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From recent news reports we learned that the federal government is investigating child seat maker Graco because of delays in the company’s recent child seat recall – one of the largest in U.S. history – due to a defect in the seats’ harness buckles. A review of Graco’s documents indicate the company was aware of…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has plans for a busy 2015. Posting its goals for the New Year comes in the form of a “Most Wanted List.” The NTSB plans to use the list as a road map for navigating its advocacy priorities. While the safety agency’s goals may seem lofty to some, the…
Technological advancements have built a safety net around air travel that is mostly welcome and relieving. In a recent study by Allianz Global Corporation and Specialty Insurer and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the fatality rate for commercial flights dropped during the last decade to two people per 100 million passengers.
Aviation attorney Michael Slack spoke to KVUE-TV reporter Andy Pierrotti about the uptick in the number of incursions on U.S. runways – as well as possible causes. Andy’s report is excerpted in this post. We also have included a link to the USA Today companion story.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the latest advancement in aviation infrastructure improvements with the launch of the North Texas NextGen Metroplex project. This air traffic upgrade, enhanced by Global Positioning System (GPS), offers more safe, efficient and echo-friendly flights for airlines, crew members and passengers.
Slack Davis Sanger hosted the inaugural “Managing Partners Forum” on November 6, 2014, at Slack Davis Sanger’ Austin office with guest speaker Judy Osborn, a lawyer for employers, who presented on employment issues facing law firms.
In one of the largest national landmark settlements, the global medical devices and equipment manufacturing company, Stryker Corp., will pay out $1.43 billion to patients who had hip implant revision surgery to remove defective Rejuvenate or ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stems. It is imperative for any victim who suffers serious injury or illness from the…
Tort reform statutes and court rulings protect Texas hospitals from medical malpractice suits. Slack Davis Sanger attorney Paula Sweeney was interviewed for this story, which was produced by the Texas Observer in partnership with the Guardian, where a version of this story also appears.
Slack Davis Sanger, airplane accident attorneys representing victims of aviation crashes, filed a lawsuit against Southwest Aviation, Inc, Elite Medical Air Transport, LLC, and Amigos Aviation, Inc. on behalf of Frederick Green, one of three passengers killed in the air ambulance accident on August 27, 2014 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The crash also killed…
Nine families secured an important victory in the Oregon Court of Appeals against Evergreen Helicopters, Inc. (Evergreen) in a case arising out of a Peruvian helicopter crash that killed all 10 aboard, according to Ladd Sanger who represents some of the families.