A single-engine light plane carrying a patient to the Mayo Clinic crashed into Lake Michigan on Friday, 27 July, raising concerns about the safety of general aviation. The airplane was flown by a private pilot who had volunteered to transport the patient from Alma to...

In the wake of the turbulence that struck United Airlines Flight 767, injuring passengers and flight attendants, the question arises: is the airline industry and is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) doing everything possible to prevent mayhem from convective winds? The answer: probably not. The reason:...

On July 13, 2010 Cook County Judge Donald J. Suriano approved a settlement in the amount of $6,250,000.00 for the benefit of Luis and Kathy Vasquez.  Luis Vasquez was a roofer for Knickerbocker Roofing and Paving Co. and suffered severe injuries on March 8, 2004...

The fatal crash of a medical evacuation airplane is certain to be investigated with an eye to unrequited recommendation to improve aerial ambulance operations. Shortly after midnight on 4 July, in clear weather, an O’Hara Flying Service-operated twin-engine Cessna 421 aerial ambulance took off from Alpine-Casparis...

A District Court jury in Clark County Nevada ordered Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Baxter to pay a combined $500 million in punitive damages to a plaintiff  who contracted Hepatitis C during an endoscopy procedure after vials of the drug Propofol were allegedly reused on him. The verdict comes on...