Commercial Airline Accidents
Every hour in the United States, more than 61,000 people are airborne on commercial flights (families on vacation, business travelers, students traveling, grandparents visiting their children and family, etc.). Commercial airlines have a “duty of care” to each passenger, a contractual agreement that is part of the agreement created when an airline ticket is purchased. Airlines are required to provide safe travel service.
During the investigative process of an airline accident, certain facts may emerge that show an air carrier or manufacturer failed to exercise that “duty of care”. Prior problems that resulted in air crashes include improper maintenance, faulty design of the aircraft, and inadequate crew training.
Other causes of airline accidents include:
- Pilot error
- Bad weather
- Faulty or out-of date equipment
- Federal Aviation Administration regulations’ violations
- Structural or design problems
- Negligence of flight service station employees
- Negligence of federal air traffic controllers
- Dangerous or defective airplane design
- Negligence in a third-party’s selection of a carrier
- Failure to maintain or repair the aircraft or its components
- Failure to fuel the aircraft
As with all our cases we tailor our prosecution to the specific facts as they emerge and we prepare each case for trial with the goals of fair compensation and holding the liable parties accountable. When cases proceed to trial, the attorneys at Bonsignore Trial Lawyers are meticulously prepared to win. We assemble the best team possible for each case.
Many times a defendant will want to avoid negative publicity by settling a case before a trial begins. Typically, the same law firm will represent a number of families and individuals in the same aviation disaster. It is important for each individual client to know that they determine what is the best course of action to take to achieve their individual or family goals.
If you, or someone you love, have been injured in a Commercial Airline Accident and would like the attorneys at Bonsignore Trial Lawyers to review your case, please contact us.
Helicopter Accidents
Helicopters are complex and sophisticated machinery that perform in ways no other aircraft can. For example, they are capable of flying forward and backward, ascending or descending vertically, hovering in place and taking off or landing without a runway.
These capabilities have made them essential pieces of equipment for law enforcement, executive transport, sightseeing/recreation, medivac, supply transport and military operations. With all of the great benefits comes a heavy burden. Helicopters require the highest levels of design, construction, maintenance and operational skill. If any one of these components is missing or neglected, the results are usually disastrous.
The attorneys at Bonsignore Trial Lawyers will aggressively investigate helicopter accidents.
Causes of Helicopter accidents include:
- Pilot error
- Design error
- Faulty equipment
- Manufacturer defect
- Maintenance failure
- Poor weather conditions
If you, or someone you love, have been injured in a Helicopter Accident and and would like the attorneys at Bonsignore Trial Lawyers to review your case, please contact us.
Corporate and Business Jet Aircraft Accidents
Corporate and business jet travel has long been the alternative of choice for those who can afford it. In the past 14 years, the number of corporate and business jet flights in the United States has increased by more than 30%. Business jet travel is more popular than ever and more and more companies are chartering or operating their own planes.
Causes of airline accidents include:
- Pilot error
- Poor weather conditions
- Faulty equipment
- Dangerous or defective airplane design
- Manufacturer defect
- Maintenance failure
Unfortunately, the number and severity of accidents involving turbine-powered business aircraft has greatly increased. The fatal accident rate of corporate aviation is almost 2.5 times greater than the major airlines. The fatal accident rate for air taxis or charters is more than 50 times higher than that of the commercial airlines. Bonsignore Trial Lawyers find these statistics to be unacceptable. Companies who own or operate corporate and business aircraft have the same responsibility for safety of their passengers and crew as the commercial airlines have.
It is important to understand that each aviation disaster is caused by a unique set of circumstances and factors. Bonsignore Trial Lawyers began its involvement in aviation cases in 2000 in the Air Philippines case. We are prepared to navigate this complex area of litigation, including jurisdiction, venue, conflicts of law and, most importantly, the needs of the victims and families.
Bonsignore Trial Lawyers will break down the language, processes and inner workings of the federal and international agencies responsible for investigating air disasters and regulating air carriers into simple understandable words and concepts. Our experience in negotiating complex rules and laws including those that govern the airline industry gives Bonsignore Trial Lawyers an advantage when preparing a case. We are extremely proud of the results that we obtain for our clients, and know that our work will help make the skies safer for everyone.
If you, or someone you love, have been injured in an Airline or Jet Accident and would like the attorneys at Bonsignore Trial Lawyers to review your case, please contact us.
Private and General Aviation Accidents
The number of pilots licensed to fly private planes for pleasure or as a hobby has greatly increased. Whether a pilot owns or rents an aircraft, the pilot and passengers have the right to know the plane was manufactured without serious flaws in the design, assembled correctly, repaired according to manufacturer and Federal requirements. Additionally, pilot and passengers have the right to believe that a plane has been maintained on a regular schedule and according to a .
Insurance companies are always quick to blame a non-commercial or newly licensed pilot for an aviation accident and typically point to pilot error or the pilots “inexperience”. Bonsignore Trial Lawyers has represented pilots and their survivors and put together strong, winning cases that have proven otherwise. Bonsignore Trial Lawyers has been on the prevailing side of very complex cases in this area of the law.
Causes of private plane accidents include:
- Icing
- Manufacturer defect
- Maintenance failure
If you, or someone you love, have been injured in a private aviation accident and would like the attorneys at Bonsignore Trial Lawyers to review your case, please contact us.
Air Cargo Accidents
The severity of Air Cargo Accidents is less commonly known than commercial crashes because Air Cargo Flights usually have fewer passengers. The same unquestionable “duty of care” must apply and families who lose loved ones feel the same loss. Our attorneys will apply the same processes for constructing winning cases in an Air Cargo case as that they do for all other cases.
Causes of Air Cargo accidents include:
Overloading
Gravity miscalculations
Defective Products
Misloading
Dangerous cargo
Scheduling
Antiquated equipment
Defective equipment
Maintenance failure
Poor weather conditions
If you, or someone you love, have been injured in an Air Cargo Aviation Accident and would like the attorneys at Bonsignore Trial Lawyers to review your case, please contact us.