Aviation Accident Lawsuits

Aviation accidents and disasters occur for many reasons. Some of the reasons involve:

Mid-air Collisions
Wire Strikes
Aborted or Failed Take-offs and Landings
Pilot Negligence & Error
Design Problems

Bad Weather
Poor Maintenance
Engine Failure
Contaminated Fuel
Air Traffic Control

When an aviation accident does occur, several governing agencies become involved. These can include:

The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), an independent federal agency in charge of investigating every civil aviation accident that takes place in the United States.

The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), a separate element of the U.S. government that is primarily responsible for the safety of civil aviation.

The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), whose role is to investigate the possibility of sabotage or any other criminal act that may have contributed in any way to the accident.

Other agencies such as the Red Cross, FEMA (Federal Emergency and Management Agency) or other state, local, or even foreign agencies (when appropriate) may be involved when the situation calls for it.

GRG utilizes the experience of our in-house, instrument-rated pilot, Morry Cole, along with expert consultants in handling cases involving injuries and death that result from aircraft accidents.

One of Morry’s recent successfully tried aviation cases is **Jones v. Three Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. where there was a $21 million dollar jury verdict for the deaths of two military pilots when their helicopter flew into unmarked electrical transmission lines near Lake of the Ozarks. Verdict was upheld on appeal.