Maison Law represents the victims of accidents caused by hazards encountered while traveling out of Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT). We assist surviving victims in getting the support they need to make a full recovery.
Please contact us after an accident at an airport or on an airplane for a free, no-obligation consultation for you and your family. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your case may be worth and how to hold the City of Fresno or an airline fully liable.
Do I Need a Lawyer After Getting Injured at FAT?
If your injuries suffered while at the airport turn out to be very minor, you may not need a lawyer to receive fair treatment. But if your injuries are more serious, like a broken bone or a head injury, it’s wise to speak to a legal professional about what happened and how to ensure you get the support needed for recovery.
When medical bills will run high, commercial insurance providers for airports and airlines will fight harder to avoid accepting the blame. At-fault government entities and airlines will hope to blame you for your accident or seek to downplay how bad your injury is.
Your Maison Law Airport Accident Lawyer protects you against these tactics. Your lawyer investigates your case and then uses the evidence to hold The City of Fresno, business owners, and airlines fully responsible for helping support you as you heal.
Airport Hazards at Fresno Yosemite International Airport
A devastating airline crash can cause deadly harm to hundreds of people and leave families forever without their loved ones. Maison Law compassionately represents airplane crash victims and their families.
We don’t back down from major airlines and their lawyers. We force airlines to accept responsibility for their negligence, which leads to crashes, and demand that they support those left behind. We can represent families in wrongful death cases while allowing as little disruption for the family as possible.
However, travelers also face accident risks on the ground when walking or driving through a busy place like FAT. Ticketholders are at risk from the time they enter the parking lot, as they pass through security, and as they board planes.
When an accident is caused by the carelessness or recklessness of an airline, an airport, or its employees, victims should receive compensation for their every medical bill and other damages.
These are just a few of the types of preventable risks that could leave an airport responsible for your injury:
- Accidents in unsafe airport parking lots and parking garages. Dangers in the parking garage and in the economy lot. Stairwell accident risks. Tripping on potholes. Security risks.
- Pedestrian collisions. Getting hit by cars in crosswalks that aren’t monitored and designed safely.
- Injuries involving airport shuttle buses and trains.
- Airport Slip-and-falls. Falling on puddles that should be mopped up around coffee shops. A tumble down an unsafe escalator. A wet floor in an airport bathroom can lead to a fall and a powerful blow to the head.
- Injury from falling construction debris or lights.
- Injury caused by vehicles used in terminals.
- A trip-and-fall while boarding or un-boarding a plane. A painful fall while making your way down a jet bridge.
- Flight attendant mistakes.
- Dangers to elderly passengers created by the airline.
- Dangers to unaccompanied minor passengers caused by the negligence of the airline.
- Dangers to disabled passengers caused by the non-compliance of an airline or an airport.
- Injuries caused by suitcases falling out of overhead bins.
Who Can I Sue If I’m Hurt at the Airport?
The city, airlines, and business owners operating out of FAT all have a legal duty to keep visitors safe. Premises liability laws call it a “duty of care” to protect you from hazards that airport employees and other travelers can create.
Airport staff and managers must monitor parking lots, terminals, and jetways for developing dangers all day long. They must clean up or repair those obstacles before you have the chance to come along and get hurt. If they don’t, owners and operators can be held fully liable for the cost of every doctor visit you make and much more.
Your Maison Law attorney would help you file a claim against these and other parties who could be proven to have contributed to your accident:
- City of Fresno– The city owns and operates the airport and is responsible for the safety of passengers and visitors. Victims forced to file injury claims against the local government must be aware that The City of Fresno will have certain legal protections. Lawsuits against the government can be complex and it’s a good idea to have a legal professional assisting you. You may be forced to ask permission from the city before you can even file a claim. The deadline for filing a claim will also be much shorter than the usual two years injured victims have to take action against a normal at-fault party. Your attorney can make sure you don’t miss important deadlines.
- Airport Business Owners – This might include the owners of newsstands, coffee shops, and restaurant owners. They would be responsible for keeping their floor spaces free of slip-and-fall hazards and other dangers. An injury case could involve a hotel that sends a careless shuttle driver to the airport.
- Airline owner and operator — The owner of a plane and a charter or rental company would also likely face liability if you are hurt on a plane. They are responsible for the actions of the pilots and mechanics they hire.
- Aircraft and Jet Bridge Manufacturers – A design flaw or a manufacturing problem might leave an aircraft maker financially responsible for crashes.
What Should I Do After an Accident at the Airport?
After taking a fall or being injured by a vehicle while at the airport, it’s important to collect as much evidence on the scene as possible. A hazard on the floor or an escalator malfunction would be cleaned up or repaired before you had the chance to return, erasing the evidence.
Always see to your safety first and call 911 and request an ambulance if you are hurt. But if you are able to get up, you should start gathering the proof you’ll need to hold an airport responsible:
- Alert a manager at a business, airport security, and/or an airport employee. They’ll need to create an incident report that will serve as evidence for your case.
- Take pictures of the accident scene. Show the obstacle that caused you harm. If a vehicle is involved, take a photo. Show any visible injuries.
- Talk to witnesses and get contact information so your Maison Law Attorney can contact them.
- Get fully checked out by ambulance EMTs. Go to the hospital if necessary. If you must leave the scene, ask someone with you to get photos and contact information from witnesses.
- See your own doctor even if you’ve already been to the emergency room. After the shock of an accident, the pain of an injury may be masked. You may not know how badly you are hurt until the next morning. Get your doctor to document every new pain. Follow your doctor’s orders.
- Contact a skilled Fresno Airport Accident Lawyer and give the attorney every detail you can remember.
Compensation for Victims After an Accident at FAT
A skilled attorney would be looking into every party that might share in liability for what happened to you. The more parties you can hold liable, the better chance you’ll receive enough in compensation to pay every medical bill now and those to come in the future.
These and other factors should all earn support in an airport accident settlement check:
- Hospital and medical expenses.
- Costs associated with a permanent physical disability such as medical equipment, and renovations at home and work. Potential costs for education to learn a new career.
- Emotional and physical distress. The physical pain you experience and the anxiety and depression that may follow a traumatic incident and injury.
- Loss of enjoyment of life.
- Travel expenses. Money spent getting to appointments and seeing specialists that may be in other cities or states.
- Income and benefits you’ve forfeited while missing work.
- Damage to personal items.
- Wrongful death benefits for families who lose a loved one in an airport or airplane accident.
Contact a Fresno Airport Injury Lawyer
If an airline’s negligence causes you or a loved one to get hurt, you should speak to a Fresno Airline Injury Attorney. Contact us to schedule a free and confidential consultation. It’s a chance to find out what your case may be worth and how to hold the city of Fresno or an airline fully responsible.
We also compassionately represent families who have lost a loved one in a devastating aircraft disaster. We handle the negotiations with airlines and their lawyers, to allow family members the time to grieve their loss without worry over the future.
