Transportation,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jun. 7, 2018
Preemption takes off
Aviation accidents spawn a defense to state law tort claims.
Kristine Meredith
Partner
Danko Meredith
Email: kmeredith@dankolaw.com
Redwood Shores-based Danko Meredith specializes in products liability, utility wildfire litigation, and aviation, as well as general personal injury cases.
Mike Danko
Partner
Danko Meredith
333 Twin Dolphin Dr
Redwood City , CA 94065
Email: mdanko@dankolaw.com
Redwood Shores-based Danko Meredith specializes in products liability, utility wildfire litigation, and aviation, as well as general personal injury cases.
Shortly after planes first took flight, they began to crash, threatening not just the aircrafts' occupants but the country's nascent airmail delivery system. In response, Congress passed the first aviation act, a statute focused on air traffic control and pilot certification. Federal regulation would soon creep into other areas, such as flight operations and aircraft design and manufacture. The aviation industry -- perhaps before any other -- began to argue that the f...
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