News Releases - Slack & Davis Aviation

Medical Helicopter Crashes in South Carolina

09/28/09

One day after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued 21 recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make air ambulance flights safer, and just months after it held a four-day public hearing on the issue – another medical helicopter has crashed. (more…)

Hazards of “See and Avoid” Flying

08/12/09

Family and friends of the people killed in Saturday’s mid-air crash over the Hudson will not be comforted by news that the flights that killed their loved ones operated in a virtual “free for all” zone where all aircraft were operating on a “see and avoid” basis. (more…)

Ladd Sanger: Aviation Law in Texas

07/14/09

Aviation Cases Address Pre-Emption, Jurisdictional Matters
by Ladd Sanger as seen in Texas Lawyer (July 13, 2009, issue)

Texas is a national and international hub of aviation activity. The following are some of the more notable decisions involving Texas aviation law in the past year. (more…)

Medical helicopter crashes rise prompting calls for industry overhaul

07/02/09

Mike Slack featured in American Association for Justice Professional Negligence Law Reporter, Volume 24, No. 4, May 2009. Full story below.

In response to a dramatic spike in the number of fatal medical helicopter crashes last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a four-day hearing in February (more…)

NM Supreme Court Ruling Enhances Air Ambulance Safety

07/01/09

Air ambulance safety has been greatly enhanced by a recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision affirming an appellate court opinion that holds hospitals responsible for screening the competency of the air ambulance operators they hire, said Mike Slack, the lead trial attorney on the case. (more…)

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