Aviation litigation encompasses various types of legal disputes that relate to the aviation industry. Examples of aviation litigation include:
- Airplane and helicopter crashes
- Product liability
- Airport accidents
- Airline, pilot, and flight attendant negligence
- Wrongful removal from an aircraft
- Racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination
- Violation of the Air Carrier Access Act
- Falling luggage
- In-flight medical emergencies
- In-flight bodily injuries
- Sexual assaults
- Montreal Convention cases
- Breach of contract (violations of the airline’s “Contract of Carriage”)
- Extreme turbulence
- Trip-and-falls and slip-and-falls
- Commercial disputes
- Drone/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
- Class actions
We have significant experience in a broad range of aviation litigation matters.