Leaders In
Personal Injury And Wrongful Death Litigation
More than 40 years of experience representing aviation accident victims and surviving family members, as well as victims of medical malpractice and personal injury accidents.
Pursuing Justice On Behalf Of Aviation Accident Victims
If you have lost a loved one in an aviation accident, hiring an attorney who focuses on aviation law may improve your chances of success.
At Nolan Law Group, we are leaders in aviation accident litigation. We represent clients throughout the U.S. and internationally. For nearly 45 years we have successfully represented clients in almost every major air disaster.
A Track Record Of Results
Nolan Law Group is known for effectively handling the most complex and serious accident cases, including motor vehicle accidents and aviation cases. When your life has been upended due to the negligence of an individual or company, choose a law firm that has a history of handling these most serious of cases with success.
Layug v. AAR Aircraft & Engine Group, Inc., et al.
Outcome: $165,000,000 Settlement
Description: Air Philippines Flight 541 slammed into a hill on Samal Island while on approach to landing in Davao, caught fire and disintegrated. 131 passengers and crew died in the accident, making it the largest loss of life from an airline crash in Philippine history. Nolan Law Group’s Aviation Litigation Department filed suit on behalf of 47 plantiffs in August of 2000. The 110 individually-filed, wrongful-death lawsuits were prosecuted in the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois, against Chicago area companies – AAR Aircraft & Engine Group, Inc. and Fleet Business Credit Corporation. Donald J. Nolan of Nolan Law Group acted as Lead Counsel for all plaintiffs in the cases. Nolan Law Group exposed AAR’s and Fleet’s failure to equip the aircraft with an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) and instead provided an outdated GPWS that was unsuitable for the topography of the Philippine terrain. The newer system would have given the pilots an approximate half-minute warning that they were approaching the fateful hill. The outdated system provided the pilots of Flight 541 with only a four-second warning.
Military Contractor Plane Crash
Practice Area: Aviation
Outcome: $115.75 Million Verdict ($5,000,000 Pre-Impact Fright)
Description: Crash of a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on takeoff from Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan on April 29, 2013 that killed the entire crew. Improperly loaded and restrained cargo shifted on takeoff causing a loss of stabilizer control resulting in uncontrolled flight into terrain. All seven souls on board perished.
Beasley v. Presence Hospitals, PRV
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Outcome: $14,750,000 Verdict ($3 million for loss or a normal life and pain & suffering, $7.4 million for future medical and caretaking expenses, and $1,356,744.03 for past medical expenses)
Description: Medical malpractice where the patient who was pregnant with twins underwent a cesarean section procedure by the obstetrician that fell below the standard of care. As a result, the patient suffered massive hemorrhaging resulting in hypoxic brain injury and seizure like activity.
Vergara v. Confidential Hospital
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Outcome: $12,000,000 Settlement
Description: Medical malpractice where the obstetrician and nurse failed to perform additional tests on a pregnant mother who reported that her amniotic sac broke prior to delivery. The delay in delivery resulted in the infant suffering a severe brain disorder.
Virdi v. National Air Cargo, Inc.
Practice Area: Aviation
Outcome: Confidential Settlement
Description: Crash of a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on takeoff from Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan on April 29, 2013 that killed the entire crew. Improperly loaded and restrained cargo shifted on takeoff causing a loss of stabilizer control resulting in uncontrolled flight into terrain. All seven souls on board perished.
Coffey v. National Air Cargo, Inc.
Practice Area: Aviation
Outcome: Confidential Settlement
Description: Crash of a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on takeoff from Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan on April 29, 2013 that killed the entire crew. Improperly loaded and restrained cargo shifted on takeoff causing a loss of stabilizer control resulting in uncontrolled flight into terrain. All seven souls on board perished.
We Take On The Complex Cases
Our Chicago-based law firm concentrates on cases involving wrongful death and serious personal injury as the result of aviation disasters, vehicular collisions, and medical malpractice. Our unwavering pursuit of justice and willingness to take on the complex cases has solidified our reputation as a leading aviation accident law firm.
We Take On The Complex Cases
Our Chicago-based law firm concentrates on cases involving wrongful death and serious personal injury as the result of aviation disasters, vehicular collisions, and medical malpractice. Our unwavering pursuit of justice and willingness to take on the complex cases had led us to two unique areas: Aviation law and traumatic brain injury law.
Our Personal Injury Practice
We proudly represent injury victims in Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois. If your life has been disrupted by an accident resulting in a serious injury or death, you deserve to learn about your legal options.
Talk to a lawyer from our firm to learn about your options following an accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a motor vehicle accident or a medical mistake.
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Staying Involved In Your Case
We handle serious motor vehicle accident, personal injury, and aviation cases on behalf of victims throughout Illinois, the United States, and worldwide. Most of our clients are seeking legal help for the first time in their lives. Many want to be involved and helpful as we move through the legal process.
Our goal is to always provide personal service and stay in close communication with our clients. This means we keep clients informed of where they are in the legal process. You deserve to work with a law firm that cares about keeping you up-to-date and informed.