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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report in regards to the fatal air ambulance crash in Las Cruces, New Mexico, killing all four people on board, revealed that a technician filled the aircraft with the wrong fuel. It is still undetermined if this was the cause of the crash, but improper fueling is consistent…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identify, investigate and analyze data collected from aviation accidents to determine the root cause. It has been determined that most aviation accidents do not happen in isolation; rather, they are caused by a series of events, most of which are avoidable.
We learned quite a few facts about Slack Davis Managing Partner Michael Slack after reading his profile in the Texas 2014 Super Lawyers magazine, titled Mission: Control. We thought we’d share here on our website. But, of course, we also highly recommend that you read the article. It’s good!
As many reports have revealed, military hospitals perform worse than leading civilian hospitals in most safety categories involving maternity patients. More than 50,000 babies are born in military hospitals each year, and new statistics show that they are twice as likely to be injured during delivery as newborns at civilian hospitals.
Partner Mike Davis is following the rise in wrecks and fatalities involving trucks, particularly around Texas’ oil development sites, for example the Cline Shale in West Texas and Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.
On August 1, 2014, I spoke at The Car Crash Seminar sponsored by The University of Texas School of Law. My presentation, “When a Car Wreck Isn’t Just a Car Wreck,” covered litigation of truck crash cases and auto/truck product liability cases. It’s a timely topic because truck wrecks on U.S. highways are increasingly prevalent and…
Due to the urgent and often dangerous nature of the flight, helicopter air ambulance pilots are a unique brand of aircraft operators who take risks every day in order to help or rescue patients. In fact, the job has earned top ranking as one of the most dangerous professions. Because of this, air ambulance pilots…
(This article was written by Michael L. Slack and published in Texas Lawyer magazine on August 6, 2014.) Think back to a favorite teacher, one who could turn complicated and confusing theories into simple pieces of knowledge. Applying that knowledge to the problem at hand, and voilà! Problem solved. Compare that teacher to one who was so wrapped…
Aviation safety improvement advocates are encouraging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to insist that all pilots, including general aviation pilots, carry some type of liability insurance. General aviation pilots, which include those who fly small, private planes and/or corporate jets, are not held to the same standards as commercial airlines for liability insurance requirements. As…
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Johnson & Johnson is withdrawing laparoscopic power morcellators that can spread cancer in women, which effectively removes the device’s largest manufacturer from the market. This decision comes after the debate over the tool agitated the gynecological field for months.