California Helicopter Crash Lawyer
The Right Choice in A California Helicopter Crash Lawyer
When you’ve been injured in a helicopter accident anywhere in California, finding the right California helicopter crash lawyer is essential to protect your rights and to make sure you obtain the compensation you deserve for your injuries and all you’ve been through.
Sebastian Gibson offers over 45 years of experience representing accident victims and clients who deserve the best in legal representation and is ready to provide immediate assistance to you and yours after an accident.
When you work with California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with with an attorney who has been named a Top Lawyer in Palm Springs Life Magazine year after year after year, and an attorney you can count on who has the determination to obtain a result you can be proud of. Tired of trying to reach an attorney who will actually answer your calls or be available to report the status of your case? Call us and see the difference when you’ve chosen the right California helicopter crash lawyer for your case.
How to Find the Right California Helicopter Crash Lawyer
If you’ve been injured or lost a loved one in an airplane or helicopter crash in California, you need a California helicopter crash lawyer experienced in the handling of airplane and helicopter accidents.
For more than a quarter of a century, California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been successfully handling personal injury and aviation accidents in California. We’ve recovered millions of dollars for our personal injury clients and as a result, California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been chosen one of the Top Lawyers of 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 in the field of personal injury by Palm Springs Life Magazine as rated by Avvo.
Duty Of Care By Airlines and Helicopter Operators In California
A common carrier transports people for a fee, and offers its services to the general public. As long as they charge a fee for their services and their services aren’t strictly private, an airplane or helicopter flight operator is a common carrier. Pursuant to the law in California, a common carrier has the legal obligation to provide the utmost duty of care to their passengers. Common carriers are held to a higher duty of care because of the fact they offer their services to the public for a fee. The operator’s failure to adhere to that higher duty of care may be held to be evidence of an operator’s negligence.
Common carriers are licensed and regulated at the local, state and federal level. The helicopter or airline common carrier operator can be a business, a private company. The Federal government regulates common carriers which transport passengers across state lines under the Interstate Commerce Act. At the state level, states regulate common carriers transporting people within a state, however, in the field of aviation, federal law preempts local law in most areas.
Airlines are regulated at the federal level by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) which prescribes rules known as the Federal Aviation Regulations and which are contained in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
The FAA also regulates airports as it is the Federal Government which has exclusive sovereignty over all airspace in the United States.
If you’ve been involved in a helicopter crash or lost a loved one in a helicopter accident, call California helicopter crash lawyer Sebastian Gibson as soon as possible after an accident so we can start to preserve evidence and speak with witnesses.
Investigation of Airplane Accidents and Helicopter Crashes
When an airplane accident or helicopter crash occurs, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates the accident and issues a report. However, it can be months and up to a year before their report is completed and issued.
NTSB investigators literally piece together evidence from the crash site to determine the likely cause, or causes of an airplane accident or helicopter crash. The NTSB also investigates overseas incidents which involve US-registered aircraft, in collaboration with the local government investigative authorities, when there is significant loss of American lives, or when the airplane, aircraft or helicopter involved is American built.
While it is helpful for NTSB investigators to find the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder, which are commonly referred to as the “black box,” (which is actually orange), their recovery is not always possible or feasible, for instance when a plane goes down over the ocean, and in such instances, the cause of the accident is never known for sure, although there is usually some indication of the cause from the last communications made by the flight crew.
Negligent Airplane Accidents and Negligent Helicopter Crashes Throughout California And Internationally
With over 40 years of experience as an attorney in California and internationally in London and with law degrees both in the U.S. and in the U.K., California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson represents victims involved accidents throughout California and internationally.
In California from offices in Palm Desert and Newport Beach, our personal injury law firm can represent you in an airplane accident or a helicopter crash for your injuries and the loss of any family members, anywhere in California, both inland, and up and down the coast.
When you retain our offices, you can feel confident California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson will seek the compensation that’s not only right for what you’ve gone through, but also for any medical problems you may have in the future and for the loss of your loved ones.
An Internationally Trained And Unusually Gifted Attorney
During his 40 years of experience, California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been frequently asked to be interviewed on radio and TV for his expertise, his wit and humor. The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal newspapers and is the author of a recently published book in 2012.
California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.” He’s known for his wit and humor, and a determination to make sure his clients receive the compensation they deserve. He has also been named as a “Superb” Lawyer by Avvo, which rates attorneys throughout the U.S.
You Just Grieve, We’ll Take It From There If You’ve Lost A Loved One
The most important thing for you to do after losing a family member or a loved one is to grieve. Remember what the person you lost meant to you and celebrate their life, however short it was, however little time you had to share with them.
If you’ve lost a loved one in an airplane accident, a helicopter crash or any other type of aviation accident and aren’t sure if you bear the required relationship to your family member to make a claim, we can guide you through the confusing maze of statutes that make up the law in California and advise you if your relationship to the decedent allows you to make a claim against the party at fault.
California helicopter crash lawyer Sebastian Gibson will guide you through your tragedy, deal with the insurance adjusters and if you need counseling or the assistance of another medical professional, we can refer you to doctors who will wait to be paid out of any settlement for the treatment they provide to you.
Call Sebastian Gibson For Your Airplane Or Helicopter Accident in California
The time to act and retain an experienced California helicopter crash lawyer is now, before the insurance company concludes your case can be resolved for peanuts because you’re unrepresented. Call the number at the top of this page to talk directly to California Helicopter Crash Lawyer Sebastian Gibson.
