Press Releases

Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, including its chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), are “demanding” that Amazon comply with a request in March for documents and information related to its “labor practices during severe weather events.” The letter sent Wednesday, June 1, 2022 to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy went on to say that “Amazon’s failure to provide key documents has obstructed the Committee’s investigation” and, “If Amazon fails to do so,…

The families of the victims who were killed in the March 10, 2019 plane crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in Ethiopia gather Thursday, March 10th, 2022 in two countries to try to continue to hold Boeing responsible for the deaths of all 157 on board and to bring attention to a bill recently introduced in the Illinois legislature. After the in-person Chicago event concludes at 11:30 am CST, a Zoom Press Conference will be…

Families of Victims of 737 Boeing Max Plane Crash to Mark Third-Year Anniversary in Protest in Toronto, Canada, and at Boeing HQ in Chicago Thursday, March 10th — Zoom Press Conference to Follow The families of the victims who were killed in the March 10, 2019 plane crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in Ethiopia will gather Thursday, March 10th, 2022 in two countries to try to continue to hold Boeing responsible for the deaths…

15th Annual Clifford Law Offices Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar will be held on February 17, 2022 CHICAGO, IL (February 2022) – Clifford Law Offices is hosting its annual Continuing Legal Education Program, which will be held on Thursday, February 17, 2022, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CST. The program is free and will only be offered virtually. More than 3,500 lawyers have already registered for this event. The programs will be moderated by Robert A. Clifford,…

On Monday, January 17, 2022, Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a 26-year-old delivery driver who was killed after he was working at an Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois when a tornado struck the facility on December 10, 2021. Austin McEwen, an independent contractor of Amazon, driving for an Amazon Delivery Service Partner, was one of numerous individuals required to work during an Amazon “peak season” when Amazon…

In one of the first civil trials since in-person jury trials resumed in Cook County Circuit Court, two partners at Clifford Law Offices on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, obtained an $18.15 million verdict on behalf of an Indiana teenager who was struck by a truck as he stood on the side of the road fixing his vehicle. A press conference with the teen’s mother was held on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. at…

Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Steve Dickson testified on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, for three hours before the Senate Committee as crash victims’ family members sat in the audience listening. Dickson’s testimony comes one week after he testified before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the certification process of new aircraft. His testimony comes three years following the crash of Lion Air 610 that killed all 189 on board and the second crash just…

UIC Transfer Student from Jordan Sues Silver Cross Hospital & New Lenox Police Dept.; Body Cam Footage Reveals Inhumane, Reckless Treatment of Helpless Transfer Student Suffering from Mental Illness Clifford Law Offices held a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 after filing a lawsuit on behalf of a 24-year-old south suburban Worth resident who was negligently discharged from Silver Cross Hospital. Thereafter, the man, who had plans to enroll at the University of Illinois…

Clifford Law Offices has been retained by 40 passengers in the September 25th derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana. Passengers come from across the country – from upstate New York to Seattle, Washington, from Texas to Indiana – all drawn together to take a scenic rail trip across the northern part of the country. So far the firm has filed lawsuits on behalf of 19 victims in federal district court in the Northern District…