Injuries at the airport can happen for many reasons to both employees and travelers. Unfamiliar terrain, distractions, ever-changing signs and uneven jetways present dangers to even the most careful airport travelers. However, tripping or slipping in the terminal, jetway, or on the airport operations area (“AOA”) does not necessarily mean the airport authority or airline…
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On a stormy day in August 2, 2015, Tierney Darden was standing with her mother and 19-year-old sister outside the Chicago O’Hare International Airport on a lower-level street that accesses Terminal 2. As they were waiting there to be picked up, a pedestrian shelter came loose and fell onto Darden. Her spinal cord was severed,…
Continue readingDulles Airport area lawyer Doug Landau recently told a client from the South West that he looked forward to seeing PRIOR medical records. Landau was particularly keen to review any notes from the treating doctor indicating that the airport accident caused an “objective injury.” That is to say, that this event caused an identifiable anatomic…
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