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Gol Airlines Flight 1907 Crash in Amazon of Brazil
Lieff Global and Lieff Cabraser, with Brazilian co-counsel, represents over a dozen families whose loved ones died in the Gol Airlines Flight 1907 crash. Assisting the Lieff firms in their representation of the families is the international aviation safety expert Hans-Peter Graf. Mr. Graf, a Swiss citizen, was a former lead investigator for the aviation safety authority in Switzerland and is himself a veteran pilot of commercial and business aircraft.
August 23,
2007 Update: The two American
pilots facing criminal charges in the Gol
crash are willing to testify in the case,
but will not return to Brazil, their American
lawyer said. Learn
more
American law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Lieff Global announced on November 22, 2006, that family members of a total of 21 passengers on Gol Airlines Flight 1907 who were killed after the aircraft collided with an aircraft owned and operated by ExcelAire Service, Inc. have filed suit against ExcelAire and Honeywell International Inc. Learn more about the Gol Accident lawsuit filed in November 2006 .
On September 29, 2006, a brand-new Boeing 737-800 operated by Brazilian air carrier Gol plunged into the Amazon jungle after colliding with a smaller plane. None of the 149 passengers and six crew members on board survived the accident.
Authorities lost radar contact with Gol flight 1907 during its journey from the principal Amazon city of Manaus to the capital Brasilia. Search planes found the crash site on a vast farm in Mato Grosso state, about 600 miles northwest of Brasilia, in a dense jungle that was difficult to reach.
The Gol Boeing 737 plane had been received new from Boeing on September 12 and had only 200 flight hours. Gol Flight 1907 collided with an Embraer Legacy business jet which managed to land safely at an air force base with damage to the wingtip and tail.
Accident Investigation
Early reports indicate that the Gol plane crashed nose-first, and witnesses say it was seen moving erratically and losing altitude prior to crashing. Accident investigators will examine a number of issues including the operation of both planes' TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) and why the system did not prevent this accident. The TCAS was manufactured by Honeywell, an American company.
Lexi J. Hazam and International Aviation Safety Expert Hans-Peter Graf
Families whose
loved ones died in the Gol airlines
crash are welcome to contact
an aviation lawyer at Lieff Global by
email in English or Portuguese to learn
more about their legal rights. Lieff
Global, along with co-counsel, is representing
families whose loved ones died in the
Gol Airlines tragedy. We welcome the opportunity to answer
your questions free of charge, without
obligation and in strict confidence.
Or call 1-415-788-8000 and ask to speak to attorney Lexi Hazam.
The Legal Rights of Victims and Families
Whose Loved Ones Die in Aviation Accidents
We appreciate that this is a time of
deep pain and grief for the families of the passengers and
crew who died in the Gol Airlines crash. In the coming weeks,
however, you may well have questions concerning how and why
the crash occurred, your legal rights, and compensation that
may be available to you.
You will also have questions on the duties
and legal responsibility of Gol Airlines; Boeing, the American
manufacturer of the plane; Honeywell, the United States manufacturer
of collision avoidance systems that were installed on both
the Gol plane and the Embraer Legacy jet; ExcelAire Service,
Inc. of New York, the owner/operator of the Legacy and the
employer of its pilots, and/or other manufacturers of component
parts that may have failed.
Lieff Global is collaborating with an
international team of aviation safety experts to address these
questions and provide legal assistance to the families who
lost loved ones. Lieff Global and the specialists are currently
representing hundreds of Brazilians in product liability
litigation filed in the United States against U.S. manufacturers
of blood factor for selling products contaminated with HIV.
Contact International Aviation Law Attorneys
The families of loved ones who died in this crash are welcome to contact Lieff Global to learn more about their legal rights without any charge or obligation.
You may also telephone us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358 in the U.S., or 1-415-788-8000 from outside the U.S., and request to speak to attorney Lexi J. Hazam. Alternatively, you may also contact our co-counsel in Brazil, Leonardo Amarante by email at amarante@leonardoamarante.com.br or directly at his office:
Rua Primeiro de Marco, nº 23
5º andar
Centro - Rio de Janeiro
CEP: 20010.000
Telefax: 2507-4195
About Lieff Global
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firm with offices in San Francisco and New York, and affiliate
offices worldwide. Our representation has included both Americans
and people residing in Europe and Asia in aviation lawsuits
filed worldwide.
Lieff Global is uniquely positioned
to answer your questions and represent your interests. Our
attorneys have over forty years of experience litigating airplane
crash cases worldwide. We have relationships with the foremost
experts in the fields of aviation safety and disaster analysis.
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