Airline Accident Overview
Airline accidents or aviation accidents can occur for a variety of reasons. Some reasons airline accidents occur are: pilot errors, pilot weather errors, faulty in-flight procedures, and defective airplane equipment and/or mechanics. When operating a plane, pilots and airline companies must adhere to strict terms that are set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). When pilots or airlines fail to adhere to these terms, they are behaving negligently, and may be susceptible to legal action if the plane crashes and passengers are injured.
Thankfully, airline accidents do not occur frequently, and are even quite rare. However, when these accidents do occur, the end result is usually deadly as passengers have little chance of surviving crashes descending from such great heights or forceful impact from the crashes. Those who do manage to survive these devastating crashes usually incur catastrophic injuries, such as: brain injuries, head injuries, neck injuries, back injuries, spinal cord injuries, and/or burn injuries.
Airline Accident Statistics
Airline Accidents & Personal Injury Law
In the state of Florida, a person must have sustained serious physical injuries, received medical treatment, and have incurred substantial medical expenses before he/she can file a personal injury lawsuit. Additionally, a person must be able to prove that his/her injuries resulted from third party negligence. According to the law, negligence is a person’s failure to act the way a normal person would act in any given situation. Negligence is also the failure to exercise the amount of caution any other person would exercise in a similar situation.
If a person is able to prove that he/she was injured while involved in a airline accident, and that the accident and injuries resulted from another person’s negligence, he/she may be able to collect monetary damages for his/her: medical expenses, injuries, property damage, lost earning potential, pain and suffering, and emotional distress.
For more information about airline accident injuries and your rights, contact the Distasio Law Firm today!
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