We have specialized in international aviation accidents for more than 20 years. Our key associates in the United States are: Mike Gallagher www.gallagher-law-firm.com (Houston, Texas) and Walter Lack www.elllaw.com (Los Angeles, California). We have represented air crash victims all over the globe. Most recently, we have represented clients in aviation accidents in Baotou, Inner Mongolia (China Eastern), Nicosia, Cyprus (Helios), Medan, Indonesia (Mandala), Surabaya, Indonesia (Adam Air), Phuket, Thailand (One-to-go), Irkutsk, Russia (SR7), and Las Palmas, Spain (Spanair).
There are a number of factors that may have contributed to airline, helicopter, or small plane accidents, including the following:
- Defective equipment
- Pilot error
- Violation of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations
- Air traffic controller negligence
- Aircraft malfunction
- Faulty plane design
- Problems with the structure of the plane, jet, helicopter, or airline carrier
- Negligence on the part of flight service station personnel
- Third party negligence
- Negligence in choosing a third party carrier
We are proud of our international network of aviation and personal injury attorneys. With their help and that of our associate aviation experts and attorneys working with www.airlaws.com we can quickly analyze the causative factors in an air crash, determine the best proper jurisdiction and venue for filing client's cases, and move quickly to trial and/or mediation of the air crash case.