Lieff Cabraser's Aviation Law Practice Area
Aviation Law
Representing clients in aviation cases requires sensitivity and compassion as well as extensive knowledge and experience in the complex field of aviation law sufficient to determine the cause of aviation tragedies and obtain fair compensation for the victims or their families. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Nashville, and affiliations with lawyers worldwide, Lieff Cabraser is uniquely positioned to answer your questions and represent your interests.
A Commitment To Superior Legal Representation
We appreciate that it is a time of deep pain and grief for the families of
those who perished following an aviation disaster. Even so, you will likely
have questions as to why the accident occurred,
what the duties and responsibilities of the airline and the aircraft manufacturer
might be and the precise nature and extent of your legal rights.
Our attorneys are committed to upholding the rights of aviation disaster victims and promoting aviation safety. We invest the resources necessary to succeed in every case we accept, and to providing the very best representation and support possible for our clients. We regularly communicate with our clients and work closely with them throughout the litigation process. Our attorneys work as a team, drawing upon their combined knowledge, training, and skills to provide our clients with decades of experience in the field of global aviation law.
With each case we take on, we seek not only to represent our clients, but also to bring about change in the aviation industry. Airlines, airports, airplane manufacturers, and governmental agencies have the duty to protect the safety and security of passengers. We are committed to representing the interests of victims in aviation disasters and to ensuring that passenger safety and security is the aviation industry's number one priority.
Experienced Aviation Attorneys With A Global Expertise
Described by The American Lawyer as "one of the nation's premier plaintiffs' firms," Lieff Cabraser attorneys have over forty years of experience litigating aircraft accident cases. We represent passengers and persons on the ground injured in aircraft accidents, and the families of loved ones who perished. Our premier litigation team includes internationally-renowned aviation safety, airport design and operations, and disaster reconstruction experts to assist in the investigation of cases and provide expert analysis of aviation incidents. Our attorneys have repeatedly secured substantial recoveries for victims of aviation disasters and their families.
Our legal skills, along with our ability to advance the costs in our clients' cases, enable us to take on the most powerful corporations in the world and the large defense firms that represent them. We have successfully litigated against many of the world's largest commercial airlines and aircraft manufacturers, including Boeing and Airbus.
The innovative work of our attorneys has helped establish the precedent that citizens of countries outside the United States can assert claims in American courts and obtain substantial recoveries against American plane and component manufacturers for aircraft accidents occurring abroad. We also have developed a network of experienced aviation lawyers on every continent with whom we work closely with in representing clients in their own countries.
Notable Cases
Lieff Cabraser has prosecuted aviation cases since its founding in 1972. Among the firm's notable early aviation cases was representing passengers and families of passengers injured and killed in the United Airlines Boeing 747 cargo door catastrophe near Honolulu, Hawaii in 1989. Our firm organized the prosecution of the case, which included claims brought against United Airlines and Boeing Corporation. We developed a statistical system for settling the passengers' and families' damages claims against defendants United Airlines and Boeing Corporation, and coordinating individual wrongful death trials against the non-settling defendants which continues to be used in cases today.
In the 1990s, Lieff Cabraser's aviation practice expanded to the representation of families of victims of aviation disasters abroad. For example, we represented families of the passengers on Aeroflot Russian International Airlines Flight SU593, which crashed in Siberia in 1994 killing all 70 people on board.
According to a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder, the captain's two children entered the cockpit during the flight and were allowed to take turns flying the plane. The autopilot apparently was inadvertently turned off and the plane went into a fatal nosedive. The aircraft lacked an auditory warning system to alert the pilots that the autopilot system had been disengaged.
Alongside European co-counsel, Martin-Chico & Associates, Lieff Cabraser filed suit in France where Airbus, the aircraft manufacturer, was headquartered. All the families represented by Lieff Cabraser obtained substantial economic recoveries in a settlement of the action.
This decade, Lieff Cabraser has successfully prosecuted a number of cases arising out of aviation disasters in the United States and worldwide against major airlines, aircraft equipment manufacturers, and aircraft manufacturers. These cases have included:
We also represent families of victims of helicopter and single engine aircraft
crashes. Read
a list of Lieff Cabraser's recent aviation cases.
Contact Lieff Cabraser
We welcome the opportunity to advise you on the facts of your case and legal remedies. There is no charge or obligation for our review. Please use our online form to contact us or call us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358 and ask to speak to Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi Hazam.
We are committed to providing superior representation of the interests of victims of aviation disasters and to ensuring that passenger safety and security is the aviation industry's highest priority.
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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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