Lack of Proper Engine Inspection Results in Private and Small Plane Crash Lawsuit

Case Title: McKenna v. Pratt & Whitney On October 18, 2005, at approximately 11:15 PM, a single-engine Cessna 208 turbo-prop airplane with registration number N978FE was forced to land after it lost power near Round Rock, Texas. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The cross-country flight originated at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and…

Crash Due To Improper Borescope Inspections Results in Private & Small Plane Crash Lawsuit

Case Title: Fuddy v. Makani Kai Air Shortly after taking off from Kalaupapa Airport bound for Honolulu, a Cessna 208B Caravan with registration number N687MA operated by Makani Kai Air experienced an engine failure and crashed into the ocean off Moloka’i. The flight was an air taxi commuter flight between two…

Ice Accumulation Issues Results in Private & Small Plane Crash Lawsuit

Case Title: Fry et al. vs. Cessna Aircraft Company On November 8, 2002, a Cessna 208B Caravan turboprop left Las Vegas, Nevada, bound for Midland, Texas, with three passengers and a pilot. At approximately 10:20 PM, the plane impacted terrain approximately three miles south of Parks, Arizona. At the time, instrument…

Negligent Road Conditions Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Case Title: Furlan v. Webber On July 15, 2013, a family of five was traveling in a 2006 Ford F series pickup truck on Interstate Highway 35 near Abbott, Texas. As they went through a highway construction area, they drove through a pool of water, which caused the driver to lose…

International Crash Lawsuit in San Pedro, Belize

Case Title: Dreyer, et al v. Tropic Air On December 27, 2002, a Cessna Caravan 208B plane with Belize registration V3-HGH, operated by Tropic Air, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during an approach to land at the airport in San Pedro, Belize. The flight was registered as a foreign scheduled commuter…

Failure to Yield Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Case Title: Rodriguez v. The United States of America On November 14, 2006, a retired US Army veteran, Jesse Albert Rodriguez, was riding his motorcycle in Fort Hood, Texas. He was returning to work after lunch and was wearing a helmet and a reflective vest. As he approached the intersection of…

Contamination in Generic Drug Results in Class Action Lawsuit

Case Title: In re: Valsartan Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2875 (D.N.J.) High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common medical condition affecting approximately 103 million Americans. Valsartan is a generic drug version of the brand name drug Diovan, which was originally developed and sold by Novartis to treat hypertension. Valsartan…

Tanker Truck and Freight Train Accident Results in Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawsuit

Case Title: Camacho, et al. v. Penn Octane International, L.L.C., et al. On August 11, 2005, a tanker truck loaded with liquid propane was hit by a freight train in the town of Lucio Blanco in Mexico. The accident killed six people and injured over 40 residents of the town. Ten…

Severe Environmental Contamination Results in Class Action Lawsuit

Case Title: New Jersey v. ExxonMobil (N.J.) Oil refineries and processing facilities have been an iconic part of New Jersey’s scenery for many years. Along with those oil production facilities, oil spills and contaminants have polluted the area. Officials estimate that seven million gallons of oil may have spilled or leaked…