At most international airports, including the three major airports in the Washington DC Metro area — Baltimore Washington International Airport (“BWI”), Dulles International Airport (“IAD”), and...
Category: Airport vehicle crashes
Why Do Some Airlines Insist on Termination as Part of a Workers’ Compensation Case Settlement?
February 6, 2015
Why would an injured airline employee be let go after suffering an on-the-job injury? The answer is simple: Insurance companies for airlines are “risk averse.” Experienced airport and airline injury lawyer Doug...
Are Dulles Airport Runways Safe?
January 12, 2015
According to an article in the Washington Post, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) paid a $2 million wrongful death settlement to the parents of 25 year old Southwest Airlines ramp agent Jared Dodson who...
Airline Mechanic Injuries
January 7, 2015
Once a jet is aloft, we rarely think about the people on the ground who keep the aircraft well-maintained and able to keep its “on time” schedule. “Airplane maintenance and repair is difficult and sometimes...
The short answer is “No.” While an injured worker may not always be able to see his or her authorized treating doctor, and many “off work” or disability slips have been issued by physician’s...