Tag: lawsuits
New lawsuits filed against Boeing in Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 00:35Additional wrongful death lawsuits in the crash of the Boeing 737-8 MAX, operated as Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, were filed in Chicago, IL, in the deaths of Virginia Chimenti, originally ... Read More
Shocking: Aviation law firms react to US House Transportation Committee hearing on Boeing 737-8 MAX
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 01:55Justin Green, military-trained pilot and partner at law firm Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, reacted to today's U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on the Status of the Boeing ... Read More
Two federal wrongful death lawsuits filed against Boeing
Chief Assignment Editor- May 4, 2019 17:15Two federal wrongful death lawsuits were filed on May 2 in Chicago, IL by the law firm Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, along with co-counsel Power Rogers & Smith LLP, on ... Read More
Boeing’s second biggest customer turns its back on 737 MAX, goes to Airbus
Chief Assignment Editor- May 1, 2019 23:30Emirati state-owned low-cost airline Flydubai is negotiating potential purchases of new А320 Neo jets with European aerospace giant Airbus to replace its Boeing 737 MAX planes that have been grounded ... Read More
Boeing scraps 2019 financial forecast, halts share buybacks in wake of 737 MAX disaster
Chief Assignment Editor- April 24, 2019 20:05World’s biggest aerospace corporation was forced to pull its full financial forecast for the current year due to unresolved issues surrounding Boeing’s once best-selling 737 MAX aircraft. Boeing also announced ... Read More
Hotel owners warned: Groundbreaking sex trafficking lawsuits hold owners liable
editor- April 2, 2019 20:01Two women recently filed lawsuits against several owners and operators of hotels in Philadelphia, alleging that the hotels had failed to protect them against being victims of sex trafficking. ... Read More
Boeing 737 MAX’s disasters could impair global Artificial Intelligence development
Chief Assignment Editor- March 23, 2019 19:29Two deadly crashes involving Boeing’s newest airplane in less than six months puts in jeopardy not only the credibility of the manufacturer, but also new technologies actively being pushed by ... Read More
Boeing needs to show much more concern for safety and travelers
Chief Assignment Editor- March 15, 2019 16:56Boeing's response to the recent tragedies is a case study of what not to do in crisis communications. A cardinal rule in crisis PR is to guide the narrative before ... Read More
Shocking statement by Southwest Airlines Pilots Association: A to B safely or not at all
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 26, 2019 10:45Today, Captain Jon Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, issued a communication to the nearly 10,000 pilots represented by the association. In his communication, he provided additional context and ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
North Korea Kim Jong Un gift to Guam: Tourism!
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 13, 2017 02:11The president of the United States Donald Trump became a tourism ambassador for the U.S. Island territory Guam today when he predicted the publicity Guam received in regards to the ... Read More
Thai Tourist Court to deliver fast justice to foreign tourists
editor- May 1, 2013 10:28BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand may set up a Tourist Court to make fast delivery of justice to foreign tourists who would otherwise depart from this country before any lawsuits they ... Read More
Wrongful death lawsuits filed for Italian tourists killed in crash
editor- December 10, 2009 05:49Five wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against the pilot of Piper fixed-wing aircraft that collided over the Hudson River with a helicopter carrying Italian tourists. Read More
US medical tourists turned away by Zurich hospital for fear of lawsuits
editor- September 21, 2009 03:29Zurich University Hospital has stopped treating North American "medical tourists", fearing million-dollar claims from litigious patients if operations go wrong. Read More
Outrageous airline lawsuits
editor- December 29, 2008 03:10"It’s been a bad week for airlines, but a great week for lawyers." So says the Times of London, which goes on to examine a series of outlandish lawsuits brought ... Read More
It’s been a bad week for airlines, but a great week for lawyers
editor- December 22, 2008 04:19It’s been a bad week for airlines, but a great week for lawyers. On Wednesday, it was announced that a couple are suing United Airlines for serving them too much ... Read More
Battle for largest hotel in Seychelles begins
editor- February 24, 2008 12:04VICTORIA, Seychelles (eTN) - After the forced closure of The Plantation Club and Casino, the largest hotel in Seychelles, and after the appointment of a provisional liquidator, the majority shareholders ... Read More