We’d like to think the main purpose of an insurance company is to protect us financially in a time of need: after a car accident, after a break-in at our home, after a flood destroys our property, when we need surgery, and when someone we love dies due to someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing. The […]
Lawsuits Sure to Come Following Second Boeing Crash
Over 35 lawsuits have been filed against Boeing since the Lion Air crash on October 29, 2018 in Indonesia, and now more are sure to come following the horrifying crash on March 10 of yet another Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner, this time in Ethiopia killing everyone on board. In addition to the families of […]
Airplane Mechanics Concerned About Safety Issues
You take your car to a trusted mechanic because you have an oil leak. While the mechanic is working on fixing the oil leak, he notices a problem with your brakes that could lead to them failing at any moment. He continues fixing your oil leak but does nothing to repair your brakes and doesn’t […]
Lawsuit Blames Boeing for Air Disaster
Chicago-based airplane manufacturer Boeing has been blamed for the crash of a Lion Air flight in the Java Sea that killed all 189 people aboard on October 29, 2018. A wrongful death lawsuit, in the name of deceased passenger, Sudibyo Onggo Wardoyo, 40, of Jakarta, Indonesia, was filed in Cook County on December 24, 2018 on […]
Pilot Awarded Back Pay and Attorneys’ Fees in Airline Whistleblower Case
Bald Mountain Air Service is an air carrier service based out of Homer, Alaska. Until November 2012, Brian Bell was a medevac pilot working for Bald Mountain. Bell was fired, however, two days after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection was conducted. That inspection was prompted after Bell filed reports with both OSHA […]