Tag: Aircraft
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Aviation Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Wing Repairs
The claims in this action for negligence, gross negligence, and vicarious liability arise out of damage caused to The Jones Company’s (“TJC”) 2024 Embraer Phenom 300E aircraft (“the aircraft”). On December 30, 2024, the aircraft was flown to New Orleans Lakefront Airport, where Signature Flight Support, LLC was providing fixed-base operator services, including ground handling…
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Avionics Expert Allowed to Opine on Engine Failure
This case arises from an accident involving a Robinson R44 II helicopter, registration N442VB (“Helicopter”), that occurred on the evening of December 30, 2021, in Levy County, Florida. The Helicopter was being flown at night by the owner-pilot, Ronald Hicks (“Pilot Hicks”), from a local friend’s residence to his private property. At the time of…
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Aviation Safety Expert’s Opinion on Organizational Culture Excluded
This case stemmed from an incident that occurred at Oslo Gardermoen Airport on August 23, 2019. Plaintiff Susan Hardy had flown with United Airlines from New Orleans to New Jersey. From there, she boarded a connecting flight to Oslo, Norway, operated by Defendant Scandinavian Airlines System. According to her claims, she fell while disembarking in…
