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Airplane and railway accidentsAirplane accidents
Our firm offers our extensive experience in this type of disaster and our expertise to achieve the best defense for their rights. We provide comprehensive legal advice to victims and families in national or international claims against airlines and their insurances and the producer of the aircraft or its components. The compensation in these unfortunate accidents depends largely on the outcome of the investigations and liabilities arising.
Scales of compensation for passengers and their luggage:
- Compensation in case of death or injuries: a first level with a regime of strict liability for the airline with a limit of 100,000 SDR (Special Drawing Rights defined by the International Monetary Fund, representing about 135,000 €) is established. The airline cannot contest any claims for compensation.
- Advance payment: the airline must do an advance payment to cover immediate economic needs of the victim within fifteen days from the identification of the person entitled to compensation. In case of death, this advance payment shall not be less than 16,000 SDR.
- If negligence of the airline is established as a cause of the accident, there is a second level of responsibility based on the alleged commission of an offense by the airline, they can only be exempted proving that they are not guilty (the burden of proof falls on them). In these cases, the harmed ones could claim themselves outside the boundaries described and based on the liability of the originator.
Our company provides you with our extensive experiencein these types of accidents and specialities in order to achieve the best defence for your rights.
We offer comprehensive legal advice to victims and families in claims at a national and international level against airlines and their insurers, as well as the manufacturer of the aircraft or its components.
Compensation schedules for passengers and their luggage:
- Compensation in the event of death or injuries: a first level is established with a strict liability regime for the airline with a limit of 100,000 SDR (special drawing rights defined by the International Monetary Fund, equivalent to around €135,000). The airline cannot challenge the requests for compensation.
- Advance payment: the airline must pay an advance payment that covers the immediate financial needs of the victim within a period of fifteen days following the identification of the person entitled to compensation. In the case of death, this advance payment can be no less than 16,000 SDR.
- In the event that the negligence of the airline is established as the cause of the accident, there is a second level of liability based on the alleged commission of an offence by the airline and the latter can only be exempted from liability by proving that it did not commit the offence (the burden of proof falls on it). In these cases, the injured parties can claim outside of the described limits and based on the liability of the breaching party.