PLANE CRASH RELATED INJURY

Special Considerations in Aviation Injury Cases

Aviation

Aviation injury cases give rise to a host of considerations unique to the occurrence of aviation accidents. For example, when an aviation accident occurs on navigable waters, the applicable law may be the general maritime law of the United States, including maritime statutes such as the Death on the High Seas Act. Admiralty's jurisdiction, and the exclusive effect of federal maritime law, exists over all maritime torts. Thus, if an aviation accident is maritime in nature, maritime law applies.

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