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Aviation safety improvement advocates are encouraging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to insist that all pilots, including general aviation pilots, carry some type of liability insurance. General aviation pilots, which include those who fly small, private planes and/or corporate jets, are not held to the same standards as commercial airlines for liability insurance requirements. As…
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Johnson & Johnson is withdrawing laparoscopic power morcellators that can spread cancer in women, which effectively removes the device’s largest manufacturer from the market. This decision comes after the debate over the tool agitated the gynecological field for months.
Slack Davis Sanger represented the family of a pilot who died as a result of a 2006 Robinson R44 helicopter crash in Fredericksburg, TX. KENS-TV reporters spoke to aviation attorney Michael Slack about the crash. Excerpt: “Their determination of probable cause looked at why the helicopter hit the ground. The NTSB didn’t bother to examine why everybody got horribly…
Slack Davis Sanger aviation attorney Ladd Sanger recently published an article about unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and potential legal issues associated with them in Texas Lawyer. This article appeared in the July 14, 2014, edition.
In 1996, the crash of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 off Long Island, NY, killed 230 people and helped push Congress to enact the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act. This act ensures that victims and families affected by an airline crash are treated with care and respect.
Aviation law is the branch of law related to air travel, air flight, the safety of passengers and their belongings, as well as aviation business concerns. Technological improvements, aviation education, security regulations and training, as well as state, federal and international guidelines are all established and maintained to ensure safe and secure air travel. There…
Sometimes, the system works. But, as you will read below, sometimes not without the help of a knowledgeable and diligent aviation law team. The article, “Unfit for Flight,” written by Thomas Frank and featured in yesterday’s USA Today, outlines a serious problem in that, “Nearly 45,000 people have been killed over the past five decades in…
The article, “Unfit for Flight,” written by Thomas Frank and featured in the current issue of USA Today references multiple air crash cases handled by Slack Davis Sanger. We applaud Mr. Frank and USA Today for giving a voice to those injured in these general aviation crashes and the families of the deceased.
In January of 2014, new pilot fatigue rules went into effect for commercial flight pilots, ensuring they get enough rest between flights. These regulations were sparked by the 2009 Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash that killed 50 people near Buffalo, N.Y., a fatal aviation crash that was later attributed to pilot fatigue from exhausting work…
The Department of Aerospace Engineering in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University inducted nine alumni into the Aerospace Engineering Distinguished Alumni Academy on April 30 during the Aerospace Engineering Annual Awards Banquet in College Station, Texas.