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3 OVERVIEW OF AIRPORT DUTIES AND STANDARDS OF CARE IN AIRFIELD ACCIDENT CASES Jodi Howick, Howick Law PLLC INTRODUCTION This digest discusses issues that can affect an airport proprietor's duty and standard of care if an aircraft accident in the airfield leads to a lawsuit. Duties and standards of care are elements in a negligence action alleging that an airport proprietor was required to use greater precautions to protect against an accident.
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4 A Parties and Actions The plaintiffs who sue an airport proprietor after an aircraft accident might include passengers, aircraft crewmembers, persons and property owners injured on the ground, airlines, or other defendants seeking to place financial responsibility on the proprietor.
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5 D Choice of Law In complex cases, a court sometimes must determine whether a different state's laws should govern the case or aspects of the case.
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6 I Causation Under the next element of a negligence action, the plaintiff must show that the proprietor's breach of a standard of care was the cause of the plaintiff 's harm.
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