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Boeing’s top executive will step down this year amid a broader shakeup of the airplane manufacturer’s top leadership announced on March 25, 2024. Still, it is disappointing that it took CEO David Calhoun to leave because of the MAX9 door mishap. He told the press that the Alaska Airlines door plug flying off in January was a “watershed moment.” “Two Boeing MAX8 planes crashed within five months while Calhoun was at a top executive spot…

Bradley M. Cosgrove and Charles R. Haskins, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $39.9 million record verdict on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, on behalf of a man left permanently disabled following the failure to treat his apparent symptoms that could have prevented a stroke. The verdict is a record in the state of Illinois for a stroke victim, according to the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. Antonio DeAngelo of Hoffman Estates, then age 37, is…

Robert A. Clifford, Leading Aviation Attorney who Has Handled Crash of Bombardier Challenger Aircraft, Available to Speak A Bombardier Challenger 604 jet crashed on I-75 about 3:15 p.m. EST on February 9, 2024, killing two people. The small executive jet reportedly had five people on board including two pilots when the plane crashed into a wall and involved at least one vehicle on the highway. Robert A. Clifford, a nationally recognized aviation attorney who sits…

Clifford Law Offices has been awarded Lawyer International’s 2024 Legal 100 Law Firm of the Year in the practice area of Professional Malpractice within the United States. The annual awards provide the magazine’s global readership with a definitive guide to the firms and individuals who truly are the most able within all areas, across all geographical locations. Since 1984, Clifford Law Offices has handled extensive medical malpractice claims, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on…

CHICAGO, IL (January 25, 2024) – Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has once again been ranked among the top 50 women lawyers in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “2024 Illinois Top 50 Women List.” Ms. McNulty has been recognized by Super Lawyers for her excellence in law for the past nine years. For twenty years, Shannon has worked amongst Clifford Law Offices’ team of legal pioneers to litigate on behalf…

CHICAGO, IL (January 25, 2024) – Seventeen attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers® List. 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 2024 List (*denotes Rising Star distinction): Robert A. Clifford – Years of…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, along with Bradley M. Cosgrove, Kevin P. Durkin, Keith A. Hebeisen, and Shannon M. McNulty, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been named to the Top 100: 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers® list. All five Clifford Law Offices attorneys selected have been recognized by Super Lawyers® for multiple consecutive years: Robert A. Clifford – Years of selection: Super Lawyers: 2005 – 2024 Bradley M. Cosgrove…

CHICAGO, IL (January 25, 2024) – Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, has been ranked the #1 lawyer in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “Top 10: 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers List.” Known for his extensive contributions to the legal profession, Mr. Clifford has been named to the Top 10 Super Lawyers® list every year for the past 19 years, since its inception in 2005. From representing those injured…

The Chicago CTA announced that the Yellow Line is opening Friday, January 5, 2024, for service following the November 16 crash of a speeding train into equipment on the track. Clifford Law Offices has filed lawsuits against the CTA on behalf of six of the dozens injured. “Clifford Law Offices is conducting its own investigation to figure out exactly what happened regarding the Yellow Line crash in November. The NTSB concluded that the conductor was…