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Crimes being investigated at DF Helicopters include “commercial fraud”

Crimes being investigated at DF Helicopters include “commercial fraud”

30-Jul-2010Source: Il Vostro Giornale

Two more DF334 helicopters have been siezed this week in the ongoing investigation into DF Helicopters in Italy... Read more

Alberta man who pointed laser beam at police helicopter convicted

Alberta man who pointed laser beam at police helicopter convicted

25-Jun-2010Source: Vancouver Sun

Alvin Vargas Bautista had testified during the trial that he was trying to fix his young son’s toy laser while waiting for his wife outside a friend’s apartment building near Millbourne Mall.... Read more

Alabama woman takes Bell to court claiming gender discrimination

Alabama woman takes Bell to court claiming gender discrimination

21-Jun-2010Source: NBC 13

A federal judge cleared the way this week for a trial, refusing to throw out a discrimination claim from Kim Ralston, a former production control foreman at the Ozark plant who was terminated in 2008 from Bell Aero/U.S. Helicopter... Read more

Helicopter Crash Surviver Can Sue Manufacturer

Helicopter Crash Surviver Can Sue Manufacturer

9-Jun-2010Source: Courthouse News Service

A woman who survived a helicopter crash can seek damages from its manufacturer based on defects in the maintenance manual (last updated 1975), a California appeals court ruled.... Read more

10 families in “Iron 44” helicopter crash to settle lawsuits

10 families in “Iron 44” helicopter crash to settle lawsuits

7-Jun-2010Source: KDRV

According to a report in the Oregonian newspaper, Attorney Robert Hopkins says the families of seven Southern Oregon firefighters killed and three injured in the crash have agreed to settle with three of the five defendants in the suit.... Read more

Traffic reporter wins undisclosed damages following B206 crash in November 2008

Traffic reporter wins undisclosed damages following B206 crash in November 2008

3-Jun-2010Source: Palm Beach Post

Paul Cavenaugh, a popular broadcaster who spent decades warning motorists of impeding traffic snarls, has won an undisclosed amount of money from the firm that owned a helicopter that crashed in 2008, leaving him in constant back pain.  (NTSB report for N281CB)... Read more

DynCorp sued for $10M by injured US Army helicopter pilots

DynCorp sued for $10M by injured US Army helicopter pilots

28-May-2010Source: Bloomberg Business Week

Special Ops unit members Gary Linfoot and Gregory Cooper were flying the helicopter south of Baghdad when its main rotor driveshaft failed and the aircraft crashed, according to a complaint filed in Wilmington, Delaware.... Read more

Ceradyne settles Black Hawk armor claim

Ceradyne settles Black Hawk armor claim

27-May-2010Source: Orange County Register

Ceramics armor manufacturer Ceradyne has agreed to pay $1.2M to resolve a lawsuit claiming it failed to adequately test the armor plated inserts for Black Hawks... Read more

Three employees of Azur Helicopter indicted for manslaughter

Three employees of Azur Helicopter indicted for manslaughter

26-May-2010Source: Le Progres

Situation follows investigation into a fatal accident as reported in HeliHub.com – 20-Jun-09 F-GTRF Eurocopter AS350B2 Mount Cordon, France... Read more

Pilot’s family files suit over fatal Arizona EC135 crash

Pilot’s family files suit over fatal Arizona EC135 crash

14-May-2010Source: Seattle Times

A helicopter crash that killed five people north of Phoenix in February was caused by a rotor blade that came apart in midair, according to a lawsuit filed by the pilot’s family. The accident aircraft was N127TS – see HeliHub safety data page... Read more

Maryland paramedic’s family sues federal government for $15M

Maryland paramedic’s family sues federal government for $15M

30-Apr-2010

The attorney for flight paramedic Mickey Lippy’s family said Wednesday that his wife and young daughter deserve restitution for the “negligent acts” of FAA air traffic controllers – who are claimed to have provided outdated weather information... Read more

Canadian Territorial Helicopters hit for tax fraud

Canadian Territorial Helicopters hit for tax fraud

13-Apr-2010Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Canadian Territorial Helicopters Inc. — an aerial fire-fighting company based in The Pas — and its director Joe Barr were fined $51,000 after pleading guilty... Read more

January 2010 accident – lawsuit filed against Southern California Edison

January 2010 accident – lawsuit filed against Southern California Edison

26-Mar-2010Source: Justice News Flash

This refers to the accident of Bell 206 N5016U – see HeliHub.com accident page here... Read more

Appeals Court Lets Sikorsky, Pratt Keep Quality-Control Records Secret

Appeals Court Lets Sikorsky, Pratt Keep Quality-Control Records Secret

25-Mar-2010Source: CT Now

The companies, divisions of United Technologies Corp., sued the government in 2005 in an attempt to keep the documents under wraps after Connecticut news reporters requested copies of them... Read more

Russian fraud court case centres on a Bell 407 and two Robinson R44s

Russian fraud court case centres on a Bell 407 and two Robinson R44s

16-Mar-2010Source: BizAvNews

They are accused of smuggling in 2005 on the territory of Russia from Canada, three helicopters, Bell 407 and Robinson R-44. For businessman was also charged with evading payment of customs duties and the legalization of smuggled property.... Read more

Lawsuit against Onondaga County Sheriff ‘Air One’ dismissed by federal court

Lawsuit against Onondaga County Sheriff ‘Air One’ dismissed by federal court

2-Mar-2010Source: WSYR

Mercy Flight Central, Inc. filed the suit in Federal Court two years ago, alleging that Air-1 was providing competing services without proper certification.... Read more

Paramedic to sue over helicopter fall

Paramedic to sue over helicopter fall

24-Feb-2010Source: Cairns.com.au

A paramedic who may never walk again after a helicopter winch line snapped during a Torres Strait rescue is launching legal action over the accident.... Read more

Lawsuit over fatal May 2004 helicopter crash ends

Lawsuit over fatal May 2004 helicopter crash ends

8-Feb-2010Source: WRAL

Accident aircraft was Hughes 269A N115ES – NTSB report here... Read more

Helicopter pilots due overtime pay, says Appeal Court

Helicopter pilots due overtime pay, says Appeal Court

29-Jan-2010Source: BusinessInsurance.com

Helicopter pilots for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are not “professional” employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and, thus, are due overtime pay, a federal appeals court ruled.... Read more

Six-month suspended term for pilot who landed on Irish shopping centre roof

Six-month suspended term for pilot who landed on Irish shopping centre roof

15-Dec-2009Source: Irish Times

A HELICOPTER pilot who landed his aircraft on the roof of a shopping centre to collect a set of keys has been given a six-month suspended sentence and fined €5,000. The judge said the man seemed to lack a grasp of common sense.... Read more

Attorneys file lawsuits for Italian tourists killed in New York mid-air

Attorneys file lawsuits for Italian tourists killed in New York mid-air

10-Dec-2009Source: NorthJersey.com

Five wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against the pilot of a Piper fixed-wing aircraft that collided over the Hudson River with a helicopter carrying Italian tourists.... Read more

Bell affiliate sues to block release of documents

Bell affiliate sues to block release of documents

20-Nov-2009Source: Star Telegram

A Bell Helicopter subsidiary is suing the Defense Department to block the release of government documents to a former executive who was fired last year.... Read more

Mother of woman killed in helicopter crash files suit

Mother of woman killed in helicopter crash files suit

5-Nov-2009Source: Tahlequah Daily Press

The mother of a Tahlequah woman killed last month in a helicopter crash has filed suit against the pilot’s estate, his parents and Robinson Helicopter Co.  See also our Accident data 15-Oct-09 N3234G Robinson R22 Tahlequah, US-Oklahoma... Read more

Trial begins in helicopter pilot's sex bias suit against State Police

Trial begins in helicopter pilot's sex bias suit against State Police

14-Oct-2009Source: Boston Globe

The first female helicopter pilot in the Massachusetts State Police has testified that the commander of the prestigious Air Wing unit retaliated against her because she rejected his sexual advances.... Read more

Relatives sue over Lake Tapps R44 accident

Relatives sue over Lake Tapps R44 accident

7-Oct-2009Source: News Tribune

The relatives of a Lake Tapps-area man who died in a helicopter crash three years ago have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the aircraft’s manufacturer and some of its suppliers.... Read more

Angel MedFlight Battles Insurance Company for Accident Victim

Angel MedFlight Battles Insurance Company for Accident Victim

6-Oct-2009Source: Angel MedFlight

“Blue Cross did not deny coverage but dragged its feet in response to the family’s request despite federal law requiring health insurance companies to respond to emergency transportation requests within 48 hours,” said Michael Ward, staff counsel at Angel Medflight.... Read more

Silver State Helicopters Trustee Sues Jerry Airola and Steve Pickett

Silver State Helicopters Trustee Sues Jerry Airola and Steve Pickett

3-Oct-2009Source: Vertical

The Complaint seeks the avoidance of preferential and fraudulent transfers of assets and the recovery of more than $8,200,000.00 in damages from the defendants based on Claims for Relief for Recovery of Preference, Avoidance of Fraudulent Tranfer, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unjustment Enrichment and Conversion.... Read more

Fixed Wing Pilot's Widow Sues Liberty Helicopters and Eurocopter Over Hudson Crash

Fixed Wing Pilot's Widow Sues Liberty Helicopters and Eurocopter Over Hudson Crash

3-Oct-2009Source: Huffington Post

Pamela Altman sued tour company Liberty Helicopters, helicopter owner Meridian Consulting I Corp., manufacturer American Eurocopter and several of their insurers.  Her suit charges that Liberty and Meridian have a “horrid history of accidents” and that American Eurocopter failed to equip the helicopter with sufficient safety equipment.... Read more

Pilot sues after trip and fall from helicopter

Pilot sues after trip and fall from helicopter

26-Sep-2009Source: South East Texas Record

A helicopter pilot has filed suit against the owners of a platform and the company that maintains the platform, alleging he tripped while attempting to get out of a helicopter.... Read more

Angel MedFlight's Legal Team Overturn Insurance Company Decision

Angel MedFlight's Legal Team Overturn Insurance Company Decision

27-Aug-2009Source: Angel MedFlight

409 days ago, Sally’s health insurance company told her they would not cover her air ambulance flight to be evaluated for a liver transplant. Yesterday, after four appeals and countless hours of work by Angel MedFlight’s patient advocates, that decision was reversed. The insurance company will now pay the full amount of the services provided... Read more

Lawsuit by LAPD helicopter pilot goes to jury

Lawsuit by LAPD helicopter pilot goes to jury

11-Aug-2009Source: LA Daily News

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Kansas City Lawyer Addresses Helicopter Crash Litigation at National Lawyers' Convention

Kansas City Lawyer Addresses Helicopter Crash Litigation at National Lawyers' Convention

3-Aug-2009Source: Robb & Robb

Gary C. Robb of Kansas City’s Robb & Robb, LLC delivered an address on Monday, July 27, 2009 on “Litigating a Helicopter Crash Case” to the Aviation Law Section at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), held in San Francisco, California.... Read more

Iowa helicopter case goes to jury

Iowa helicopter case goes to jury

13-Jul-2009Source: Globe Gazette

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Bell Helicopter countersues rival Eurocopter

Bell Helicopter countersues rival Eurocopter

1-Jul-2009Source: Montreal Gazette

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Scenic Helicopter Rides owner vows legal battle

Scenic Helicopter Rides owner vows legal battle

25-Jun-2009Source: Gainesville Times

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MedFlight pilot files harassment suit against Collier County

MedFlight pilot files harassment suit against Collier County

20-May-2009Source: NBC2

A MedFlight pilot has filed a lawsuit against Collier County, saying the county demoted and harassed him for speaking his mind.... Read more

Skier sues RCMP over failed helicopter search

Skier sues RCMP over failed helicopter search

11-May-2009Source: Calgary Herald

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