by Florencia Doyharzabal | May 17, 2013 | Aviation Accidents
A settlement has been reached in a fatal 2010 aviation accident that involved an AirCare 5 helicopter and a Cessna Long airplane. The two aircraft collided in midair. A 32-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were killed in the crash that occurred on New Year’s...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | May 8, 2013 | Aviation Accidents
The families of five people who died in a plane crash in Franklin County, Missouri, in 2006 will split a punitive award of $28 million as well as compensatory damages of $20 million. A jury awarded the families the damages in April 2011 in the lawsuit against...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Apr 9, 2013 | Aviation Accidents
As personal injury attorneys, we’re all too familiar with the dangers of distracted driving behaviors like talking on cell phones and text messaging. Now those dangers have taken to the air, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The board has...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Apr 8, 2013 | Aviation Accidents
In our last post we discussed a tragic helicopter accident in 2011 and the recent ruling in the case by the National Transportation Safety Board. The board unanimously found that the helicopter pilot was distracted during the pre-flight safety check, failing to notice...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Feb 11, 2013 | Aviation Accidents
According to the research organization Aviation Safety Network, 2012 was the safest year for commercial air travel since 1945. In the United States, it has been more than four years since a fatal commercial air accident occurred, which should make frequent flyers...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Jan 25, 2013 | Aviation Accidents
In late January a plane crashed in northern Louisiana, leaving four people dead. Officials are still working to determine the cause of the crash. The plane was en route to Monroe from Beaumont, Tex. At about 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23 a small plane went down near...
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