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Attorney John R. Davis was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2020 Texas Rising Stars for the third year in a row for his work in class action/mass torts. Davis leads the firm’s class action and whistleblower team and is the only Austin lawyer to make Super Lawyers’ Texas Rising Stars list in his practice…
One year after the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max, Boeing is still facing legal and regulatory troubles as a result of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and the Lion Air Flight 610 crashes, which killed a total of 346 people. In an interview with Law360, Dallas Managing Partner Ladd Sangerdiscussed why the Federal Aviation Administration’s…
Slack Davis Obtains $11,850,000 Settlement in False Claims Act Case Against Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC
–Sanofi-Aventis must pay back millions of dollars in a False Claims Act case brought forward by a whistleblower– WASHINGTON, D.C. AND AUSTIN, TX (February 28, 2020) – Today, the nationally recognized attorneys from Slack Davis, LLP obtained an $11,850,000 settlement in a case against pharmaceutical marketing company, Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC. The company markets drugs, including…
Attorney Ladd Sanger obtained a $5 million settlement on behalf of the families of pilot Dane Sheahen and passenger James Kos, who were killed when their plane crashed in March 2016. According to crash investigators, the crankshaft in the Superior Air Parts XP-400 failed during the flight due to metal fatigue. The settlement has been…
The 1993 Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Boyles v. Kerr held that there is no cause of action in Texas for negligent infliction of emotional distress in the absence of physical injury. However, the Court cautiously worded its opinion to allow exceptions in cases when “certain [special] relationships may give rise to a duty which,…
The Federal District Court in Texas has preliminarily approved a class action settlement with Farmers Group, Inc. on behalf of Texas auto policy holders. Class members are represented by Slack Davis, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, and the Law Offices of Joe K. Longley. The lawsuit claims that beginning on January 4, 2016, Farmers engaged…
On December 4, 2019, a KABC AIR7 HD chopper made an unplanned landing after it was struck by a drone while flying over Downtown Los Angeles. While the impact did not affect the helicopter’s ability to fly, it resulted in visible physical damage to the helicopter. In his Law360 article, “FAA Must Take Action on…
On December 27, 2019, a tour helicopter in Hawaii crashed near the dramatic Kauai coastline resulting in the death of six passengers and the pilot. While one factor of the crash is suspected to be weather conditions, conclusive evidence from the Federal Aviation Administration revealed the pilot did not have an instrument rating, which allows…
Two years after a plane crashed in Costa Rica on New Year’s Eve, resulting in the death of 12 people, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report. According to the report, the Cessna 208 aircraft faced a series of challenges before and after takeoff. LoHud spoke to Dallas Managing Partner Ladd Sanger on his…
On April 22, 2019, a twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 crashed in Kerrville resulting in the death of all six passengers. The families of three of the victims have now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jeffrey Carl Weiss’ estate alleging that Weiss, the pilot, was negligent and failed to properly operate the twin-engine plane before the…