Bell 206 Helicopter Accident Attorney

A recent helicopter crash involving another type of aircraft that has a long history of defects has highlighted the importance of helicopters being completely free of defects. Some possible defects that could exist in helicopters include the following:

• Issues with the rotors and rotor mast (tail rotor and main rotor)
• Issues with the engine and transmission
• Issues with the fuel tank
• Issues with the tail boom
• Issues with the electric system

Any of these issues can quickly lead to an incident that can cause the helicopter to crash. In fact, any defect related to the helicopter’s design or manufacturing can pose a critical risk to pilots, passengers, and even to innocent bystanders.

Helicopter accidents can definitely be minor and result in no major injuries. However, in some incidents, the helicopter essentially freefalls down from the sky and crashes down. Some of the injuries that victims can suffer include the following:

• Traumatic brain injuries and other head injuries (like fractured skull, etc.)
• Neck injuries, back injuries, and spinal cord injuries
• Broken bones (these are typically complex fractures all over the body)
• Crushing injuries
• Ruptured/punctured organs (internal injuries, in general)
• Severed limbs
• Extensive nerve damage
• Burn injuries (ranging in degree and severity)
• Scarring and disfigurement

If you were injured or a loved one suffered fatal harm in an accident involving a defective Bell 206 helicopter, you could have grounds to file a lawsuit. For more information about the legal options available to you, you should seek legal help immediately.

Is Bell Helicopter liable for an incident caused by a defect present in one of their helicopters? If the accident can be connected with a defect in design, manufacturing, or labeling, then the company could be liable. This is based on the concept of product liability. Based on the concept of premise liability, all companies owe their consumers a duty of care – they have a duty to ensure that their products are completely safe to be released to consumers. They have the duty to thoroughly test and inspect their products in order to identify and address any defects present in their products. This means that Bell Helicopter has to make sure that their Bell 206 helicopters are completely free of defects before making available to consumers. If they fail to do so and an incident occurs directly because of a defect present, then they can definitely be liable for any resulting harm – and victims and surviving family members could sue them.

Is it possible for any other parties to be liable for the incident? Yes – other parties could be liable for helicopter incidents depending on the specific details surrounding the incident. These parties could include the following: third parties that own the helicopters (including individuals and companies), third parties that maintain/repair the helicopters, private pilots, pilot companies (including training companies), etc. As already mentioned, this liability will depend on the details surrounding the incident.

For more information about liability after a helicopter accident involving a Bell 206 helicopter and your right to sue, do not hesitate to contact us immediately.

Yes – if you are a survivor of a helicopter accident, you could definitely file a lawsuit. With the help of an experienced helicopter accident attorney here at our law firm, you can begin or continue your claim against Bell Helicopter or any other party or entity liable for the harm that you suffered.

If a member of your family died in a helicopter crash, you might have grounds to sue. However, only certain people can file wrongful death claims. In fact, claimants must have a specific relation with the deceased victim. Can a divorced parent file a claim? Can a brother file a claim? Can a sister file a claim? Can stepchildren file a claim? These are all reasonable questions that are important to address.

In California, the following parties can file wrongful death claims:

• The decedent’s surviving spouse, domestic partner, children, or (when there is no surviving family) the persons entitled to the decedent’s property based on intestate succession
• The decedent’s putative spouse, the putative spouse’s children, the decedent’s stepchildren, or parents (only if they were financially dependent on the decedent)
• Any minor that was residing with the decedent (and financially dependent on the decedent) for the last 180 days

If you are uncertain about your right to file a wrongful death claim based on your relation to the decedent, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our law firm immediately. We can help you understand your right to sue.

If your helicopter accident lawsuit is successful, you could be eligible to recover significant monetary compensation. Some of the categories that could be available for recovery include the following:

• Medical costs
• Lost income
• Pain and suffering
• Property damage
• Punitive damages
• Legal expenses

In the case of wrongful death, claimants could also be eligible to recover wrongful death benefits. These benefits include costs for medical care incurred before death, loss of financial support, loss of consortium, and funeral/burial expenses, for example.

If you are interested in learning more about the specific type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to recover if your Bell 206 Helicopter accident claim is successful, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our law firm immediately. Our lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest settlement available for your helicopter crash lawsuit.

A statute of limitations determines the time that claimants have to file their lawsuit. In California, claimants are subject to the following deadlines to file:

• Two years to file a personal injury lawsuit
• Two years to file a wrongful death claim

Of course, there are exceptions to the statute of limitations that could apply, which could affect the time that you have to sue. To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the specific length of time that you have to file your claim after a helicopter accident, do not hesitate to contact our experts immediately. We can help you file your lawsuit on time.

Without a doubt, we understand the huge financial stress that follows the sudden death of a loved one. If you need financial help with funeral costs, we can help. We can help you with covering all funeral expenses after a helicopter crash or any other type of aviation accident (like a plane crash). For more information about how we can help you cover these costs, contact us today.

Here at our law firm, our experts have many years of experience handling all sorts of injury claims and wrongful death claims arising from different types of incidents, including plane crashes and helicopter crashes. If you are in need of legal help after you or a loved one were involved and harmed in a Bell 206 helicopter accident, you can trust our lawyers to provide you with the guidance that you need to take legal action and fight for your right to compensation.

We are proud to offer our clients free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. Whether you are looking to begin your claim or continue it after starting it elsewhere, we can help you. Our helicopter accident lawsuit lawyers will answer your questions and provide you with all the information that you need to pursue your claim and reach a positive claim outcome.

We offer a Zero-Fee guarantee, meaning that you will never have to pay upfront legal costs for any of our legal fees. In addition, because we work on contingency, you will not have to pay anything until you win. If you do not win, you will not pay legal fees.

If you are ready to discuss your helicopter accident claim with our experts, contact us today.

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