Often claiming the lives of multiple victims, aviation accidents are one of the most severe and devastating accident types. At Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC our experienced aviation attorneys represent aircraft tragedy victims and their families. If you or a loved one has been harmed in an aviation accident, our team can advocate for you in recovering damages from the at-fault party, regardless of whether a result from a commercial, private, or corporate aircraft accident. Before giving up hope, call our attorneys today for a consultation to discuss the damages you are entitled to, and how we can help to recover your full compensation amount.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since this Cessna Citation CJ4 went missing late Thursday night December 29, 2016, there has been a lot of arm-chair piloting/quarterbacking commentary posted online. Napoli Shkolnik aviation attorneys will not engage in this type of discussion. What is clear at this point is that John T. Fleming was both a successful businessman AND…Read the article
Please be sure to read the update here. CEO, His Wife, 2 Sons, and 2 Neighbors on board Late Thursday night, December 29, 2016, a corporate jet, Cessna 525C Citation CJ4, N614SB, with registered owner Maverick Air LLC, disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Cleveland-Burke Lakefront Airport. The US Coast Guard, local, and…Read the article
UPDATE: 1/2/2017 Surviving passenger William Francis has little memory of the crash or the events that took place shortly thereafter. He did take video and shared it with local news media. Mr. Francis does remember hearing a low RPM warning. A caution light illuminates and an audible warning goes off when the rotor RPM—Nr—drops below…Read the article
The near catastrophe occurred as an American Airlines jet was approaching Ezeiza International Airport in Argentina on October 3, 2014. The Boeing 777 plunged into a 4000-foot nose first dive when the first officer was lurched forward, in his alleged defective flight seat, trapping him against the plane’s yoke and disengaging the auto-pilot. About 300…Read the article
This article was published in the Aviation Section of the American Association for Justice Newsletter. On February 18, 2016 a Bell-206 crashed into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The crash injured the four passengers and the pilot. A boy passenger tragically died after being transported to a hospital. According to the NTSB preliminary report, “The pilot reported…Read the article
Another Challenger Catastrophe should never happen again. Yet, on Sunday, June 28th 2015, a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket exploded after launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida during a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Debris from the explosion fell harmlessly into the Atlantic Ocean. But what if it didn’t? What if the debris fell in…Read the article
Few issues in the law are as complicated and varied as the law surrounding airplane crash litigation. The Plaintiff’s attorney must take into account the substantive law that will control, sometimes called choice of law, which is not necessarily the law that normally controls in the venue in which the case is heard. Next there…Read the article
MSN Video Update SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS FOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR HARD LANDING CRASH AT NEW YORK LaGUARDIA AIRPORT THAT INJURED PASSENGERS We have filed a lawsuit for serious injuries sustained by a passenger when Southwest Airlines Flight 345 had a hard landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on July 22, 2013 resulting in the planes landing gear crashing into…Read the article
