Airplane Crash Litigation

Airplane crashes can be extremely devastating to the relatives, family members, and survivors of the victim, let alone the victim if he or she survives the crash.  In the United States, both state and federal law address airplane accidents. The federal law provides for certain post-accident necessities under the Family Assistance Act, such as family support services and grief counseling, the delegation of caregivers to help families in grief, the establishment of a communications system with families as well as requiring that airlines work with families to identify and return remains and belongings.

Financial assistance including worker’s compensation benefits and life insurance proceeds are also provided. In major airline disasters, lawyers are barred from initiating contact with any relative or survivor of a person who was killed in the disaster.  However, an attorney will be able to assist you in ensuring that you have received all of the benefits and compensation to which you are entitled under the law.  Therefore, you should consider consulting an attorney if you have lost a loved one or have been injured in an airplane crash.