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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declined a request by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to increase oversight of hot air balloon operators. Doggett’s congressional district includes Lockhart, Texas, where 16 people died in a balloon crash on July 30, 2016. The crash was the most deadly hot air balloon accident in U.S. history.
Attorneys Mike Davis, John Jose, Ladd Sanger, and Michael Slackwere selected for inclusion on the 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list in recognition for their work in personal injury, aviation and aerospace, business litigation and product liability. Mr. Slack was also selected for inclusion on the Central Texas Region’s Top 50 list; Mr. Jose for the…
Michael Slack, Mike Davis, Ladd Sanger, and John Jose were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. Mr. Slack has been listed for 23 years, Mr. Sanger has been listed for 9 years and Mr. Jose has been listed for 13 years for their plaintiffs’ work in personal injury and…
Sixteen people died in a hot air balloon crash in Caldwell County near Lockhart, TX on Saturday. Austin aviation attorney and former NASA engineer and licensed pilot, Michael Slack, with Slack Davis, has confirmed that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has designated this a major investigation and NTSB Board Member, Robert Sumwalt, is enroute to the scene with a team of NTSB…
The following is a list of the most wanted aviation safety improvements for 2016 provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Throughout the list, the agency underlines improvements on how regulations and use of technology among pilots must be improved to help advance air transportation and keep passengers and flight crew members safe.
On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it had finalized its Part 107 operational rule for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems, or drones. The rule offers safety regulations for drones weighing less than 55 pounds being used for non-hobbyist operations. It takes effect in late August 2016.
In 2015, The German A320 Airbus flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf was brought down in the French Alps by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz who “voluntarily allowed the aircraft to lose altitude,” ending the lives of all 150 passengers on board. As investigators recovered the black box flight data and cockpit voice recorders, evidence revealed that Lubitz purposely used controls to speed up the planes descent while keeping the captain locked out of the cabin.
Slack Davis, LLP, and The Brandi Law Firm of San Francisco have joined forces to file dual class action lawsuits against technology ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, respectively. Attorneys Michael L. Slack and John R. Davis of Slack Davis, LLP, and Thomas J. Brandi and Brian J. Malloy of The Brandi Law Firm will serve…
Laws concerning aircraft safety have been on the books since the dawn of aviation at the beginning of the 20th century. Developed to address issues of public safety in the context of emerging developments in transportation, technology and commerce, the following six have shaped the legal landscape for aviation attorneys.
Responding to a rise in air crashes in Alaska, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted pilots and carriers in May 2016 to encourage an improved safety culture. During the past 12 months there have been 24 fatalities and serious injuries.