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Bailey & Partners law firm and its aviation investigators along with renown trial lawyer Nicholas Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, have discovered an eye and ear witness to the Kobe crash.  The witness, a licensed engineer, was hiking in the immediate area of the fatal helicopter crash.  The witness heard the noise from the low level helicopter […]

KNX 1070 AM radio station owned by CBS and affiliated with CBS Radio Network, reached out to attorney Patrick E. Bailey of Bailey & Partners, a Los Angeles law firm, to discuss the helicopter accident that tragically took the lives of 9 people – Christina Mauser, Keri, John and Alyssa Altobelli, Payton and Sarah Chester, Gianna […]

The NTSB just released its “Aircraft Accident Investigative Update” on the Kobe Bryant crash. This update consumes 11 pages and lists participating parties as the FAA, Island Express Helicopters, Sikorsky and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. If you don’t have this most recent update, email us at [email protected] and we will forward it to […]

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) —  Car vs Bicycle injuries now account for 30% of the bicycle deaths or serious injuries!   How did the numbers get that high?  Two reasons:  (1) More Bicycles are on the road.   (2) Distracted Driving.    Yes, your chances of getting killed or seriously injured has sky rocketed by distracted drivers who are too busy reading texts or emails to pay attention to […]

Are there common causes for helicopter crashes?  Yes, there are. Here are the most common causes:    Weather Weather is a very common factor.  However, dynamic, treacherous weather conditions such as thunderstorms or fast moving cold fronts are often not a factor.  Why?  Because the danger is so obvious that pilots typically avoid any dynamic weather conditions.  However, restrictions to visibility such as low-level clouds, fog […]