Press Articles
For media inquiries, please reach out to Rhett Whiting at Slack Davis at 512-225-5315 or rwhiting@slackdavis.com.
An ABC News investigation has found numerous cases of for-profit emergency medevac flight companies charging privately insured patients $40,000-$50,000 for short emergency helicopter rides. The ambulance companies say the high charges offset balances they can’t collect on poor and uninsured patients. The news organization began the investigation after its consumer website, The ABC News Fixer,…
As aviation accident attorneys, Slack Davis pays close attention to reports released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). One sector of flight that appears often in these reports is general aviation.
On February 9, the National Transportation Safety Board issued two safety recommendations for stowing lithium batteries to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The recommendations are intended to reduce the likelihood and severity of cargo fires. They include physically separating the batteries from other flammable hazardous materials and establishing restrictions on the numbers of…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall affecting B-Safe car seats. According to the recall notice, “the car seat carry handle can crack and break allowing the seat to fall unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury to the infant.” This recall affects the B-Safe 35 and B-Safe 35 Elite models, that were…
The National Transportation Safety Board released its 2016 Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements on January 13. The list focuses on 10 broad safety improvements the agency has previously made recommendations on that have not yet been implemented. It addresses safety issues related to private, public and commercial vehicles including cars, trucks, buses, airplanes…
Slack Davis founding partner Michael Slack authors an article in Trial magazine about the continuing proliferation of drones and how the current aircraft regulatory system is not equipped to deal with them. Industry groups have projected that the drone industry would generate $82 billion in annual revenue by 2025, dependent on the government adopting appropriate…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discussed crash fatalities related to large trucks and buses in a November webinar examining the deaths of bicyclists and pedestrians in truck and bus accidents. The webinar was in support of U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s “Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People and Safer Streets” effort. The effort challenges…
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ranked Slack Davis on the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list in the Metropolitan Tier 1 in Texas for their work in Personal Injury Litigation and Product Litigation. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client…
In October 2015, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its special investigation report on tire safety. The report states that the method by which tires are registered and recalled is ineffective.
The Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity will present its third annual Urban Revival benefit Thursday evening, November 12, 2015, at Trinity Groves.