Plane Crash Lawyer

Despite what many people may think, airplane accidents and crashes happen all the time; you just don't hear about all of them. A plane crash is perhaps one of the most devastating types of accidents.  Airplane crashes usually involve serious bodily injuries, burns, and death.  Airplane owners and operators are exposed to huge liability after an airplane accident, hence will attempt to minimize their liability for passenger injuries or deaths.  If you or a loved one has been involved in an airplane crash, you’ll need the assistance of a plane crash lawyer to help you and your family obtain necessary medical treatment or financial compensation for the loss of a family member.  You’ll want a dedicated plane crash lawyer who will do everything necessary to build a strong case for you, from flying out to the crash site to investigate the cause of the airplane disaster, to meticulously preparing and proving your case before a jury.

How to Find a Dedicated Plane Crash Lawyer California

If you are looking for the most dedicated plane crash lawyer California has to offer, you have come to the right place.  At Injury Law Group, we aggressively pursue investigation of an aviation accident to determine the causes of the airplane accident, so that we can build a strong case and obtain the just compensation you deserve.  We are totally committed to helping you and your family recovery from the physical and emotional trauma of an airplane crash.  Our airplane crash attorneys will do everything it takes to help your family recover after an aviation disaster and receive the maximum financial compensation possible from the negligent parties that caused the aviation accident.  A California airplane crash lawyer will work closely with your family, making sure that you receive needed treatment, and monetary compensation for your pain and suffering, lost wages, and loss of companionship.  We’ll fight hard for your legal rights, so that you and your family can focus on recovery.

Financial Compensation for Loss of Companionship

Under California personal injury law, if your family member was killed in an airplane accident, you are entitled to monetary compensation for the loss of companionship that you are suffering and will continue to suffer for years to come.  This is in addition to monetary damages for loss of income and other items of recovery under California wrongful death law.  A California wrongful death attorney at Injury Law Group can help you hold the airline or other negligent parties whose carelessness caused the loss of your family member.

Investigation After a Crash

After an airplane crash, investigation is critical.  Airplane accident attorneys must hire investigators to investigate the crash and determine the causes of the accident.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the cause of an airplane crash, and many attorneys will simply wait for the FAA to complete its investigation and base their client’s case on the FAA’s results of its investigation.  But a dedicated plane crash attorney will perform an independent investigation, in order to discover additional evidence that could potentially help you prove wrongful conduct or neglect on the part of pilots, mechanics, and airplane parts manufacturers.  Investigation can include reviewing the FAA’s reports, interviewing witnesses, listening to the cockpit voice recorder, talking to investigators, and hiring special investigators.

Determining the Cause of a Plane Crash

In most cases, the very fact that an airplane has crashed, will indicate that there was some negligence on somebody’s part or a defective design existed on the airplane.  Plane crashes don’t just happen.  Airplanes are built and tested to endure tough weather conditions.  When there is a plane crash, it usually means somebody was negligent.  Determining the cause of a plane crash can increase your chances of obtaining a large monetary recovery.  If it is crystal clear that the crash was caused by pilot error, then your airplane accident attorney will have a better chance of proving negligence and obtaining a recovery in your favor.  In contrast, if bad weather appears to be the main cause, it may be more difficult to prove pilot error.  Also, a thorough investigation by your plane crash attorney can potentially uncover additional parties that can be sued and will be liable for your family’s injuries and losses.  For example, if you can prove there was pilot error, and negligent maintenance, and a defectively manufactured part, then you have three different negligent parties that you can sue.  This would tend to increase the anticipated monetary recovery that would be obtained by your plane crash lawyer California.

Pilot Mistake

Despite the rigorous training undergone by pilots, the most common cause of plane crashes is pilot mistake.  Pilots are also held to a high standard or care.  They are held to the standard of a very careful pilot flying a plane, which means being extremely cautious and painstakingly paying attention to all flight procedures.  Essentially, this means doing everything correctly.  Airplane pilots cannot afford to make mistakes.  If mistakes happen, an airplane can go down, causing mass casualties.  When a pilot fails to adhere to the high standard of pilot prudence, such as ignoring a warning light or signal or overlooking an item on the flight checklist, then the cause of the plane crash can usually be attributed to pilot negligence.  If the airplane disaster that has had a devastating effect on your life was caused by pilot negligence, your California plane crash lawyer at Injury Law Group will build a strong case of pilot negligence, which will help you obtain the maximum monetary compensation available under airplane accident law.

Negligent Maintenance

Poor airplane maintenance, or negligent maintenance, is an all-too-common problem in the airline industry.  As airline companies struggle to stay in business, they cut costs and often cut corners on airplane maintenance.  Also common is that instead of performing their own maintenance (to ensure that lives are saved), airlines companies may contract out the maintenance work to companies that may use inexperienced or potentially unqualified airplane mechanics.  Airlines, airplane mechanics, and contract maintenance crews, are all held to a very high standard of care. They must perform all needed maintenance and cannot cut corners, as doing so can place lives in jeopardy.  If an airplane mechanic lets an airplane leave the hanger without performing proper maintenance, the airplane can crash, resulting in everyone on board being killed or seriously injured or burned.  A experienced California plane crash lawyer will be able to determine if the cause of the accident was negligent maintenance, so that the right parties can be held accountable.

Defectively Manufactured Parts or Defective Design

Airplane parts must past strict testing to ensure that they are not defective and will not fail in mid flight.  Even if parts pass initial testing, defectively manufactured parts, or defectively designed parts, may fail years later.  When that happens, the results can be catastrophic.  A single defectively designed or defectively manufactured part can cause an airplane to crash and cause hundreds of deaths.  After a crash, an expert California airplane crash lawyer can perform conduct investigations to determine whether the cause of the accident was a defectively manufactured or defectively designed part.

Bad Weather

Bad weather, by itself, usually is not the cause of an airplane crash.  Bad weather is predictable, meaning that pilots have access to plenty of information regarding when and where bad weather is going to occur.  So pilots can easily navigate around bad weather, or decide not to fly into it.  If an airplane goes down due to bad weather, then it is usually an indication that somebody, either the pilot, air traffic controller, or airline, was negligent in allowing the flight to take off or continue in a given flight path leading directly into bad weather.

FAA Rules and Regulations

Failure to follow FAA regulations and safety rules points to negligence on the part of the pilot, air traffic controller, or other parties who violated FAA rules and regulations. After a plane crash, the FAA will investigate the crash, and, frequently find a violation of FAA safety regulations.  Even if the FAA does not find a violation, a California plane crash attorney will perform an independent investigation that may lead to discovery of an FAA regulation violation.  This type of dedication demonstrates our level of commitment to protecting your legal rights.

Call Injury Law Group Now

Contact Injury Law Group today and speak to a plane crash lawyer California.  We are dedicated airplane accident attorneys in San Diego.  We’ll fight hard to obtain the maximum legal recovery for your family after an airplane crash.  Call us now at 619-255-3900.