Jeffrey Boatman, et ano. v. Uniflight, LLC
Dec 09, 2014OUTCOME: $24.1 Million Verdict in favor of Plaintiff
The Plaintiff, an experienced helicopter pilot, was making a routine flight one morning when his master caution indicator light illuminated. Realizing he was having a transmission failure, the pilot at ... tempted to immediately land the helicopter. Unfortunately, before he was able to reach the ground the transmission fully seized and the helicopter fell from the sky. Due to the force of the crash, Plaintiff became paraplegic and suffered other severe complications. Through careful scientific analysis, it was discovered the failure was due to a negligent overhaul of the transmission by Defendant Uniflight LLC approximately thirteen years prior to the incident and 1100 hours of post repair flight time. Napoli Shkolnik PLLC filed a negligence and product liability suit on behalf of Plaintiff and his wife.
