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On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, on takeoff from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport bound for the Dominican Republic, lost its vertical tail and crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood, killing all on board and 5 others on the ground. Floyd Wisner served as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, which obtained evidence that the crash was caused by the negligence of both Airlines and the aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The American Airlines pilot used excessive rudder input when the plane encountered turbulence, placing stress on the tail. Airbus used a less reliable composite material in its design and manufacture of the tail of the aircraft.
The founder of Wisner Law Firm, Floyd A. Wisner, is approaching his 38th year in the practice of law. He is a skilled veteran aviation attorney who has successfully represented clients in virtually every major airline and aviation disaster over the last two decades.
Alexandra M. Wisner is an aviation attorney that focuses her practice on complex product liability and claims brought under the Montreal Convention. Since joining Wisner Law Firm, P.C. in July 2014, Alexandra has served as co-counsel with the aviation attorney Floyd A. Wisner on an array of aviation litigation & law matters.
Wisner Law Firm’s aviation attorneys fights for those who have been injured or suffered the loss of a loved one in an airplane disaster or crash. Our aviation law firm is committed to helping its clients achieve their goals of determining the cause of the crash, identifying the responsible parties and holding them accountable, obtaining the payment of fair and just compensation, promoting air safety and effecting change so that such tragedies do not recur.
Contact an Aviation AttorneyOur attorneys specialize in wrongful death and personal injury actions arising from aviation disasters that have occurred both domestic and abroad. The only plaintiff’s firm in Illinois that devotes its practice exclusively to aviation law and litigation.
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