalized, underwent surgery, and is currently recovering from his injuries. Murphy stated: “At this time, we are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and gathering all available facts. We will…

Clifford Law Offices announces the addition of accomplished trial lawyer and former Illinois Appellate Court Justice Terrence J. Lavin as Of Counsel. With nearly three decades of experience in complex civil litigation and 16 years on the Illinois Appellate Court, Lavin brings a distinguished career spanning high-stakes trial advocacy, appellate decision-making, legal scholarship, and leadership within the legal profession. His arrival further strengthens the firm’s nationally recognized commitment to Righting the Heaviest Wrongs® for individuals…

Governor Bob Ferguson has described the local paper mill tragedy in Longview, Washington as the deadliest industrial tragedy in the state’s modern history. Eleven people have died, and many more may have been injured as a result of a tank explosion damaging much of a plant that released toxic fluid called white liquor, a caustic mixture used to turn wood chips into paper pulp. “It is imperative that a company provide a safe workplace,” said…