Aviation Accidents

The Law Offices of Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson

Newport Beach Plane Crash Lawyers

The law firm of Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson has represented family members of victims of commercial, private, and military aviation accidents. Despite the strict protocols and standards governing aircraft design, inspection and maintenance, as well as pilot evaluation and training, history has shown that many fatal plane crashes could have been avoided. Such accidents often result from the negligence of pilots, crews, maintenance personal and airline management, as well as defects in the design and manufacture of aircraft components. In addition to obtaining and thoroughly examining the work of investigators from government agencies, we retain our own aviation experts and consultants to review all available evidence, including flight data recorders, cockpit voice recorders, air traffic control records, crash photos, maintenance and inspection records, flight plans, crew training records, and aircraft operation, procedures and maintenance manuals. In cases involving potential aircraft design or manufacturing defects, our experts may also review the manufacturer’s records concerning design and testing of the subject aircraft, as well as records relating to other failures, and records of similar aircraft with safer alternative designs.

Before you speak to an investigator from the NTSB or an insurance agent, contact the aviation accidents lawyers at Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson.

Civilian and Military Aviation Accidents

The wrongful death attorneys at Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson have represented clients in aviation accident cases involving a wide range of aircraft and causal factors:

• Commercial airliners
• Private planes
• Military aircraft
• Helicopters
• Pilot or crew error
• Inadequate maintenance
• Component failure
• Negligent supervision
• Design defects
• Airline negligence
• Willful misconduct
• Foreign carriers

Our Experience in Aviation Accident Cases

Our aviation litigation attorneys have successfully represented family members of victims of air crash disasters in state and federal court lawsuits against both foreign and domestic airlines, as well as in products liability actions against aircraft manufacturers. We have also represented clients in a number of military helicopter crashes. Our firm served on the plaintiff’s steering committee on the multi-district litigation assigned to the Alaska Air Flight 261 crash. In a noteworthy case involving the crash of an international flight in Bali, Indonesia, the firm obtained a rare federal court jury verdict finding the airline guilty of willful misconduct, allowing our clients to obtain wrongful death damages beyond the Warsaw Convention limitations on damages in cases involving international flights.

Getting the Information and Assistance You Need

If you’re unsure where to start in pursuing damages involving an aviation accident, contact the California plane crash lawyers at Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson today. We’ll explain the state and federal laws and regulations governing your claims, the role of the NTSB, the FAA and accident investigations, and how we can advance your claim and prepare your case for trial if necessary.

Determining the Financial Impact of Your Injuries

Catastrophic injuries involving brain damage, paraplegia, quadriplegia, serious burns, limb amputation, severe head trauma or spinal cord damage can result in damages in the millions, if not tens of millions of dollars. Our personal injury lawyers work closely with healthcare planners and economic specialists to quantify both your current as well as long-term healthcare and economic needs. When catastrophic injuries are involved, we retain experts and consultants to project long-term expenditures such as in-home care, home modifications and medical equipment, as well as to evaluate lost earnings and lost earning capacity, in order ensure that all aspects of damages are taken into account.

Contact Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson Today

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a plane crash and would like your case evaluated, contact the California aviation accident lawyers  at Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson today. We provide free consultations and are available to meet with you even if you are unable to travel.

The Newport Beach and San Diego, California law firm of Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson represents clients throughout California, including Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and all other California Counties, and in conjunction with local counsel licensed in other jurisdictions, throughout the United States.