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Airline/Airport Negligence

in Airline/Airport Negligence
Representing victims of negligence by an airline or airport requires an understanding of International Law governing air travel, Federal Regulation of Aviation, aircraft operation and Federal Investigation of aircraft accidents by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. In handling injury and wrongful death claims caused by the negligence of an airline or airport, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins attorneys have taken depositions of Federal Aviation Investigators, used accident investigation studies, and served on mass litigation Executive Committees. The firm has been involved in well-known accidents such as the Pam Am Flight 103 disaster as well as accidents involving private small aircraft and claims related to airport negligence. Below are representative cases handled by Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins attorneys.

DEFENDANT VERDICT/SETTLEMENT
PAN AM Representing the Estate of the co-pilot of Pan Am Flight 103, Ira Zarin obtained a jury verdict of $3 million, proving the defendants failed to heed warnings that a terrorist attack was imminent.
LINDEN AIRPORT In a claim on behalf of the estate of the pilot of a Piper Cherokee Airplane, Bob Hicks obtained a jury verdict of $975,000 by proving an obstruction warning light was not functioning, causing the pilot to strike a utility pole in a nighttime landing.
UNITED AIRLINES In a claim on behalf of the estate of an elderly woman who fell to her death down air stairs leading from the concourse to the tarmac, Ken Javerbaum obtained a settlement of $400,000 by establishing a failure to properly supervise and escort the woman.
   


 
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