The cases below are simply examples of the hundreds of types of litigations the firm has handled over the past 30-plus years.

Examples of Aviation Litigation

Alaska Airlines MDL No. 1343
Northern District Court of California 2000
Representing the survivors of one of the victims of crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 on January 31, 2000 off the coast of California.

Singapore Airlines MDL No. 1394
Thomas v. Singapore Airlines
Central District Court of California 2000-2001
Representing victims of the October 31, 2000 crash of a Singapore Airlines passenger jet in Taiwan in which 83 people were killed and dozens injured.

Montoya v. Bell Helicopter
Northern District Court of Texas 1991
This case involved pursuit of a claim for product liability in the design of the engine shroud incorporated into a Bell helicopter, which crashed in the jungle of New Guinea killing a Chevron executive. The suit was on behalf of the wife and children of the executive and against the helicopter manufacturer and the French company, which supplied the component parts. 

PSA Flight 1771 
Los Angeles Superior Court. Judicial Council Proceeding Nos. 2180 & 2186.
Representing victims of the December 7, 1989 air crash of a PSA jetliner near San Luis Obispo. The case was unique due to the focus on breaches of security by the airline and airport security, which permitted a disgruntled former airline employee to by-pass security with a gun later used to kill the pilot and crew during flight.