June 09, 2023
Insurers for a pilot must cover plane damage caused by an emergency landing, a Florida federal court ruled, finding that while the pilot lacked certain qualifications to operate a multiengine plane, there's no evidence of that lack raising the risk of the emergency maneuver.
November 17, 2021
A Florida federal judge permanently grounded an airport services company's dispute over coverage for damage a plane sustained from an emergency landing, agreeing Wednesday with a magistrate judge's finding that the pilot's lack of qualifications relieved the insurers of their obligations.
October 21, 2021
A Florida federal judge said Thursday that insurers correctly denied coverage to a pilot and owner of an aviation company for costs stemming from an emergency landing, due to the pilot's lack of proper qualifications for the plane he was flying at the time.