Aircraft Crash Litigation

Considers S. 3305 and S. 3306, to provide for exclusive Federal jurisdiction and a body of uniform law for litigation involving persons killed or injured through the operation of aircraft.

This work provides a step-by-step guide to the aircrash case, from investigation of the accident to judgement for the attorney. Mass disaster litigation, products liability, the role of state and federal authorities, the FAA, and National Transportation Safety Board are discussed in the book.

This book provides a sound introduction to the considerations that must go into aircraft accident causation analysis and litigation. Written for the aeronautical engineer, reconstruction expert, or legal professional, Aircraft Accident Reconstruction and Litigation translates complex wreckage reconstruction analysis into useful and credible information for application in the search for causes and legal aspects of aircraft accidents. This book also includes the most comprehensive listing of aviation state law and cases ever published, plus a worldwide list of aviation experts and organizations as well as data resources and excerpts from the government manual.

This volume discusses the substantive law of aviation liability, the damages recoverable, the technical steps involved in aviation litigation, alternative theories & defenses of liability, instructions for investigating the cause of an aircraft accident, & the presentation of expert witnesses.

Helicopter Crash Litigation, Second Edition is, simply put, an essential volume for any lawyer litigating a helicopter crash case. No other book is devoted exclusively to the representation of plaintiffs in helicopter crash cases. These unique cases require a different approach and techniques, which you will learn from accomplished trial lawyer Gary Robb, who has used these same techniques in a brilliant career as a trial lawyer. This indispensable text travels through the different knowledge and skill sets critical in the successful handling of these cases, ranging from the basic elements of helicopter structure and flight, through the preliminary factual investigation, filing the case, discovery, common defenses, damages and trial. Real helicopter case examples are utilized throughout so as to give context to the suggestions and techniques discussed. The author also recommends safety improvements within the helicopter industry for preventing these accidents in the future.

This report summarizes results of legal actions that claimants pursued to recover their losses in major aviation accidents. In particular, it attempts to determine why some cases settle early and others do not. The authors describe the elements that distinguish air-crash litigation. They discuss the simple correlation between economic loss suffered and litigation process pursued, the theory behind the empirical models, and the operational definition of the empirical variables. The analysis indicates that, where large losses to survivors were involved, claimants were more likely to sue, to go to trial, and to have longer time to closure, indicating that the stakes are important in determining which cases make greater demands on the tort system.