Archive for October 2011
Aircraft Accident Reconstruction and Litigation
October 28, 2011 | 
Author This book provides a basic source of technical and legal information to participate intelligently in the search for probable causes and discussion of the legal aspects of aircraft accidents. It should be especially helpful to lawyers and engineers embarking on investigative careers. It includes a list of experts from many disciplines. It also includes a worldwide list of aviation addresses and organizations, as well as data retrieval sources, including excerpts from the government manual.
Readers will appreciate the book’s refreshing review of the elements of aerodynamics, structural design, powerplants, aircraft control techniques, as well as the nuances of applicable law such as product liability and negligence. The appendix itself is a learning experience. This book could be considered a postgraduate guide for the hardware-oriented aircraft accident investigator, especially the sections on human errors and human factors.
New in the third edition are chapters covering the Freedom of Information Act, safety, discovery, spoliation of evidence, Death on the High Seas Act, tort litigation and more.
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The Top Reasons Why You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer
Before making a choice as to whether or not you must employ a personal injury attorney, you first have to know what a personal injury case really means.
Many people believe that a personal injury claim is a car or truck accident claim. Although an injury sustained in an vehicle accident where another was to blame would be a personal injury claim, there are several other matters that are considered personal injury.
A personal injury legal professional deals with matters where there has been a personal injury, either physical or emotional, which was brought about by the negligence of another. If there was no negligence then there is no case. There has to be negligence, whether intentional or unintentional, on the part of another, for a claim to be valid. That is to say , you would have trouble making a case against your landlord, where you spilled water on your kitchen floor and then fell mainly because of the water. Nevertheless, if the landlord had failed to repair the plumbing under your sink and the water was on the floor mainly because of faulty plumbing then you may, perhaps, have a case. There are other variables to take into account and you would have to seek the guidance of a very good personal injury lawyer, to establish your rights.
Additionally, there are numerous scenarios other than car accidents that can be included under personal injury, IE: slips and falls, workplace accidents though you may be covered under workers compensation or disability but you may also have a personal injury claim, injuries caused during a storm or power outage, airplane, bus and train crashes, construction accidents, fires, food poisoning, drug or vitamin overdoses, animal bites, getting beat up, robbed or otherwise injured inside or outside of a business, medical malpractice and even malpractice by an attorney.
Finally, there are many variables that apply when determining negligence and many times you may feel that there was no negligence involved when there actually was. For example, there was a case where someone was hit by a car while driving a motorcycle and injured severely. He settled with the driver and the driver’s insurance company for the $100,000.00 maximum of the driver’s insurance policy. This settlement did not remotely cover his medical bills. Later, a personal injury attorney, while speaking with a member of the injured partys family members, discovered about the case and was asked to look into it for the family members. The injured person was financially ruined and disabled. The lawyer did some investigating and then agreed that, even though the man had accepted the settlement, there might still be a case. Then he hired detective agency and another to do further research. He filed a law suit against the car driver, the drivers insurance company, the motorcycle manufacturer and others. Eventually, he won the case and improved his life.
Originally published here.
T.D. Fraser