When an aviation accident ends up in litigation, one question usually radiates: whose fault was it? The defense’s first instinct is almost always the same: blame the pilot. “Pilot error” is the most commonly cited probable cause in NTSB accident reports, and it sounds like a complete explanation. But in many cases, it isn’t. Pilot…
A lot of attorneys know they need an aviation expert. Fewer know exactly how to use one. That’s not a criticism — aviation litigation is genuinely specialized, and if you don’t practice in it regularly, the process can feel overwhelming. This is direct, experienced information about what a qualified aviation expert witness does, step by…
If you’ve handled personal injury, wrongful death, or product liability cases, you know how to build an argument. You know how to cross-examine, how to construct a narrative, and how to move a jury. But when the accident happened at 35,000 feet — or on the runway, or during a training flight — the rulebook…