Today,
airline travel is one of the undisputed champions of commercial
travel safety, with no more than one carrier suffering some form of
lethal or injurious malfunction or accident in a year in the U.S.
However rare an airline injury may be, accidents still happen, which
is why many accident lawyers specialize in helping victims through
lawsuits or settlement cases. Here are some facts about airline
accident litigation that you might not know:
Common
Causes
Planes
don’t have to feel the sudden embrace of gravity to cause
accidents. For one, a common cabin accident cause is falling luggage
(which could be extremely dangerous), especially during turbulence.
Carts can also cause certain injuries to passengers, and so can the
act of being in the lavatory when things start getting shaky (again,
turbulence is often to blame).
Legal
Claims
If
any of this happens to you and you are sure that it is caused by the
carelessness or inattention of a member of the cabin crew, then you
can file claims based on negligence. Accidents caused by natural
occurrences classified as “acts of God” however, spares the
airline from liability, so you might want to consider keeping buckled
up when the captain says so.
FAA
Regulations
The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has you pretty much covered
when it comes to legality of travel accidents. They have already
defined the extent of responsibility of members of the aircraft crew,
manufacturers, maintenance personnel, etc., so you should check their
regulations if you want to file a case.
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