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On October 19, 2021, families and friends who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in 2019 are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to terminate the aircraft maker’s ability to certify its own airplanes, a provision allowed in a program called the Organization Designation Authority (ODA) that allows third parties to perform functions of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). Hundreds of family and friends of the 157 people…

Clifford Law Offices has been retained by 40 passengers in the September 25 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. Separate lawsuits against the railroad and BNSF Railway Company that owns and maintains the tracks have been filed in federal…

Families who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in 2019 killing all 157 on board had harsh words for the corporate giant, saying the U.S. government didn’t go far enough in the indictment of Mark Forkner on Oct. 14, 2021.  The former chief pilot of the new aircraft was indicted yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice on six counts for his actions, including lying during the certification process…

“The indictment of Boeing’s former chief pilot for deceiving federal authorities about the 737 MAX is a corporate whitewash,” said Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and Lead Counsel in the consolidated litigation against Boeing in the crash of a 737 MAX in Ethiopia in 2019. “The tragic loss of 157 lives could have been prevented had Mark Forkner spoken up but he certainly didn’t act alone.” Clifford…

Georgetown University Law Center Professor Maria Glover has been named the annual Robert A. Clifford Scholar-in-Residence at DePaul University College of Law. A committee of leading civil justice faculty examined the work of professors nationwide who have contributed to this field and chose Glover as the national “rising star” in civil justice, and this year’s Scholar. In her role as Scholar-in-Residence, Glover will participate in classes and faculty activities within her areas of expertise, culminating…

Clifford Law Offices Filing Four More Lawsuits Against Amtrak and BNSF Rail Company in Derailment; PRESS CONFERENCE NOON (CST) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 2021: Passenger to Speak Out About His Severe Injuries Requiring Hospitalization Clifford Law Offices is filing separate lawsuits on behalf of four more injured passengers in the September 25th derailment in Montana against Amtrak and the BNSF Railway Company that owns and maintains the tracks. The Empire Builder line headed from Chicago to…

On Monday, October 4, 2021, Clifford Law Offices filed separate lawsuits on behalf of seven injured passengers in the September 25th derailment in Montana against Amtrak and the BNSF Railway Company that owns and maintains the tracks, an area that has become a key focus in the investigation of this tragedy. The Empire Builder line headed from Chicago to Seattle derailed Saturday afternoon near Joplin, Montana, leaving three people dead and dozens injured. Clifford Law…

Clifford Law Offices has been retained by an injured passenger in September 25th’s Amtrak derailment in Montana, that left three people dead and dozens injured. The firm, which recently obtained a $57 million settlement against Amtrak for the 2017 derailment in Seattle, Washington, is examining all avenues of legal liability as it prepares filing a lawsuit against all those responsible for this tragedy. Clifford Law Offices has assembled a team of experts including former National…

As rail experts turn to the condition of the railroad tracks near the site of September 25’s Amtrak derailment in Montana, that left three people dead and dozens injured, Clifford Law Offices, an experienced law firm in representing families injured or killed in Amtrak crashes, is looking into the legal consequences for those who might be responsible for this tragedy. Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers in numerous rail crashes and derailments, one of the…