Aviation Disaster Lawyers
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When disaster strikes, an experienced trial attorney can make a difference in recovering all of the damages you are entitled to. Panish Shea & Boyle brings extensive experience to the complex world of aviation law, including work on aviation accidents around the world involving:
- Helicopter Crashes
- Private Plane Crashes
- Charter Plane Crashes
- General Aviation Crashes
- Commercial Aviation Crashes
While it is accurate to say that plane travel is among the safest modes of transportation, catastrophic aviation accidents still do occur, seemingly more often than ever before. There are no such things as minor airplane collisions or crash landings; these occurrences are devastating, life altering events. As Aviation Accident Statistics illustrate, the growing popularity of private jet travel and helicopter flights may soon reverse the trend that has seen overall aviation accident rates decreasing in recent years.
Panish Shea & Boyle specializes both in proving pilot error and in proving defective design, manufacture, or maintenance of an aircraft or its component parts.
The firm’s expert attorneys have taken leadership roles in high-profile aviation disaster cases. Brian Panish and Kevin Boyle served on the Plaintiffs Steering Committees for litigation related to the crashes of Alaska Airlines flight 261 and Singapore Airlines flight 006. Boyle also edits the American Bar Association publication Aviation Law Quarterly.
Sample Aviation Disaster Verdicts & Settlements
The decision to hire an attorney after a devastating aviation accident is not one to be taken lightly. Panish Shea & Boyle encourages those seeking the assistance of any aviation lawyer to ask about the aviation case results they’ve achieved and the aviation cases they’ve tried to verdict. A qualified firm will have substantial results in the type of accident that you or your loved one have suffered through. Below are a list of examples of Panish Shea & Boyle’s successes in the arena of Aviation Law.
Commercial Airplane Crash Case Sample Results
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $15,750,000
Confidential $15,750,000 settlement for the family of a wrongful death victim in a highly publicized commercial aviation crash.
- Wu v. Singapore Airlines $15,000,000Wrongful Death verdict in crash of Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 which attempted to take off on a closed runway during Typhoon Xangsane, the plane crashed and the fuselage broke into three sections, killing 82 people and injuring 169 others. Only one case from the crash was tried to jury verdict, and that family was represented by Brian Panish and Kevin Boyle.
- Doe v. Doe Engine Manufacturer $13,500,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $10,000,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $9,250,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $9,000,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $6,000,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $5,500,000
- Doe v. Flight Booker $4,000,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $4,000,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $4,000,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $2,250,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $1,250,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $1,000,000
- Doe v. Commercial Airline $1,000,000
Helicopter Crash Case Sample Results
- Beltran v. Boeing, et al. $13,550,000Largest known settlement for military personnel injured during the war in Iraq awarded to Juan Beltran and Ron Carns for injuries they received. Beltran was represented by Kevin Boyle and was awarded $11,247,500 for injuries he suffered in a helicopter crash in Iraq which left him paralyzed.
- Doe v. Helicopter Tour Operator $7,300,000Wrongful death caused by the crash of a sightseeing tour helicopter.
- Johnson v. Pratt & Whitney $7,300,000
Charter and Private Plane Crash Case Sample Results
- Doe v. Private Charter Company $30,000,000Settlement for an individual wrongful death in a case pending in Federal Court.
- Doe v. Engine Manufacturer $13,750,000Wrongful death caused by a defective airplane engine
- Witham v. Avjet $11,000,000Wrongful death in a charter jet crash in Aspen. This was the only case from the crash to go to trial. Brian Panish and Kevin Boyle tried the case and the jury found that punitive damages were warranted. The case settled for a confidential amount before the punitive damages phase of the trial.
- Doe v. Charter Company $4,000,000Wrongful death in a high profile charter plane crash that occurred overseas.
- Doe v. Aviation Manufacturer $3,100,000
