BEAUFORT —The families of five passengers killed in a plane crash just off the Outer Banks have settled their wrongful death lawsuits for $15 million dollars. The plane crashed on Feb. 13, 2022 near Drum Inlet on the way back from a hunting trip.  The settlement was reached on behalf of the families of deceased passengers The post $15 million settlement reached in Drum Inlet plane crash appeared first on Robb & Robb.

By Andrew C. Robb When bringing a products liability lawsuit against an aircraft manufacturer in state court, the Plaintiff can almost guarantee that the manufacturer will consider removal of the case to federal court.  To that end, the manufacturer may argue that when designing or manufacturing the aircraft at issue, it was “acting under” a The post Aircraft Manufacturers’ Attempted Use of Federal Officer Removal: The Lessons of Riggs v. Airbus Helicopters appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY KEN RITTER Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in Southern Nevada in December have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. seeking more than $400,000 in damages from the tour operator. Las Vegas-based Papillon Grand Canyon Tours and parent company Papillon Airways Inc. are accused of The post Australian family hurt in helicopter crash suing Las Vegas firm appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY JAMES DORNBROOK Founded in 1984 by personal injury attorneys Gary and Anita Robb, Kansas City-based Robb & Robb LLC built a specialty niche handling aviation disasters that’s bringing it nationwide notice. One of Robb & Robb’s latest victories was gaining a settlement for an undisclosed amount in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa The post Handling aviation cases like Kobe Bryant’s elevates KC’s Robb & Robb appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY BEN FINLEY The families of four people — including three teens — who died in a February plane crash off the North Carolina coast are suing the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot, who also died. The suit claims the pilot failed to properly fly the single-engine plane in weather conditions The post Lawsuit filed over plane crash that killed 8 off of NC coast appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY SARAH BRUMFIELD/AP The families of five passengers killed in a 2022 plane crash off the North Carolina coast have settled wrongful death lawsuits against the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot and the pilot’s estate for $15 million, family representatives announced Friday. All eight people aboard the Pilatus PC-12/47 died when The post Lawsuits in NC plane crash settled for $15M appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY ROSS TODD “What we hope and what we’ve seen over the years, is that by helping our clients achieve civil justice and punish wrongdoers, it ensures that the tragedy that they have experienced does not happen to others in the future,” said Andrew Robb, who left Boies Schiller Flexner in February 2020 to join The post Meet the Kansas City Aviation Litigation Boutique That Represented Kobe Bryant’s Widow appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The family of a meteorologist who was killed last year in a helicopter crash in North Carolina is suing a maintenance facility and the companies that owned and operated the aircraft. The complaint filed this week in Mecklenburg County Court in Charlotte alleges negligence and claims the helicopter was running on contaminated fuel, which The post Wife sues over meteorologist’s death in NC helicopter crash appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY JOE MARUSAK AND JULIA COIN The family of Jason Myers, the WBTV meteorologist killed in a November helicopter crash along I-77 in Charlotte, filed a lawsuit Thursday that raises concerns about contaminated fuel and improper maintenance of the helicopter engine. Jillian Myers filed the lawsuit in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against Wilson Air Center, a The post ‘Seeking answers.’ Family of WBTV meteorologist killed in helicopter crash files lawsuit appeared first on Robb & Robb.

BY CASSANDRE COYER Eight people died, including four teenagers, after a plane inexplicably crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the North Carolina coast in February. Now, families of four passengers are suing the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot. On Tuesday, May 24, the families of four passengers killed in the plane crash filed The post ‘Worst nightmare.’ Families sue after North Carolina plane crash that killed 8 appeared first on Robb & Robb.