Aviation Law

Experienced Plane Crash and Aviation Law Attorneys

Few attorneys have the experience and knowledge to competently handle cases involving aviation disasters. The lawyers of Harris, Penn & Lowry, LLP, have extensive experience in this very specific and detailed area of law. They meet with victims of accidents throughout the United States free of charge, and do all subsequent work on a contingency basis, charging clients no attorney's fees until a settlement or verdict is achieved.

We provide representation to clients that have been injured in or affected by (through the wrongful death of a loved one) airplane crashes, including:

Commercial Aviation Accidents ● Small Plane Accidents ● Corporate Jet Accidents

Charter Flight Accidents ● Helicopter Accidents

How Aviation Accident Lawsuits and Litigation Proceed

Immediately after a plane crash, attorneys and representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) arrive at the scene. The company responsible for manufacturing the plane also sends a team to evaluate the damage. The NTSB writes a comprehensive report on the crash, and then makes all such reports freely available to the public at the NTSB Web site.

The most common causes of plane crashes include:

Pilot error or negligence, including failing to check weather conditions, failing to obtain clearance, pilot error, pilot intoxication (drunk pilots), violating FAA regulations,

Aviation product defects and product failure, including defective plane parts (engines, instruments), structural design problems, and other matters of product liability.

Negligent airplane maintenance and/or repairs

However, a plane crash or other airline-related accident can occur due to a range of issues, such as:

• Failure to properly conduct routine de-icing

• Airport operator negligence

• Air traffic controller (ATC) negligence

• Flight employee (flight attendant, gate agent, etc.) negligence

• Negligence in fueling the aircraft

• Third party negligence

• Airport administration negligence

• Commercial manufacturing errors leading to a plane crash or accident

• Weather-related crashes

• Accidental damage to aircraft during maintenance

Immediately after speaking with the victims of a plane crash or airplane accident, the attorneys of Harris, Penn & Lowry, LLP, begin to work. They contact NTSB officials and carefully review the NTSB report, and then launch their own extensive investigation. Having dealt with many plane crashes in the past, our lawyers have a wide database of documents and records they use to build a case.

The lawyers of Harris, Penn & Lowry, LLP, quickly file suit against the airline carrier, manufacturer, owner, or other individual or organization responsible. The firm possesses both the resources to file suit against any organization, and the trial experience to take any case to court.

For more information about the legal issues involved in filing an aviation accident or airplane lawsuit, visit the firm's Airplane Accidents Information Center.

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Harris, Penn & Lowry, LLP, has decades of experience assisting victims of wrongful death or catastrophic injury because of the negligence of another. To set up a free initial consultation, contact a lawyer at our firm today.