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The crash of American Airlines Flight 331 in Kingston, Jamaica, on December 22, 2009, was the second crash of an American Airlines passenger jet that occurred during an attempted landing in stormy, gusty conditions. The previous crash of American Airlines 1420 on June 1, 1999, in Little Rock, Arkansas, involved similar circumstances. Slack Davis Sanger…
On the night of June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 crashed at the Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, as a line of intense thunderstorms moved across the area. The flight had originated at the Dallas-Ft. Worth International (DFW) airport. There were 139 passenger on board and six crew members. Ten passengers…
On Monday, July 1, 2013, new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations took effect related to truck drivers’ schedules and hours of service. These new regulations were a result of significant research on chronic fatigue and the impact it has on commercial drivers.
Slack Davis Sanger could not be more proud of Paula Sweeney. She has been named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Dallas Bar Association (DBA). Even though the award’s official presentation is not until September, we had to share the cover story from the July 2013 issue of Headnotes, the DBA’s monthly newsletter. Congratulations,…
The American Association for Justice has just released a report titled, “Truck Safety Alert: The Rising Danger from Trucks and How to Stop It.” As you’ll read in the report, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the rate of truck accidents and fatalities has begun to creep up after several years of…
Slack Davis Sanger aviation attorney Mike Slack is quoted in this KXII-TV (Oklahoma) news story about EagleMed’s latest medical helicopter crash.
The McAlester News-Capital story below describes some sad and troubling news. On Tuesday evening, June 11, 2013, a medical helicopter operated by Air Medical Holding Group of Dallas, Texas, under the name EagleMed, crashed in the parking lot of the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center hospital in Talihina in southeastern Oklahoma, killing one patient and…
Reviewing results of a recent National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) study, I was not surprised to read that single-unit trucks (large trucks that weigh more than 10,000 pounds with non-detachable cargo units and all axles attached to a single frame) were involved in a disproportionate number of crashes resulting in death – about 1,800 deaths each year…
Slack Davis Sanger aviation attorney Ladd Sanger contributed to this KOKH-TV news story about the June 11, 2013, EagleMed helicopter crash, saying, “This many crashes in this short period of time is indicative of a serious problem from an operational standpoint.” (Additional comments below.)
As this NPR story points out, antibiotics research is crucial. Antibiotics save lives. That is why it is vitally important that antibiotics be as safe as possible. Drug companies that have stopped developing new antibiotics might renew development efforts if a) they are allowed to cut corners and b) the FDA applies a “lower standard”…