Azrael Franz extends its deepest sympathy to the victims of the crash of Maryland State Police Medevac Helicopter Trooper 2.

Azrael Franz Schwab Lipowitz, Maryland’s leading aviation law firm is available to assist the victims and their families address the daunting legal issues that they now face. Please contact partners Keith S. Franz (tel. 410-821-6800, kfranz@azraelfranz.com) or Judson H. Lipowitz (tel. 443-386-2093, jlipowitz@azraelfranz.com).

The Maryland State Police helicopter that crashed with five people on-board, an American Eurocopter Dauphin II purchased in 1989, had been inspected on September 24, 2008. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot reported problems “capturing the glide slope” before the crash. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command has now grounded all of its flights until the cause of the crash can be determined.

Azrael Franz has successfully represented victims and their families including many Maryland residents in several aviation disasters including:

• American Airlines Flight 587, Belle Harbor, New York, 2001
• American Airlines Flight 11, World Trade Center, New York, 2001
• United Airlines Flight 175, World Trade Center, New York, 2001
• American Airlines Flight 77, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, 2001
• Delta Airlines Flight 1288, Pensacola, Florida, 1996
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, Carrollton, Georgia, 1995
• American Airlines Flight 331, Kingston Jamaica, 2009

The lawyers at Azrael Franz have extensively litigated and negotiated claims arising from aviation crashes, taking a lead role in national litigation against airlines, manufacturers and maintenance companies. The Medevac Helicopter crash of September 28, 2008 will present a multitude of factual and legal issues that will require expertise and dedication in order to be resolved.
The Medevac crash victims’ families deserve experienced lawyers who will develop the facts and answer the overriding question, “How did this happen?” Azrael Franz is prepared to get to the bottom of these questions as well as to assist victims with potentially complex estate matters, life insurance payments, insurance coverage issues and most significantly hold those responsible for this tragic crash accountable for the losses sustained.