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President Trump and the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) issued an emergency grounding order for Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 as well as the newer 737 MAX 9 after receiving new data and evidence related to the Ethiopian Airlines crash. Financial Times, Le Parisien, USA Today, Law360, The Independent, CCN and WFAA Dallas spoke with Managing Partner…
Less than 6 months after the same Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane crashed in the Java Sea, this weekend’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people has sparked serious concern over the aircraft’s safety. Managing Partner Mike Slack spoke with USA Today and is featured in two separate articles on how these concerns are being…
As featured in Austin Lawyer, Slack Davis Sanger is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Over the last 25 years, the firm has won numerous, significant personal injury and air crash cases and has been actively involved in supporting local organizations and providing community service throughout Texas. The firm marked its achievement by celebrating during its 17th…
Severe weather in Texas caused American Airlines Flight 5781 to make an emergency landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport due to severe turbulence that injured two people and sent them to the hospital. KVUE and KEYE turned to Michael Slack to discuss what exactly turbulence is and what it takes for a pilot to divert a…
Managing Partner and Co-Founder Michael Slack was selected as a Distinguished Alumnus by the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, the highest distinction from the Aerospace Alumni Academy. Each year, the Distinguished Alumnus award is presented to two alumni in recognition of their career records and meritorious contributions to engineering. Recipients are selected based on nominations…
In an interview with CBS DFW, Fort Worth Managing Partner John Jose discussed a lawsuit filed against Tri-Chem blending facility in Cresson, Texas for a chemical explosion that occurred in March 2018, killing 27-year-old employee, Dylan Mitchell, and leaving his co-worker with serious and permanent burn injuries. The explosion was triggered when Mitchell was mixing…
Following the Southwest Airlines engine failure in April that killed one Dallas bound passenger, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram interviewed Michael Slack prior to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) hearing on the possible outcome, including stricter inspection requirements that will likely arise for aircrafts worldwide. Slack, who represents several Southwest Airline passengers on the flight,…
Following the fatal crash of a World War II P-51D Mustang Fighter plane in Fredericksburg, Texas, KXAN interviewed Michael Slack, licensed pilot and owner of a WWII aircraft, on what may have caused the accident, which killed the 73-year-old pilot and his passenger, a 93-year-old WWII B-17 pilot. Although the Federal Aviation Administration had not…
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ranked Slack Davis Sanger on the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list in the Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking in Austin for personal injury and product liability litigation. The firm was also ranked in the Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking in Dallas/Fort Worth for medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability…
Managing Partner Mike Slack, Dallas Managing Partner Ladd Sanger, Fort Worth Managing Partner John Jose, Partner Mike Davis and Of Counsel Paula Sweeney have been named to the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list for recognition of their work in personal injury, aviation and aerospace. Slack, Davis, Jose and Sweeney have been named Super Lawyers since…