John C. Nettels, Jr. 913.344.8023e-mail| vCard
Few areas require more specialized legal representation than the areas of aviation and product litigation. It’s a world where issues are so complex they sometimes seem almost impossible to sort out, where facts can be difficult to come by, the truth difficult to discover and emotions can carry the day.
Practice Overview Our experience representing aviation interests goes back nearly five decades. It includes litigation and FAA administrative matters arising from claimed product failures, poor maintenance and aircrew negligence. The emphasis of our practice group is aviation litigation and products liability defense. Several of our attorneys are FAA certified pilots and mechanics, with ratings including single and multi-engine piston and turbine aircraft. Scope of Service Product Litigation We have experience handling a wide range of allegations involving products manufactured by well-known aircraft and component manufacturers. Among the issues: In-flight separations Claims of fuel system design defects Crashworthiness claims of engine failures due to various system designs Claimed defects in exhaust systems, propeller systems, de-ice systems, turbine engines, fuel controls, vacuum systems avionics and turbo-chargers Aviation Litigation Our experience includes serving as trial counsel for a variety of clients worldwide. These include: Airframe and component manufacturers Domestic and international commercial airlines Defense contractors Owners/operators of aircraft and airports Aviation insurers Of Note We have contacts with aviation and product liability attorneys all across the country. In addition, we have contacts with various aviation experts. This has allowed us to compile a computer database of expert witnesses with ready knowledge in crucial fields such as metallurgy, aerodynamics, accident reconstruction, pilot practices, aviation medicine and more.
Our experience representing aviation interests goes back nearly five decades. It includes litigation and FAA administrative matters arising from claimed product failures, poor maintenance and aircrew negligence. The emphasis of our practice group is aviation litigation and products liability defense. Several of our attorneys are FAA certified pilots and mechanics, with ratings including single and multi-engine piston and turbine aircraft.
We have experience handling a wide range of allegations involving products manufactured by well-known aircraft and component manufacturers. Among the issues:
Our experience includes serving as trial counsel for a variety of clients worldwide. These include:
We have contacts with aviation and product liability attorneys all across the country. In addition, we have contacts with various aviation experts. This has allowed us to compile a computer database of expert witnesses with ready knowledge in crucial fields such as metallurgy, aerodynamics, accident reconstruction, pilot practices, aviation medicine and more.