Proven Superior Results in Aviation Accident Cases

$10,000,000

Awarded for a pilot killed as a result of mid-air collision.

$56,000,000

Awarded for death of a pilot for loss of directional control of a transport category aircraft.

$42,500,000

Awarded for the crash of a single engine aircraft after in-flight engine loss of power.

$33,000,000

Awarded for a military helicopter crash.

$9,504,500

Awarded for the death of a helicopter pilot killed in a midair collision with a fixed wing airplane.

$17,200,000

Awarded for a man who suffered serious personal injuries as a result of a helicopter crash.

$7,000,000

Awarded for a pilot killed as a result of engine malfunction

$17,250,000

Awarded for injuries sustained by a passenger in the crash of a civilian helicopter.

$5,850,000

Awarded for a pilot and passenger killed as a result of in-flight fire.

$15,000,000

Awarded for injuries sustained by a passenger in a military helicopter crash.

$13,000,000

Awarded for survivors of a military helicopter crash.

$9,400,125

Awarded for passenger injuries in a military helicopter crash.

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Aviation Crash Lawyers

Aviation Accidents Are Our Sole Focus

Aviation crash and accident law is the sole focus of Katzman, Lampert & Stoll. Our firm is dedicated to obtaining fair and just compensation for our clients who are injured, or whose loved ones were killed in an aircraft accident.

Global Airplane Crash Lawyers

For the past fifty-plus years our attorneys have successfully represented victims of virtually every major airplane and helicopter crash that occurred in the United States, and many that occurred abroad, including:

Northwest Airlines flight 255 at Detroit
Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
Continental Airlines flight 1713 in Denver
United Airlines flight 811 over the Pacific Ocean
United Airlines flight 585 at Colorado Springs
TWA Airlines flight 800 over the Atlantic Ocean
Korean Airlines flight 801 on Guam Island
American Eagle flight 3379 near Raleigh-Durham
United Airlines flight 232 at Sioux City, Iowa
USAir flight 427 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Comair flight 3272 near Detroit
Comair 5191 at Lexington, Kentucky
Boeing 737 Max airliner that crashed at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

We have successfully litigated cases involving transport category aircraft manufactured by:

Airbus
Boeing
McDonnell Douglas
Lockheed Martin
Embraer
Bombardier
Gulfstream

We have represented countless victims of general aviation air crashes, having successfully represented clients in cases involving aircraft manufactured by:

Cessna
Beechcraft
Mooney
Piper
Diamond
Aerostar
Commander
Cirrus
Socata
Stemme
Learjet
Hawker
Robinson Helicopters
Bell Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters
McDonnell Douglas Helicopters

Improper Aircraft Maintenance, Manufacturing and Design Failures, Pilot Error

Katzman, Lampert & Stoll is devoted to zealously advancing our clients’ interests in their personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from aircraft accidents. We have led the way in product liability trials to jury verdicts on complex issues involving improper aircraft design and manufacture resulting in mistakes that induced system failures leading to crashes. To name only a few and by way of example, we have successfully handled cases involving inadequate airframe de-icing systems, reversing rudders, runaway trim systems, flutter induced in-flight structural failures, autopilot malfunctions, engine malfunctions, fly-by- wire failures causing loss of directional control and failures in complex after-market augmented flight control systems. We have handled innumerable cases involving improper maintenance on aircraft and pilot error, including flights into severe weather.

A Proud History of Victim Advocacy

We have a proud history of favorable jury verdicts and settlements. In addition to the compensation and closure that we have provided for our clients, we have advanced the rights of every aviation accident victim through our legal advocacy. We stand at the top echelon of aviation legal practice and have litigated in courts across the country. Most importantly, we are trial lawyers who willingly take on the most challenging cases and zealously fight to obtain a just result for our clients.

Aviation crash and accident law is the sole focus of Katzman, Lampert & Stoll. Our firm is dedicated to obtaining fair and just compensation for our clients who are injured, or whose loved ones were killed in an aircraft accident.

Global Airplane Crash Lawyers

For the past fifty-plus years our attorneys have successfully represented victims of virtually every major airplane and helicopter crash that occurred in the United States, and many that occurred abroad, including:

Northwest Airlines flight 255 at Detroit
Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
Continental Airlines flight 1713 in Denver
United Airlines flight 811 over the Pacific Ocean
United Airlines flight 585 at Colorado Springs
TWA Airlines flight 800 over the Atlantic Ocean
Korean Airlines flight 801 on Guam Island

American Eagle flight 3379 near Raleigh-Durham
United Airlines flight 232 at Sioux City, Iowa
USAir flight 427 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Comair flight 3272 near Detroit
Comair 5191 at Lexington, Kentucky
Boeing 737 Max airliner that crashed at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

We have successfully litigated cases involving transport category aircraft manufactured by:

Airbus
Boeing
McDonnell Douglas
Lockheed Martin
Embraer
Bombardier
Gulfstream

We have represented countless victims of general aviation crashes, having successfully represented clients in cases involving aircraft manufactured by:

Cessna
Beechcraft
Mooney
Piper
Diamond
Aerostar
Commander
Cirrus
Socata
Stemme
Learjet
Hawker
Robinson Helicopters
Bell Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters
McDonnell Douglas Helicopters

Improper Aircraft Maintenance, Manufacturing and Design Failures, Pilot Error

Katzman, Lampert & Stoll is devoted to zealously advancing our clients’ interests in their personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from aircraft accidents. We have led the way in product liability trials to jury verdicts on complex issues involving improper aircraft design and manufacture resulting in mistakes that induced system failures leading to crashes. To name only a few and by way of example, we have successfully handled cases involving inadequate airframe de-icing systems, reversing rudders, runaway trim systems, flutter induced in-flight structural failures, autopilot malfunctions, engine malfunctions, fly-by- wire failures causing loss of directional control and failures in complex after-market augmented flight control systems. We have handled innumerable cases involving improper maintenance on aircraft and pilot error, including flights into severe weather.

A Proud History of Victim Advocacy

We have a proud history of favorable jury verdicts and settlements. In addition to the compensation and closure that we have provided for our clients, we have advanced the rights of every aviation accident victim through our legal advocacy. We stand at the top echelon of aviation legal practice and have litigated in courts across the country. Most importantly, we are trial lawyers who willingly take on the most challenging cases and zealously fight to obtain a just result for our clients.

Committed to Aviation Accident Law

Trial Lawyer Powerhouse

Some attorneys are litigators, meaning they typically settle cases rather than taking them to trial. At Katzman Lampert & Stoll we are trial lawyers. We take cases to trial whenever necessary, particularly difficult or challenging cases. Manufacturers and insurance companies know that our firm will go the distance in a legal battle, that we will take a case to trial and present the case to a jury whenever necessary to achieve the best result for our client. The partners at Katzman, Lampert & Stoll are all experienced trial attorneys.

Selecting an experienced trial lawyer is of paramount importance in a personal injury or wrongful death claim resulting from an aircraft accident. Katzman, Lampert & Stoll has a proven record of successful trials to verdict, and you can review our verdicts and judgments upon request.

Aviation Accident Investigation: Finding the Truth

Victims of an aircraft crash want to know why the aircraft crashed and what can be done to prevent another crash? We relentlessly pursue the answer to those questions. Our job is to determine the cause of an aviation disaster and obtain the maximum amount of fair and just compensation for our clients, the victims, and their families. We use the legal system to hold wrongdoers accountable for their misdeeds that cause aircraft crashes.

Why You Can’t Rely on The NTSB Investigation

You should not rely on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to determine the cause of a crash. The NTSB’s findings of the cause of a crash are inadmissible in a courtroom, meaning the government’s investigation, good or bad, can’t be used to assist the victims and their families seeking fair and just compensation.

Holding All Parties Accountable

While officially responsible for investigating and determining the probable cause of aviation accidents in the United States, the NTSB is often working together with the aircraft and engine manufacturers. Before the NTSB investigator leaves his or her office, they call the aircraft and engine manufacturers, whose representatives “participate” and “assist” in the government’s investigation. Through their participation as “party representatives” to most NTSB aviation accident investigations, the aircraft and engine manufacturers effectively co-op the integrity of the government’s investigation. It’s the fox watching the hen house.

Uncovering the Cause of a Crash: Our Expertise

Our law firm tirelessly runs down every lead, performs all the necessary engineering analysis and crash investigation, and whenever necessary, we will undertake flight testing to determine the cause of an accident.

Gulfstream G550 Corporate Jet in flight over water.

Aviation Crashes and Accidents in the News

Below you will find articles about some of our recent cases, as well as news related to aviation crashes.

Canadian Piper PA-32R Plane Crashes Near Nashville, TN: Five Fatalities Confirmed in Interstate 40 Tragedy

A tragic airplane crash on Interstate 40 near Nashville, Tennessee, claimed the lives of all five passengers aboard a Canadian-registered Piper PA-32R on Monday night. Officials report that the aircraft encountered a catastrophic engine failure, leading to its...

Beechcraft Bonanza Crash in Clearwater, FL Claims Three Lives: A Tragic Incident Amidst the Aircraft’s Storied Legacy

The Beechcraft V35B Bonanza, a single-engine aircraft known for its distinctive design and reliability, was involved in a devastating crash in Clearwater, FL, on the evening of February 1. This particular aircraft, with registration N6659L, belonged to Control Data,...

Door Blows Off, FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max 9

Katzman, Lampert & Stoll has been retained to represent Alaska 1282 plaintiffs and is in the process of discussing the case with others. Please contact us at (866) 309-6097 to discuss the matter in detail.Please see the related article here >>> Door Departs Boeing...