Lieff Cabraser's Recent Aviation Cases
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP has over thirty years of experience in
aviation law.
We have represented families of loved ones who died in the following
airplane and helicopter accident cases:
Commercial Airline Disasters
Gol Airlines
Flight 1907 Crash in Amazon of Brazil. On September
29, 2006, a brand-new Boeing 737-800 operated by Brazilian air carrier Gol
plunged into the Amazon jungle after colliding with a smaller plane. None of
the 149 passengers and six crew members on board survived the accident.
Comair/Delta
Air Regional Airplane Accident. On August 27, 2006, A Delta Air Lines Inc. Comair commuter plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 and critically injuring one.
Mandala
Airlines Boeing 737-200 Crash. On September 5, 2005, a Mandala
Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed immediately after takeoff at the airport
in Medan, a city in northeast Sumatra.
Helios
Airways Flight HCY 522 Boeing 737 Crash. On August 14, 2005, Helios Airways flight HCY 522 headed from Larnaca, Cyprus to Athens International Airport crashed north of Athens, resulting in the loss of all passengers and crew.
2003 Air Algerie Boeing 737 Crash at Tamanrasset, Algeria. Working
with French co-counsel, Lieff Cabraser represented families of passengers killed
on March 6, 2003, when a Boeing 737 airplane crashed shortly after takeoff.
All but one of the 97 passengers were killed, along with six crew members.
The families represented by Lieff Cabraser obtained economic recoveries
in a settlement of the case.
China Yunnan (Eastern) Airlines Bombardier Regional Jet Crash. Our
firm represents families of passengers who died in the November 21, 2004, crash
of China Yunnan Airlines Flight 5210. All aboard were killed, along with a
park worker at the site of the crash. China Yunnan is alleged to be a division
of China Eastern Airlines. The defendants also include Bombardier, Inc., the
manufacturer of the aircraft, and General Electric Company, the manufacturer
of the airplane's engines. The plane, a Bombardier CRJ-200 built in Canada
with engines from a General Electric plant in Massachusetts, was headed for
Shanghai with 47 passengers and six crew members when it crashed into a lake,
seconds after taking off from Baotou, Inner Mongolia. Plaintiffs charge that
the crash was the result of a combination of pilot error and defects in the
aircraft and its engines.
General Aviation and Helicopter Crashes
Turbine Legend Crash in Tucson, Arizona. On November 19,
2005, a single engine "Turbine Legend" kit
plane operated by its owner crashed shortly after takeoff from a private airstrip
in Tucson, Arizona, killing both the owner/pilot and a passenger. Witnesses reported
that the aircraft left the narrow runway during the takeoff roll and although
the pilot managed to get the plane airborne, it rolled to the left and crashed.
Lieff Cabraser investigated the liability of the pilot and others, including
the manufacturer of the kit and the operator of the airport from which the
plane took off. The runway was 16 feet narrower than the minimum width recommended
by the Federal Aviation Administration. Lieff Cabraser represented the widow
of the passenger, and the case was settled on favorable, confidential terms.
Manhattan Tourist Helicopter Crash. On June 14, 2005, a Bell
206 helicopter operated by Helicopter Flight Services, Inc. fell into the East
River shortly after taking off for a tourist flight over New York City. The pilot
and six passengers were immersed upside-down in the water as the helicopter
overturned. Lieff Cabraser represented a passenger on the helicopter, and the
case was settled on favorable, confidential terms.
U.S. Army Blackhawk Helicopter Crash. Lieff Cabraser represented
the family of a pilot who died in the November 29, 2004 crash of a U.S. Army
Black Hawk Helicopter. The Black Hawk was flying during the early morning hours
at an altitude of approximately 500 feet when it hit cables supporting a 1,700
foot-tall television tower, and subsequently crashed 30 miles south of Waco,
Texas, killing both pilots and five passengers, all in active Army service.
The tower warning lights required by government regulations were inoperative.
The case was resolved through a successful, confidential settlement.
About Lieff Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a sixty-plus attorney law firm that has represented plaintiffs nationwide since 1972. We have offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. We represent plaintiffs in class and group actions and in individual lawsuits in cases involving substantial losses. For the last seven years, The National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the nation.
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