{"id":3252,"date":"2021-08-05T15:18:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2021-08-25T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T21:45:39","slug":"new-york-court-discusses-negligence-in-a-case-arising-out-of-a-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discusses-negligence-in-a-case-arising-out-of-a-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Discusses Negligence in a Case Arising Out of a Plane Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plane crashes are rare, but when they occur, they often cause catastrophic injuries. While many plane collisions are caused by defective design or maintenance of the planes themselves, they can also be caused by other factors, like the negligent operation of the plane or the performance of air traffic control services. Proving liability in plane crash cases is often a complicated endeavor, as demonstrated recently in a ruling issued in a New York case<\/a>. If you lost a loved one in a catastrophic accident, it is in your best interest to confer with a Syracuse personal injury lawyer skilled at handling cases arising out of devastating losses.<\/p>\n

The Procedural History of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is reported that the defendant provided air traffic control services to an airport in Afghanistan. Other parties were primarily responsible for operations during the day, while the defendant performed services during the night. The defendant was not responsible for training anyone. The air traffic control tower in the airport lacked the equipment that was needed to alert the controller of a plane\u2019s proximity to terrain.<\/p>\n

Allegedly, in October 2010, a chartered civilian cargo plane left the airport. Shortly after it took off, it contracted air traffic control, which at that time was operated by the defendant, to obtain coordinates. Tragically, they subsequently crashed into mountain terrain, and the eight people aboard died. The estates of the people who passed away filed a lawsuit against the defendant, alleging its negligence caused the crash. The defendant moved for summary judgment, and the court granted its motion, after which the plaintiffs appealed. Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plane crashes are rare, but when they occur, they often cause catastrophic injuries. While many plane collisions are caused by defective design or maintenance of the planes themselves, they can also be caused by other factors, like the negligent operation of the plane or the performance of air traffic control services. Proving liability in plane […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nNew York Court Discusses Negligence in a Case Arising Out of a Plane Crash — Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog — August 5, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Plane crashes are rare, but when they occur, they often cause catastrophic injuries. 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