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GARA, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, is a ‘statute of repose.’ The purpose of GARA was to establish time constraints in which civil actions must be brought against an airline company or aircraft manufacturer who supplied a component part for an aircraft. GARA applies to aircrafts that were involved in an accident that resulted in damages to property or injuries to human passengers.
→ Read MoreAviation law is that body of law that deals with accidents arising out of airplane crashes. There are different types of airplanes, and when it comes to legal issues, they’re basically divided into commercial flights versus private flights.
→ Read MoreHow do domestic and international aviation lawsuits differ? To find out, we asked Larry Goldhirsch, a New York plaintiffs’ attorney with 38 years of experience whose practice represents aviation accident victims. He told us that first and foremost, there will be an investigation in every plane crash. He explained the differences between what happens in the investigation of a domestic crash versus an international crash.
→ Read MoreQuestion: You board an airplane in New York, stop in Chicago, again in Los Angeles and then land in Tokyo, Japan. During the flight(s), a bag from the overhead compartment falls on your head and you’re injured. If you need to file a lawsuit, where and when must you do so?
→ Read MoreThere are several timing and venue factors that must be considered in aviation accident lawsuits. Statutes of repose, statutes of limitation and how courts view venue choices are three areas that can make or break any aviation lawsuit. In this article, we take a closer look at all three.
→ Read MoreWhile it’s generally clear that an airline would be responsible for accidents that occur on its own planes, responsibility for injuries in the airport terminal itself, on the tarmac or in the airport lunge are not.
→ Read MoreThe individual plaintiff’s attorneys, or some of them, direct the multi-district litigation through a committee of lawyers known as a plaintiff’s steering committee.
→ Read MoreYour right to privacy, especially in the context of an aviation disaster, is protected by federal law. The Family Aviation Disaster Act provides some of the grounds for you to sue if you receive unwanted and illegal contacts from airline lawyers, employees, or others within the 30-day moratorium period. Many states have also passed similar laws to support this.
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