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Design Defects, Not Pilot Error, Caused Plane Crash That Injured 2, Expert Says in Trial Against Manufacturer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 2, 2018 2:23:48 PM

Donald Sommer demonstrates why he believes a low fuel warning light would not trigger following the unporting of fuel in a Socata TBM 700/850 plane. Blaine and Cynthia McCaleb were injured when their Socata crashed following the unporting of its fuel in a sideslip maneuver.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— An aircraft accident reconstruction expert wrapped three days of testimony Thursday with a sometimes tense back-and-forth over what led to a 2014 crash that injured two, as trial against the plane’s manufacturer continued through its first full week. McCaleb v. Daher-Socata, CACE15014561.

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Topics: Florida, Aviation, McCaleb v. Daher-Socata

MARTA Faces Trial Next Week Over Fall That Left Paratransit Bus Rider in Vegetative State

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 1, 2018 5:41:04 PM

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Atlanta—Trial is set to begin next week over whether MARTA, the Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority, is responsible for a fall from a paratransit bus that left a rider with catastrophic brain damage. Johnson v. MARTA, 2017CV287279.

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Johnson v. MARTA

Trial Begins Against Plane Manufacturer Over Crash That Injured Two

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 26, 2018 2:54:39 PM

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Attorneys Thursday debated whether defective design or pilot error caused a 2014 plane crash that seriously injured a Georgia couple, as trial opened against the plane’s manufacturer. McCaleb v. Daher-Socata, CACE15014561.

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Topics: Florida, product liability, Aviation, McCaleb v. Daher-Socata

Atlanta Jury Awards $200K to Driver Injured in Tractor-Trailer Wreck

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 19, 2018 3:03:25 PM

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Atlanta—Jurors Wednesday awarded $200,000 to a Georgia woman for injuries she suffered in a 2013 crash with a tractor trailer. Akhundov v. Ramos and Unimex Logistics, LLC., 15EV003047.

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Topics: Georgia, Trucking, Akhundov v. Ramos

R.J. Reynolds Cleared at Trial Over Octogenarian's Lung Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 19, 2018 12:53:22 PM

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West Palm Beach, FL—R.J. Reynolds prevailed Wednesday at trial over claims it was responsible for a Florida man’s lung cancer. Ridley v. R.J. Reynolds, 2011CA005250.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Ridley v. R.J. Reynolds

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Design Defects, Not Pilot Error, Caused Plane Crash That Injured 2, Expert Says in Trial Against Manufacturer

MARTA Faces Trial Next Week Over Fall That Left Paratransit Bus Rider in Vegetative State

Trial Begins Against Plane Manufacturer Over Crash That Injured Two

Atlanta Jury Awards $200K to Driver Injured in Tractor-Trailer Wreck

R.J. Reynolds Cleared at Trial Over Octogenarian's Lung Cancer

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