Helicopter Crash Litigation - Hardcover

Robb, Gary C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933264918 ISBN 13: 9781933264912

Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Pub Co, 2010

Synopsis

Helicopter Crash Litigation is, simply put, an essential volume for any lawyer litigating a helicopter crash case. Accomplished trial lawyer Gary Robb, with thirty years of experience in handling such cases, leads you through the myriad complexities that inevitably arise from cases involving these unique flying machines. From start to finish, helicopter crash cases are as complex and challenging as any to be found in civil litigation. This book removes some of that mystery and offers practical and useful advice, giving you the tools to successfully litigate such cases. Utilizing this book, you will be able to maximize the prospects of success for persons injured in helicopter crashes and for the families of those who have had loved ones killed in those crashes.

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About the Author

Gary C. Robb is a partner at Robb & Robb LLC in Kansas City, Missouri, which was founded in 1984. He received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981. He is past-Chair of the Aviation Law Section of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). He is also a past Co-Chair of the Aviation Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation.Mr. Robb was recognized by Forbes Magazine in its March 16, 2009 issue as “by far the most successful helicopter crash trial attorney in the United States.” Over the past 29 years, Mr. Robb has handled numerous helicopter crash lawsuits all over the country. His $350 million jury verdict in 1995 on behalf of a pilot killed in a helicopter crash and his $70 million jury verdict for a young woman killed in that same crash are the two highest jury verdicts in helicopter crash cases in U.S. history.Mr. Robb’s $38 million settlement in 2005 on behalf of a young woman severely burned in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon is the highest settlement of any helicopter crash case in the U.S. In 2008, he obtained an $18.4 million settlement in a triple-fatality helicopter crash in Nebraska and in July 2009 won a $7.2 million jury verdict for a cameraman killed in a helicopter crash in Iowa. In addition to his work in helicopter crash litigation, Mr. Robb has extensive experience with airplane crash litigation obtaining record settlements of $27.5 million on behalf of skydivers killed in a small plane crash, a $26 million settlement for the wrongful deaths of a prominent North Carolina real estate executive and his wife in a plane crash and a $15 million settlement for the family of an Illinois man killed in a plane crash.He is past President of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and has served on the AAJ Board of Governors since 2002. Mr. Robb is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is listed in the peer-reviewed publication The Best Lawyers in America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Pub Co
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1933264918
• ISBN 13: 9781933264912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 477