It’s not a great time for either airlines or air plane manufacturers in the shadow of Covid, but this week, things got demonstrably worse for embattled U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing when one of its 777 planes was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver Airport, Colorado after flight 328 from Denver to Honolulu was [...]
When a commercial airplane crashes, it makes instant headline news. The cause of the crash is investigated carefully and each new discovery eagerly reported by the media. However, the reality is that commercial airline crashes are statistically rare. Traveling by plane, as long as it is by a recognized air carrier, is far safer than [...]
When all products are produced there is inevitably a line that is set up from the manufacturer to the purchaser. Even though a retailer may not have manufactured or distributed the product, it can be held liable for any injuries or losses that arise from the use of a defective product. In most cases when [...]
Thousands of travelers fly on Boeing jets everyday throughout the country. Most believe that Boeing jets are safe and well maintained by airlines despite the recent prolonged design fault issue with Boeing’s Max 8s. However, there are times when accidents do happen and people die or are seriously injured. If it is found that the [...]
If you are waiting at a controlled intersection and proceed when the lights are green, but are hit by another vehicle speeding through a red light, you would normally expect that you would have the right to sue the driver for negligence and claim compensation for the damage to your vehicle and any injuries you [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally cleared Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft to fly again after an order to ground all planes in March 2019. Boeing’s reputation has been tarnished by the two avoidable crashes that took place in Indonesia and Ethiopia and the revelation that Boeing’s corporate culture allowed the faulty planes to [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency tasked with approving drugs and medical devices. Once something has been approved for use, there may be reasons why the item is recalled later on. Usually it is because some users have discovered that in the case of a drug that it is causing [...]
Congratulations to our very own Keith Williams who has just won, not one, but two, awards for excellence as a lawyer! One of these awards was for the second time running. To be included in the 27th Edition of the Best Lawyers in America means you have been selected to be in the top 6% [...]
It has been confirmed that the three people in the Piper PA-28 airplane that crashed in a field near Warren County Memorial Airport in Minniville Tennessee, north east of Nashville, were all Air National Guard members. Little is known at this stage about the cause of the crash, but observers seem to think the light [...]
Hundreds of Boeing 737 Max8s remain grounded all over the world following the discovery of defective flight control software that brought down two commercial aircraft in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing a total of 346 passengers and crew. There was some indication in July that modifications Boeing had made to the aircraft might finally be approved [...]