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 that there [...]
Recent Notable Cases
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 her as [...]
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 members on [...]
Nine Firefighters Die, Four Injured in Helicopter Crash near Redding
By 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 wooded area [...]
South Carolina Learjet Crash Kills Four, Seriously Injures Two
A chartered Learjet 60 carrying two crew members and four passengers crashed during takeoff from Columbia, South Carolina on September 18. Killed in the crash were the pilot, Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif.; co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, Calif.; Chris Baker, 29, of Studio [...]
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 Darren B. [...]
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 aircraft was [...]
Pending Cases As Of December, 2006
Burkardt v. clear Channel Communications
2004 crash of Cessna 182 into the KFI radio tower near Fullerton Airport. Parent of plaintiffs killed in crash. Trial set for 2/07
Canright v. United States
2004 crash of Piper aircraft near Santa Barbara, CA on behalf of parents of one passenger. Settlement entered into with Estate of [...]
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