The Lexington, Kentucky, April 21, 2005, Herald-Leader news article, Judge Okays Punitive Damages Suit — Woman Died in Blue Grass Airport Crash, reveals favorable ruling allowing aviation negligence attorney David E. Rapoport to seek punitive damages against the air carrier and co-pilot in a wrongful death lawsuit being handled by Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. in which a woman was […]
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Crain’s Chicago Business: Following the Money: It’s Not Just Lawyers Getting Rich Off of Litigation
Crain’s Chicago Business, February 28, 2005, edition, featured an interview with attorney David E. Rapoport. In the article titled Following the Money: It’s Not Just Lawyers Getting Rich Off of Litigation, Mr. Rapoport discusses the anatomy of a medical malpractice lawsuit arising out of a delayed diagnosis of a breast cancer case which resulted in a $2.5 […]
The Chalk’s Seaplane Crash in Miami Presents Many Legal Questions
By David E. Rapoport The Bahamian government may find it difficult to answer questions the families of passengers killed in last month’s seaplane accident are likely to ask once they realize the Bahamas failed to file an important document that could affect their legal rights. At stake is whether the arbitrary damages caps set forth […]
Challenger CL-601 Airplane Crash
On December 1, 2004, aviation negligence attorney David E. Rapoport , founding partner of Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. a Chicago, Illinois, personal injury and wrongful death law firm which has represented victims and families of victims from both domestic and international aviation disasters, was interviewed in an article appearing in the Montrose Daily Press concerning the crash of […]
Learjet-35 Airplane Crash Killed Famed Golfer
On October 24, 2004, portions of an interview with attorney David E. Rapoport appeared in an article in the Orlando Sentinel concerning the Learjet-35 crash that killed famed golfer Payne Stewart and five others. Mr. Rapoport is the founding partner of Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. is a personal injury law firm […]
Corporate Airlines Flight Crashes on Approach to Regional Airport in Missouri
Aviation negligence attorney David E. Rapoport was interviewed by the Kansas City Star concerning the October 19, 2004, airplane crash of Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, while on approach to Kirksville Regional Airport in Missouri. Mr. Rapoport is the founding partner of Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. is a personal injury law firm based in […]
Aviation Negligence Lawsuit Filed in Indiana Airplane Crash
An aviation negligence lawsuit was filed today by Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. on behalf of a passenger who incurred severe injuries on April 19, 2002, when the Piper PA-32RT-300T airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Porter County Airport in Valparaiso, Indiana. The aviation negligence lawsuit, which was filed in Valparaiso, alleges that the airplane […]
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Hospital That Ignored a Woman Having a Heart Attack
Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. filed a lawsuit today in a medical malpractice case involving delayed treatment of a heart attack in a hospital’s emergency room. It is alleged that the delay lead to substantial heart muscle damage and permanent disability. The patient was treated and released from the Department of Emergency Services at a […]
Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Aviation Negligence Lawyers After Air Taxi Crash
December 20, 2002 Aviation negligence lawyers at Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. filed suit on behalf of the family of a man whose wrongful death occurred when a twin engine Swearingen SA227-AT air taxi crashed as it circled to land at the Beaver Island airfield on February 8, 2001. The pilot and a passenger were killed, […]
CBS Television Show 60 Minutes Features Aviation Negligence Attorney David E. Rapoport
Aviation negligence attorney David E. Rapoport was interviewed in a segment of the CBS news program 60 Minutes. The feature story, entitled “Open and Shut Case?” covered some of the unexpected issues airplane crash victims or their families may encounter in the aftermath of a disaster. The show was aired on May 26, 1996. Rapoport Weisberg & […]