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2014Shortaccintrobrochure An Introduction published by AIR CRASH CONSULTANTS http://aircrashconsultants.com [email protected] a division of WRONGFUL DEATH CONSULTANTS A C ALIFORNIA CORPORATION U.S. (877) 348-0030 U.S. (818) 348-0300 Where it Begins Somewhere in the world, something goes wrong . A thrust reverser fails, a runway is wrongly paved, a hard landing leaves death and injury in its wake . A plane crashes, taking with it precious human cargo . Sometimes the plane is missing and must be located like AF447, the Air France Rio–Paris flight that disappeared over the Atlantic . Sometimes the disaster unfolds in plain sight like Tam Flight 3054, when a hundred and ninety-nine souls were lost landing on a rainy night in Sao Paulo . The disaster happens, somewhere in the world . Then Air Crash Consultants gets a phone call or email from a local lawyer . Maybe the lawyer is in South Africa, or the Comoros, or Brazil . The lawyer could be calling from anywhere, but one thing remains consistent . The families of the plane crash decedents want this lawyer’s help; and the lawyer wants the help of Air Crash Consultants, and sometimes the help of at - torneys who consult George . George at Air Crash Consultants is not a lawyer . Not an attorney broker . Not an agent . But he has been working with lawyers all over the world for forty-five years . Like accident victims and interna - tional wrongful death cases they represent, lawyers George networks with can be anywhere, while at - torneys who consult George are mostly in the United States . George normally begins a case after local lawyers in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, anywhere, request his expertise . Decedent's families and their lawyers confer with George after plane crashes . Air Crash Consultants guides families in di - verse areas, such as helping Air Crash Victims families groups so the bereaved can console each other, and work together to get things done . The attorneys who consult George handle a great number of cases and are well-known . Insurance carriers have experienced just how aggressive they are many times before over a mediating table or courtroom in London and elsewhere . In many cases, the insurers will capitulate rather than meet again in court . If you retain any attorney with aviation experience, they will file lawsuits if negotiations fail to yield fair compensation . Recently in one case Air Crash Consultants was coordinating, attorneys filed a lawsuit in Florida and Venezuela . Soon after, the case settled; in another, the case was filed in Beirut, and soon after, multiple cases started to settle . To a local attorney, working with an experienced U. S. attorney with all their resources can make the difference between petty and serious compensa - tion . Local attorneys like you who have clients from a plane crash contact Air Crash Consultants because we want your families to get the help they need to recover from the tragedy of losing a loved one . After all this, if you’re wondering who George is, turn the page . * The firm that families retain will pay Air Crash Consultants, not the families themselves. ** Each family and their attorneys decide which lawyer will lead their representation. Air Crash Consultants | [email protected] |U.S. (877) 348-0030 | U.S. (818) 348-0300 | http://aircrashconsultants.com About George and Air Crash Consultants Meet George. Some of the most important law firms in the United States consult with George Hatcher to coordinate their in - ternational Aviation cases. He has the heart to relate to clients after the unthinkable happens, and experience coping with is - sues that turn up. George is not a lawyer, but as a strategist for lawyers, he has spent most of his life bridging the gap between attorneys, countries and clients. This version of the brochure is a bit of an experiment, directed, as it is, toward lawyers and their clients who have contacted us. This brochure is still exclusively about aviation issues, but George (President of Air Crash Consultants) isn't. In the forty- five years he's been consulting, he's worked on every type of case you can imagine and some you can't*. Small cases, huge cases, wrongful death cases, product liability cases, pharmaceutical cases, train crashes, bus crashes, ship injuries, and many others, including of course, aviation cases. An aviation case is essentially a wrongful death case; aviation cases are also product liability cases, where failed products that contributed to the crash are held accountable. If you're looking for help with an aviation matter, this is the right place. An aviation lawyer may be able to help, and if there’s anybody who knows and relies on George, it’s aviation lawyers. Plane crash cases are complicated. Depending on where the plane was going, if it was a national or international flight determines what laws and treaties apply. The official investi - gation of the incident or crash is long and grueling as investigators attempt to determine if the crash involves defective design or materials, avionics or instrument failure, negligent maintenance or repair, air traffic control error, pilot error, icing, fuel mismanagement, or ground crew failures, or any of a hundred other possibilities. While the official investigation is to determine what happened so it can be prevented, it reveals the facts. Lawyers will pursue the facts, because facts determine who is responsible. Having the best representation possible means aviation lawyers who are experts in fighting for com - pensation and accountability fighting on behalf of victims and their families against the aviation industry. It means lawyers doing what they do best, and holding parties responsible for the disaster accountable for their negligence or failure. George consults with the best aviation lawyers and superlawyers in the USA and the world. Lawyers with proven skills and experience in representing victims of aviation accidents. Lawyers, whether in a courtroom or settling across a negotiating table. What else does Air Crash Consultants do? It coordinates... * Air France Flight 447 George was requested to interview more than fifty families of decedents. ** Tam Flight 3054 (Brazil) George was requested to interview more than 125 families of decedents.. Air Crash Consultants | [email protected] |U.S. (877) 348-0030 | U.S. (818) 348-0300 | http://aircrashconsultants.com Air Crash Consultants Coordinates to: • Network with lawyers in the US, lawyers in the decedent's country(s) and . lawyers elsewhere . • Collect from decedent's families statements, pictures and graphic evi - dence to illustrate how the loss of their loved one impacted their lives • Collate the story of the crash from the evidence and the independent ex - perts reconstruction . • Provide a day the life of the decedent in video for the attorney . • Collect essential supporting and legal documents for the case such as birth certificates, IDs, passports, death certificates, diplomas, work histories, and statements of income of the decedent . • Choreograph needed operations as they come up, especially for inter - national clients such as . • Arrange for visas, transportation and lodging for families in the rare case they are needed in the United States for depositions, court appearances, etc . • Provide litigation support for attorneys such as searching for experts for research, etc . • Facilitate translation of interrogatories/verifications (discovery docu - ments) to/from the family's language . • Lend our expertise and experience in navigating crash cases through the complexities of the legal system . • Perform other services as needed (which we would need many pages to list.) We keep the flow of communication moving between the clients and the attorneys, providing 24/7 attention . For example, in Brazil the family calls a local number and our representative in New York answers the phone and connects the family with their attorney and talks to the caller in Portuguese . Lawyers hire experts to examine the evidential data to look for responsible par - ties . There are more potential responsible parties than one might at first imagine, and that might lead to the case being heard in the United States . Air Crash Consultants | [email protected] |U.S. (877) 348-0030 | U.S. (818) 348-0300 | http://aircrashconsultants.com Aviation Case Strategy someone on your side. For the decedent’s family, the whole process can be painful and mystifying . Aviation litigation occurs while the family is still dealing with loss . Years may pass before family members feel strong—the loss of loved ones in a crash is something they may never get over . In the months after the event, they are in no shape to face litigation . Insurance companies hire lawyers who can swoop in and out and take advantage of the family members vulnerability . The families should have their own lawyers to defend them. It is not that they are evil; insurance companies are made up of human beings who put on their shoes one at a time like anyone else, and they go home to their own families, but at the same time, this is their business . It is the business of the insurance companies to reduce their losses, so their objective is to provide as little compensation as they can get away with . They try to settle the case for as little as possible . This is one of the areas where representation is important . When you are sitting at the negotiating table with a mound of legal paperwork and signing your rights away, imag - ine how valuable it is to have a powerful team on your side . Air Crash Consultants | [email protected] |U.S. (877) 348-0030 | U.S. (818) 348-0300 | http://aircrashconsultants.com Professional Colleagues A close circle of superpower law firms consult Air Crash Consultants in International Aviation cases because George makes it easy for lawyers to do what they do best .
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