CHICAGO, IL (November 2024) – Clifford Law Offices is ranked in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, nationally in four practice areas and regionally in 10 practice areas. Clifford Law Offices received the following rankings in the 2025 Best Law Firms: National Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs Railroad Law Transportation Law National Tier 3 Commercial Litigation Regional Tier 1: Chicago Aviation Law Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions... The post Clifford Law Offices Ranked in 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms® appeared first on Clifford Law Offices ..read more

Federal Judge in Criminal Case Against Boeing Hears Arguments on October 11, 2024, in Texas Court; Crash Victims’ Families from Several Countries Attend Morning-Long Hearing The lawyer for the families who lost loved ones in two Boeing crashes of 737 MAX jets argued on October 11, 2024, that the plea deal between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Boeing should not be accepted by the federal district court judge in Texas who is overseeing... The post Federal Judge Hears Arguments Against Boeing’s DOJ Plea Deal in Texas appeared first on Clifford Law Offices ..read more

Newly Released Documents Show that Boeing Hid 737 MAX Safety Problems from Ethiopian Pilots Asking for Answers Prior to Second Crash; Federal Judge Sets Hearing Friday to Consider Families’ Objections to DOJ “Sweetheart” Plea Deal with Boeing U.S. Federal District Court Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, has set a hearing for Friday, October 11, at 9:00 a.m. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas – Fort Worth Division to... The post Federal Judge Sets Hearing Over Objections to Boeing 737 MAX DOJ Deal appeared first on Clifford Law Offices ..read more

Global Investigations Review (GIR) will present an award to the team of plaintiffs’ attorneys battling Boeing in a criminal liability case in federal district court in Texas. Clifford Law Offices is among the firms being honored in the category of “Boutique or Regional Investigations Practice of the Year.” Paul Cassell, attorney for the families in this federal case and professor of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, heads the team... The post Plaintiffs’ Legal Team in Boeing Criminal Case Receives Global Investigations Review Award appeared first on Clifford Law Office ..read more

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, joined an international panel of lawyers in London on September 4, 2024, to speak on product liability issues and claims, including the differences in defending them in the UK and US. “Running product liability, aviation and mass tort claims in the UK & US” Conference is sponsored by Outer Chambers in England. Durkin spoke on “Holding Boeing to Account – the 737 MAX Litigation.” Durkin, representing victims... The post Kevin Durkin Spoke on Holding Boeing to Account at Outer Temple Product Liability Conference appeared first on Clifford Law ..read more

Families of the victims of two Boeing 737 MAX8 crashes filed a brief today, Friday, August 23, 2024, asking a federal court judge to reject a proposed plea agreement presented by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Boeing to resolve the pending criminal case. The judge has previously ruled that Boeing’s crime caused the deaths of 346 victims in the two deadly crashes. The families argue that the agreement improperly conceals the deadly consequences of... The post Boeing Crash Victims Families Ask Texas Court to Reject DOJ Boeing Plea Agreement appeared first on Clifford Law Offices ..read more

Aviation attorneys at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, internationally recognized for excellence in aviation law, are considering the causes of the crash of an ATR 72 turboprop twin engine plane that crashed about 50 miles short of its destination in Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing all 61 on board on Friday, August 9, 2024. Highly experienced with that aircraft in particular, aviation attorneys at Clifford Law Offices said every possibility has to be considered when a... The post Aviation Law Firm Representing Victims in Previous Similar ATR Crash Comment on Possible Cause of Tragic Plane Crash in ..read more

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be joining an international panel of lawyers to speak on September 4, 2024, in London on product liability issues and claims, including the differences in defending them in the UK and US. “Running product liability, aviation and mass tort claims in the UK & US” Conference is sponsored by Outer Chambers in England. Durkin will be speaking on “Holding Boeing to Account – the 737 MAX... The post Kevin Durkin to Speak in UK on Aviation Litigation Liability appeared first on Clifford Law Offices ..read more

Tracy A. Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the 14th Annual McGill Conference on International Aviation Liability, Insurance, and Finance. The event, sponsored by the McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law, will be held Sept. 13-14 in Montreal. Brammeier will speak on a panel addressing “Liability of Air Carriers.” Brammeier handles complex and catastrophic transportation matters with the firm, currently serving as Liaison Counsel in the pending litigation in... The post Tracy Brammeier to Speak at Institute of Air and Space Law appeared first on Clifford ..read more

The Justice Department announced in a court filing that Boeing will plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the FAA about the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft late Sunday (July 7, 2024). The Justice Department announced the agreement in a filing with federal district court Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas. Families who lost loved ones in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes quickly filed in that same court an objection to the deal. The families’ notice indicated that “the plea deal with Boeing unfairly makes concessions to Boeing that other criminal defendants would never receive and fails to ..read more