Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman’s Helicopter Accident Litigation Experience

For years the aviation accident attorneys of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman have represented many victims in a wide variety of helicopter crashes, including helicopter sightseeing tour accidents in the Hawaiian Islands and other vacation destinations.

The firm’s experienced helicopter attorneys have also represented victims in medical air-ambulance rescue operations and work-related helicopter accidents, including industrial and construction type operations as well as professional aerial photography and logging enterprises.

We have over twenty years of experience representing more than 500 victims in aviation accidents including aviation related product liability lawsuits against helicopter manufacturers. We have represented victims in helicopter accident general negligence and product liability claims against various defendants including manufacturers such as Aerospatiale, Bell Helicopter Textron, Hughes Helicopters, McDonnell Douglas, Messerschmitt-Bolkow Blohm, Robinson Helicopters and Sikorsky.

At Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C., our lawyers have extensive experience in investigating helicopter accidents and pursuing full and fair compensation on behalf of the victims and families. Contact our experienced helicopter accident attorneys for thorough investigation and aggressive pursuit of your personal injury or wrongful death claim.

Baum Hedlund Changed Aviation Law, Making Helicopters Safer

Our firm took a helicopter air ambulance case to trial and changed aviation law in the process. The case involved a helicopter made by Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. The Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter picked up a girl seriously injured in a car accident. While the helicopter air ambulance was transporting the girl to Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, the tail rotor cracked and the helicopter crashed in Griffith Park. Three paramedics and the injured girl were killed. Although the helicopter company knew previously of the rotor problem and in turn told the military to change all of the helicopters, civil aviation was not notified. Our firm changed aviation law when we argued that a life is a life and that the same military aviation standard should apply to civil aviation matters. The Appeals Court agreed.

View Simulation Videos of the Bell Helicopter Crash in Griffith Park

Tail Rotor Loss	Yoke Breakdown	Shot Peening	Flexure Loss	Cracking Yoke

After winning the appeal, Paul Hedlund (an aviation attorney for the families) said, "They have been hiding behind this military exemption for as long as I can remember. It was time somebody called them on it."

Skilled helicopter accident attorneys are experienced in aviation laws as well as the technical operations of an aircraft. We understand how to investigate the causes of helicopter accidents and identify responsible parties and hold them accountable.

Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman's Helicopter Cases

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