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Daily Business Review: Podhurst Orseck secures $10.6M settlement in cycling accident

Posted on November 19, 2019

Celia Ampel,Daily Business Review When noted scientist and financial analyst Miguel Octavios hit by a car during an August bicycle ride in Boca Raton, Podhurst Orseck attorneys promised his wife they would do their best to get the case behind them by the holidays. It was a tall order. Because Octaviowas incapacitated, the attorneys could […]

Law360: Takata execs face criminal charges over air bag scheme

Posted on November 19, 2019

By Emily Field Law360, New York (January 13, 2017, 5:33 PM EST) –Three Takata Corp. executives have been indicted on criminal charges for their alleged roles in a more than decade long scheme to hide the truth about the company’s potentially deadly air bag inflators from automakers, federal regulators and the public, theU.S. Department of […]

Law360: Podhurst hits back in row with NFL player estate over fees

Posted on November 19, 2019

Law360, New York (January 13, 2017, 7:22 PM EST) –Podhurst Orseck PAhas urged a Pennsylvania federal court not to invalidate its retainer agreement with the estate of a class representative in the NFL concussion settlement that claims the firm is seeking an unfair recovery, saying it worked for both the class and the individual and […]

Financial Times: Takata pleads guilty, pays $1bn fine in US exploding airbags probe

Posted on November 19, 2019

January 13, 2017 by: David J Lynchin Washington, Patti Waldmeirin Chicago and Kana Inagakiin Tokyo Takata, the Japanese automotive supplier at the centre of a global recall crisis over exploding airbags, agreed to plead guilty on Friday and pay a $1bn criminal penalty in the US for fraud, as three of its executives were indicted […]

CNN: Investigators spread blame in Lion Air crash, but mostly fault Boeing and FAA

Posted on October 25, 2019

By Oren Liebermann, CNN Updated 11:33 PM ET, Friday, October 25, 2019   (CNN) The improper design and certification of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, coupled with an overwhelmed flight crew battling a malfunctioning system they could not properly identify, led to the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in October, according to a […]

Washington Post: Lion Air crash investigation faults Boeing 737 Max design and oversight

Posted on October 23, 2019

By Sherisse Pham, CNN Business Updated 9:40 AM ET, Wed October 23, 2019 Hong Kong (CNN Business) The families of victims in last year’s Lion Air crash have been told by Indonesian investigators that poor regulatory oversight and the design of Boeing’s 737 Max contributed to the fatal disaster. Investigators on Wednesday provided victims’ relatives with a summary of […]

Washington Post: Lion Air crash investigation faults Boeing 737 Max design and oversight

Posted on October 23, 2019

By Sherisse Pham, CNN Business Updated 9:40 AM ET, Wed October 23, 2019   Hong Kong (CNN Business) The families of victims in last year’s Lion Air crash have been told by Indonesian investigators that poor regulatory oversight and the design of Boeing’s 737 Max contributed to the fatal disaster. Investigators on Wednesday provided victims’ relatives with a summary […]

Law360: Longtime plane crash atty takes lead in Ethiopian Air suit

Posted on September 17, 2019

By Lauraann Wood Law360 (September 17, 2019, 10:16 PM EDT) — An Illinois attorney who has represented victims of most major commercial airline crashes in the last 40 years was appointed Tuesday to lead a consolidated lawsuit seeking to hold the Boeing Co. liable for the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash. Attorney Robert A. Clifford of Clifford Law Offices will take […]

Daily Business Review: Podhurst Orseck’s Marks, other lawyers to lead Ethiopian Airlines crash cases against Boeing

Posted on September 17, 2019

Steven Marks will help lead the plaintiffs executive committee handling nearly 100 cases filed over the Ethiopian Airlines crash that led Boeing to ground its 737 Max 8 jet. By Amanda Bronstad | September 17, 2019 Podhurst Orseck’s Steven Marks and two other attorneys with extensive experience in airline crash lawsuits will lead nearly 100 cases filed over […]

Business Insider: The 737 Max has ‘no value’ after 2 deadly crashes as passengers no longer trust the plane, the lawyer for an aviation firm suing Boeing says

Posted on August 31, 2019

By: Sinéad Baker Aug. 31, 2019, 5:07 AM A lawyer representing an aircraft leasing company suing Boeing says the 737 Max no longer has any “no value” after two deadly crashes undermined customer confidence in the plane. Avia Capital Services, an aircraft leasing company, is suing Boeing, claiming that it intentionally misled customers and regulators […]