Anyone can admit that airline pilots should fly sober. It is not debatable. Yet, a likely collision course to a disaster was recently averted for one Florida-bound JetBlue plane and its passengers and crew. On Wednesday, March 2, an intoxicated pilot had to be...
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Spohrer Dodd Represents Family of Copilot Killed in WWII-Era B-17G Bomber Crash
Co-counsel with RisCassi & Davis, Spohrer Dodd is representing the family of the late copilot Michael Foster, who was one of the seven people killed in the WWII-era B-17G bomber crash at Bradley International Airport in 2019. As reported by the Hartford Courant,...
Miami Air Files for Bankruptcy Due to COVID-19
When Miami Air Flight 293 crashed into the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida last year, several passengers came forward to report that they had sustained serious injuries in the charter plane crash. With nearly 140 passengers on board the flight – many of whom...
Attorney Newman Speaks at Paralegal Association of Florida in Tallahassee
As committed personal injury attorneys, our team is always excited to share our knowledge, skills, and experience with the greater Florida legal community. Recently, one member of our team got the chance to do exactly that, when our firm partner Barry Newman was asked...
Miami Air Defense Lawyers Argue Crash Was an Act of God
Last year, our team at Spohrer Dodd filed a lawsuit against Miami Air International alleging that preventable errors caused Miami Air Flight 293 to crash into the St. Johns River. Arguing on behalf of passenger Gary Moss, who was severely injured in the Flight 293...
Passenger Files First Lawsuit After Miami Air Flight 293 Crashes Into River
Our team at Spohrer Dodd recently filed a lawsuit against Miami Air on behalf of Gary Moss, a passenger injured in the crash involving Flight 293. The 737 charter plane crashed when it attempted to land, which caused the plane to slide off the runway and into the St....
142-Passenger Plane Veers into River, No Deaths Resulted
A plane drove into the St. Johns River by the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville (NAS Jax), injuring 21 of the aircraft’s 142 passengers. No deaths occurred in the accident. The Miami Air International Boeing 737-800 was journeying down the runway when it...
Who Is Liable for a Plane Accident?
Plane accidents are some of the most complicated to untangle, precisely because the machines involved are complicated too. From the plane manufacturers to the airline pilots, there could be dozens of people or organizations who helped contribute to a plane crash — and...
Attorney Spohrer Interviewed About Drones & Aviation Law
Drones are remotely piloted, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that were originally designed and manufactured for military purposes. In the last decade, government agencies, corporations, and even private citizens have all benefited from the democratization of drones and...
Attorney Robert F. Spohrer Recognized as a Leading Practitioner in Aviation Law by Who’s Who Legal
Robert F. Spohrer, the Founding Partner and President of Spohrer Dodd, has received several recognitions over the years for his outstanding work in various areas of personal injury law, especially as it applies to aircraft disasters. His legal skill and experience...