Notable Cases
Fry et al. vs. Cessna Aircraft Company
On November 8, 2002, a Cessna 208B Caravan turboprop left Las Vegas, Nevada bound for Midland, Texas with three passengers and a pilot. At approximately 10:20 PM, the plane impacted terrain approximately three miles south of Parks, Arizona. At the time, instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. A significant meteorological advisory for severe…
Read MoreFlightSafety International Inc. v. Dallas Airmotive, Inc.
On October 30, 2014, a Beechcraft King Air B200 airplane with registration number N52SZ, crashed into the FlightSafety International building as it attempted a takeoff from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas. The only occupant of the airplane was the pilot, who was killed in the crash. In addition, three occupants…
Read MoreFurlan v. Webber
On July 15, 2013, a family of five was traveling in a 2006 Ford F series pickup truck on Interstate Highway 35 near Abbott, Texas. As they went through a highway construction area, they drove through a pool of water, which caused the driver to lose control of the car. It…
Read MoreDreyer, et al v. Tropic Air
A plane with Belize registration V3-HGH operated by Tropic Air crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during an approach to land at San Pedro Airport, Belize. The flight was registered as a foreign scheduled commuter flight and originated in Belize City. According to information provided by the Belize Department of Civil Aviation,…
Read MoreRodriguez v. The United States of America
On November 14, 2006, a retired US Army veteran, Jesse Albert Rodriguez, was riding his motorcycle in Fort Hood, Texas. He was returning to work after lunch and was wearing a helmet and a reflective vest. As he approached the intersection of Hell on Wheels Avenue and 56th Street, a US Army…
Read MoreIn re: Valsartan Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2875 (D.N.J.)
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common medical condition that currently affects approximately 103 million Americans. Valsartan is a generic drug version of the brand name drug Diovan, which was originally developed and sold by Novartis to treat hypertension. Valsartan is also combined with the drug hydrochlorothiazide to form the…
Read MoreCamacho, et al. v. Penn Octane International, L.L.C., et al.
On August 11, 2005, a tanker truck loaded with liquid propane was hit by a freight train in the town of Lucio Blanco in Mexico. The accident killed six people and injured over forty residents of the town. Ten people were hospitalized with burns over more than 70% of their bodies.…
Read MoreNew Jersey v. ExxonMobil (N.J.)
Oil refineries and processing facilities have been an iconic part of New Jersey scenery for many years. Along with those oil production facilities, however have come oil spills and contaminants that have polluted the area. Officials estimate that seven million gallons of oil may have spilled or leaked since the founding…
Read MoreBarba, et al. v. Shire US Inc., et al. (S.D. Fla.)
Adderall XR is an extended-release version of a drug commonly used for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In 2016, two plaintiffs sued Shire U.S. Inc., the company that makes and distributes Adderall XR, in a class action lawsuit, alleging that Shire had taken various actions to block generic versions of the…
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