"[2] Firm practice areas also include the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, maritime and general torts, business litigation matters and class-action securities cases.
They won liability and damages verdicts in cases against Pan American World Airways on the basis that the airline was guilty of 'wilful misconduct' for allowing a bomb to be smuggled on board their aircraft.
This included a lawsuit for several billion dollars against Iraq, based on an allegation that Iraqi officials were aware of plans to attack America.
[17] Complicating the litigation surrounding the 2009 crash is the April 2012 bankruptcy filing by Colgan Air's parent company Pinnacle Airlines Corporation.
[19] The firm is representing multiple victims of the July 6, 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
[20] 16-year-old injured passenger Ye Mengyuan was run over and killed by one of the San Francisco Fire Department trucks during the emergency response.
[23] Because litigation arising from international aviation accidents is governed by the Montreal Convention, lawyers at the firm will be determining the most appropriate venue for the filing of lawsuits for other passengers on the flight.