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Advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming businesses worldwide and the legal industry has taken notice – even Silicon Valley is making large investments in this arena with many companies targeting legal services. Austin Managing Partner Forum’s (MPF) most recent meeting on Thursday, February 22, 2018, hosted by Winstead PC, had the…
Attorney John R. Davis was selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyers 2018 Texas Rising Stars list for his work in class action/mass torts, plaintiff and consumer law. Leading the firm’s class action, pharmaceutical and device litigation team, this marks the 1st year Mr. Davis has been listed as a Rising Star. Super Lawyers is…
Feral hog hunting from helicopters is big business in Texas, however it also carries big risks that can have catastrophic consequences. News 4 San Antonio interviewed Ladd Sanger on the dangers of these hog hunting excursions, as well as the lawsuit he is handling for Thomas Swan, a Medina County organic farmer, who was injured…
An Airbus EC-130 helicopter (fka Eurocopter) crashed in the Grand Canyon on Saturday February 10, 2018, leaving three dead and four in critical condition. Arizona Daily News, The Arizona Republic, KSNV Channel 3, FOX 5 Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal and Univision Las Vegas turned to Mike Slack and Ladd Sanger, who have handled numerous…
Costa Rican aviation officials have grounded Nature Air, the charter flight company, after one its planes crashed and killed the Steinberg family on New Year’s Eve. Lohud.com turned to Dallas Managing Partner Ladd Sanger in the article “Nature Air Grounded After Costa Rican Plane Crash That Killed Steinberg Family,” to discuss the suspension of Nature…
The Cessna plane crash in Costa Rica that killed 10 Americans sheds light on the dangers associated with flying non-commercial tourism flights in countries where there is little transparency on the type of service one is getting, pilot experience, safety records and the age and maintenance of the aircraft. In the Fox News article “Deadly…
In the Lohud.com article on the tragic plane crash that killed the Steinberg family, Dallas Managing Partner Ladd Sanger provides insights on the increase in Cessna Caravan crashes. Although it is too early to draw conclusions on the cause of the crash that killed the Steinberg family, Sanger points out that the Cessna Caravan has…
Smart Luggage Ban The 2017-2018 holiday travel season has been particularly eventful, and not in a way that travelers would have hoped. A fire shut down the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport (the world’s busiest) for multiple days, and a so-called “winter hurricane” wreaked havoc along the air routes of the U.S. eastern seaboard. The hardship…
In November, a Bell 407 GXP medical helicopter crashed in Arkansas, killing all three of the crew members on board. According to a local sheriff’s report, the cause was likely due to a large flock of geese striking the aircraft, causing it to spiral downward and crash. Local press, including KUAR (the National Public Radio…
In the USA Today article on the fatal plane crash that killed legendary MLB pitcher Roy Halladay, Ladd Sanger provided insight on the risks associated with flying smaller planes. Halladay was flying an Icon A5, a light-sport aircraft certified by the Federal Aviation Administration and marketed as an amphibious aircraft that can maneuver in unforgiving…