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NBC 5 Interviews Ladd Sanger about Deadly Helicopter Crash

By Slack Davis Sanger | April 11, 2022 | Comments Off on NBC 5 Interviews Ladd Sanger about Deadly Helicopter Crash

Partner Ladd Sanger spoke with NBC 5 on March 25 about the deadly helicopter crash in Rowlett. We invite you to watch that interview here. 

Prominent Attorney Mike Davis Dies at 69

By Slack Davis Sanger | April 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Prominent Attorney Mike Davis Dies at 69

Innovative personal injury litigator also remembered for decades of youth sports volunteering See original publication in Austin Business Journal Apr 5, 2022, 2:24pm CDT SLACK DAVIS SANGER Mike Davis was diagnosed with lymphoma, cancer in the body’s lymph system, in 1995 — two years after co-founding the law firm that later became Slack Davis Sanger.…

Death of Mike Davis, Prominent Austin, Texas Trial Lawyer

By Slack Davis Sanger | April 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Death of Mike Davis, Prominent Austin, Texas Trial Lawyer

Slack Davis Sanger founding partner and trial attorney Mike Davis passed away on March 30, 2022. Mike was a graduate of the University of Texas, a distinguished law graduate of St. Mary’s Law School and a briefing attorney for Justice Franklin Spears on the Texas Supreme Court. Mike was recognized as a brilliant advocate whether in…

Former NASA Engineer & Lawyer-Pilot Explains Why the 5G Rollout Is Dangerous

By Slack Davis Sanger | January 27, 2022 | Comments Off on Former NASA Engineer & Lawyer-Pilot Explains Why the 5G Rollout Is Dangerous

According to Mike Slack, a licensed pilot, former NASA aerospace engineer and aviation attorney with Slack Davis Sanger, the 5G rollout can interfere with radar altimeters causing them to malfunction at a critical moment in the landing approach close to the ground. “The pilot may need to abort the landing attempt and make another approach…

Deadly Alaskan Plane Crashes are the Subject of a new ProPublica Report

By Slack Davis Sanger | June 16, 2021 | Comments Off on Deadly Alaskan Plane Crashes are the Subject of a new ProPublica Report

Slack Davis Sanger Managing Partner Mike Slack worked with ProPublica on a deep-dive into the deadly history of Alaska’s small commercial aviation industry. The story features SDS client, Julie Sullivan, whose husband Randy was one of six victims of a fatal mid-air collision in May 2019. Mike Slack was the lead attorney in her case,…

Aircraft Model Involved in Hattiesburg Crash Plagued by a History of Problems

By Slack Davis Sanger | May 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Aircraft Model Involved in Hattiesburg Crash Plagued by a History of Problems

The fatal accident on May 4 in Hattiesburg, Miss. of a privately owned and operated Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise was the latest in the history of an aircraft with a questionable safety record, according to Slack Davis Sanger LLP, an international personally injury and aviation law firm that has successfully litigated cases involving this make and…

Ladd Sanger Shares Insights on Alaska Airbus AS350 B crash that killed the Czech Republic’s richest man

By Slack Davis Sanger | April 5, 2021 | Comments Off on Ladd Sanger Shares Insights on Alaska Airbus AS350 B crash that killed the Czech Republic’s richest man

Slack Davis Sanger partner Ladd Sanger is no stranger to litigating complex fatal helicopter crashes, particularly those in remote Alaskan landscapes where weather and visibility often exacerbate the severity of a case. Sanger provided insight on the latest Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter crash that killed five, including the Czech Republic’s richest man Petr Kellner, in…

Alaska Helicopter Tour Company at the Heart of a Crash that Killed Five will Face Close Scrutiny of Systems and Procedures

By Slack Davis Sanger | March 30, 2021 | Comments Off on Alaska Helicopter Tour Company at the Heart of a Crash that Killed Five will Face Close Scrutiny of Systems and Procedures

The fatal crash Saturday, March 27, of a tour helicopter near Knik Glacier, in the rugged mountainous region northeast of Anchorage, Alaska raises numerous safety questions about the helicopter tour operator at the center of the incident. Five people on board the Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter died when the aircraft crashed while conducting a heli-skiing…

Mike Slack Discusses NTSB Investigation into Deadly I-35 Pileup in Fort Worth

By Slack Davis Sanger | March 26, 2021 | Comments Off on Mike Slack Discusses NTSB Investigation into Deadly I-35 Pileup in Fort Worth

The fatal 133-vehicle crash that occurred on an icy stretch of I-35W is under investigation, with the National Transportation Safety Board focused primarily on the road conditions and whether proper de-icing measures were taken. Slack Davis Sanger Managing Partner Mike Slack talked with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the wealth of information the NTSB will be able…

Ladd Sanger Interviewed for Law360 on Kobe Bryant Case following NTSB Report

By Slack Davis Sanger | March 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Ladd Sanger Interviewed for Law360 on Kobe Bryant Case following NTSB Report

The NTSB preliminary ruling in the fatal 2020 helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant as well as his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, two of her basketball teammates, and their parents showed that the pilot’s decision to fly into zero-visibility weather conditions caused the crash. Even though the cause seems clear-cut, Slack Davis Sanger Dallas…