Category: Personal Injury

Why do airplanes crash? The answer is . . for many reasons. Listed below are some of the most common reasons for an airplane crash. 1. Poor Maintenance 2. Pilot Error 3. Product Design As for maintenance, nearly all airplanes require an annual inspection in addition to periodic inspections. These inspections must be accomplished and […]

As a Certificated Flight Instructor for two decades I can give you a great example of the deadly distractions of driving while reading your cell phone. Here’s the example. In order to have an “Instrument Rating” for flying airplanes, students go thru a rigorous process of flying blind, i.e. flying with a vision restricting hood […]

Recently in Koreatown, CA, many people in an apartment complex became sick.  Three people were allegedly killed and many more were evacuated as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. This story made headlines, because of the severe injuries sustained by those unknowingly going about their daily lives while being silently sickened. It has been reported […]

You see it every day. The light turns green, but the line of cars doesn’t move. Why? one or more of the drivers have their heads buried in their cell phone. But that scenario is just an irritation. What’s really happening out on the roads is death and destruction from distracted driving. Here are the […]

     In general aviation accident cases, an injured pilot or passenger can assert a negligence claim against a repair person and/or facility that incorrectly performs maintenance on the aircraft which contributes to the accident. But what if the repair person or facility has few assets and maintains a policy of insurance with low policy limits […]