CaseyGerry’s experience with aviation law dates back to 1968 – when Dick Gerry argued this case before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The case involved a DeHavilland Dove aircraft, which caught fire midair and crashed in Las Vegas, killing the pilot, co-pilot, and two passengers.
An experienced pilot told a reporter he “thought he was going to die” when the plane he was flying crashed near the Warner Springs Gliderport in North San Diego County. CaseyGerry’s client was flying a Piper Pawnee and towing a glider plane when the glider pilot lost control.
In 2014, a decorated Navy SEAL based in Coronado was killed during a training mishap. The SEAL was in the process of getting his qualification as jumpmaster. He was standing in the open doorway of the C-130 performing standard in-flight jumpmaster duties requiring him to lean his torso out of the doorway.
A helicopter owned by Evergreen Helicopters on display at a firefighting expo was hit by a fire truck, sparking a lawsuit when the City of San Diego refused to pay for the repairs.
A United States Navy pilot lost his life when an F-4 Phantom – an aircraft known as the Navy’s fastest, highest flying and longest-range fighter – was taking off from the famous USS Midway.
When two military helicopters crashed in the ocean off Santa Catalina Island in 1993, a well-known civilian photographer and a marine pilot were killed and four marines rescued. Our client, a graduate of the U.S.
In April 1990, during an excursion flight over the Grand Canyon, a small plane’s engine failed, injuring six passengers and the pilot.
We represented passengers who sued Grand Canyon Airlines and others responsible for the manufacture, maintenance and operation of the Cessna T207.
