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Korean Air Flight 801: Warsaw and the FTCA
Written by Anne M. Huarte for trial attorneys and partners, William H. Wimsatt and Peter T. Cathcart of: MAGAÑA, CATHCART & McCARTHY 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 810 Los Angeles, California 90067-5899 (310) 553-6630 mcmc-law.com Presented by William H. Wimsatt Introduction In this air tragedy case, Article 28 of the Warsaw Convention prevented… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
The tragic aircrash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a Boeing (nee McDonnell-Douglas-83) aircraft, on 31 January 2000 has received considerable scrutiny from the news media, as reports of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation into the cause of the accident and other civil investigations unrelated to this aircrash and pertaining to maintenance practices… Read More »
Singapore Airlines Flight 006
By Charles M. Finkel, Esq. As can be seen by the recent crash of Singapore Airlines Flight 006, no matter how safe airline travel has become, there are occasional accidents which tragically alter the lives of innocent passengers and their families. It may be months before the causal chain of events leading to Flight… Read More »
Air France Flight 447
Air France Disaster Worst Commercial Airline Crash Since 2001 On Wednesday, June 3 Air France CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon privately met with family members of Flight 447 and confirmed fears that all 228 people on board perished. Gourgeon indicated that the plane either broke apart in the air or on impact with the ocean, and… Read More »
Aviation Law Articles
Singapore Airlines, Flight 006 Alaska Airlines, Flight 261 Korean Airlines, Flight 801 Airport and In-Fight Security: Who is Responsible? Update: Wire Strikes Do I Have a Right to Recover? $9 Million Bad Faith Verdict The FAA’s Charitable Contributions to Charity The Airline Employee Protection Act: Yet Another Paper Tiger Offered up by Congress Press… Read More »
Catalina Island Helicopter Crash
Catalina Island Helicopter Crash Leaves 3 Dead, 3 Injured A chartered helicopter from Long Beach-based Island Express crashed on Catalina Island on Saturday, May 24th, killing the pilot and two passengers. The pilot of the Eurocopter AS-350 has been identified as 33 year-old Emeric Maillet of Lakewood. Colleagues of one of the passengers identified… Read More »
Texas Helicopter Crash
Medical Helicopter Crash in Texas Leads to Loss of Four Lives A PHI Medical Air helicopter crashed 70 miles from Houston, Texas, killing all four people on board. The helicopter departed Huntsville Memorial Hospital bound for Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston when it missed a check-in with dispatch just two minutes after take-off. The… Read More »
MedFlight Helicopter Crash
Magaña, Cathcart & McCarthy Retained in MedFlight Helicopter Crash Magaña, Cathcart & McCarthy is privileged to announce that the firm has been retained by Stacey Bean, M.D. and her two children to represent them in a claim against those responsible for the May 10, 2008 helicopter crash in which her husband, 37 year-old physician… Read More »
Firefighter Helicopter Crash
Nine Firefighters Die, Four Injured in Helicopter Crash near ReddingBy Carter P. Spohn Nine firefighters died and four others were seriously injured on August 5th when a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter crashed in remote Trinity County, northwest of Redding. The chopper was carrying 11 firefighters and 2 crew members to battle a blaze in a… Read More »
Continental Express Crash
Continental Express Flight Crashes Near Buffalo, New York Continental Express flight number 3407 bound for Buffalo, New York from Newark, New Jersey crashed into a home in Clarence Center, New York at approximately 10:10pm on February 12, 2009. According to FAA officials, the flight was a commuter plane with 44 passengers and 4 crew… Read More »
