Media & News :: Northwest Pilots Sleeping

(10/26/2009) Northwest pilots not responding to air traffic controllers warnings. Philadelphia Aviation Attorney and Airline Safety Expert Arthur Alan Wolk speculates that crew was asleep, not distracted by mundane tasks as reported.

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The Wolk Law Firm "Top 10" Aviation Attorneys
Featured in Plane & Pilot Magazine 2012
(10/4/2012) - The Wolk Law Firm was selected as one of 2012’s Top 10 Aviation Attorneys and featured in Plane & Pilot Magazine. [more]

Jury awards $11 Mil+ in airplane crash lawsuit
Wolk Law Firm brought entire airplane to Philadelphia parking lot for jury inspection
(12/16/2011) - The verdict, a total of $11.358 million dollars was returned after a two week jury trial in Philadelphia during which The Wolk Law Firm brought an actual Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft into a city owned parking lot for an up close and personal orientation for the jury. [more]

Wolk honored with first Pennsylvania Supreme Court Televised Argument
Decision by Court expected in 6 months
(9/19/2011) - Watch Video - Wolk argued the scope of the General Aviation Revitalization Act as it might apply to aircraft maintenance publications. [more]

Wolk and The Wolk Law Firm lauded again for contribution to aviation safety
(10/15/2010) - Wolk and The Wolk Law Firm were acknowledged for funding critical wind tunnel studies to improve flight of general aviation aircraft in icing conditions. [more]

The Wolk Law Firm obtains $100 million dollar verdict for aircraft engine failure
(4/7/2010) - The Wolk Law Firm has achieved yet another milestone in air crash litigation - this time an $89 million verdict against Avco Corporation for a defective carburetor that killed three people and severely injured a fourth. [more]


"At The Wolk Law Firm, Aviation Safety is Our Profession" -- Arthur Alan Wolk