Although the recent hijacking of EgyptAir Flight MS181 to Cyprus by a man wearing a fake explosive belt ended peacefully with no injuries, previous hijack victims have not always been so lucky. Surviving victims of hijackings and other lapses of airline security can file lawsuits seeking compensation for their losses. Even if they don’t survive, […]
Ambulance Helicopter Crashes in Alabama
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a helicopter accident that killed four people in Alabama this past weekend. The ambulance helicopter crashed early Saturday morning in Goodman while attempting to respond to an unrelated accident. The victims in the crash were pilot Chad Hammond, nurse Stacey Cernadas, medic Jason Snipes, and patient Zach Strickland, […]
Aircraft Turbulence Injuries
Not all aircraft injuries are caused by crashes or mechanical malfunctions — injuries caused by air turbulence represent a real danger that rarely receives significant press coverage. Although passengers are rarely killed by air turbulence, serious injuries do occur on a regular basis. Whether or not you can maintain an air turbulence injury lawsuit or […]
Families of Charter School Students Killed in Plane Crash Reach Settlement
A charter school in New Mexico has reached a settlement with the families of three students who were killed in a plane crash in 2014 while working as ecological monitoring interns in the Gila National Forest. The 14-year-old Ella Kirk, 16-year-old Michael Mahl, and 16-year-old Ella Myers were students at the Aldo Leopold Charter School […]
Legal Issues Surrounding Air Disasters
The Montreal Convention The Montreal Convention, officially known as the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, is an international treaty adopted in 1999 by nearly 200 nation states. Along with other sources of law, it governs litigation between airlines and victims of air disasters. If you or your loved […]