Denver, CO – Video shared by passengers on AA Flight 3023 on social media shows people evacuating the jet at Denver International Airport. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 was due to fly to Miami International Airport on July 26, 2025, but the airline says a maintenance issue with an airplane tire caused the aircraft to […]
July 31, 2025- On the evening of July 30, 2025 Delta flight 56 from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) diverted to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. The airline says the flight encountered significant turbulence over Wyoming. Reports show first responders met the flight upon landing and took 25 people to […]
Miami, FL – Following a lengthy bench trial, U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga found that more than 600 claimed works don’t qualify for damages in a hard-fought copyright dispute between our client Sandals Resorts and plaintiff HH Advertising, Inc. HH Advertising was seeking $600 million in damages, but Chief Judge Altonaga awarded only $49,500 pertaining […]
Miami, July 29, 2025 – A vessel collision claimed the lives of a 7-year-old and 13-year-old near Hibiscus Island Monday. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, four other girls were on the sailboat and two remain in critical condition. The group on the sailboat was part of the Miami Youth Sailing Foundation summer camp. “These […]
San Francisco, July 21, 2025 – At the recent American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Convention in San Francisco, Podhurst Orseck partners Lea P. Bucciero and Ricardo M. Martinez‑Cid were recognized as recipients of the Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award for their pivotal roles as part of the court‑appointed plaintiffs’ counsel following the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse […]
In the 2025 edition of Florida Super Lawyers, more than half of the firm’s attorneys have been named among the state’s top legal professionals, recognized across nine distinct practice areas. Each year, Super Lawyers honors the top five percent of attorneys in every state, spotlighting those who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and earned the […]
Robert “Bob” C. Josefsberg, a revered trial attorney, mentor, and pillar of the South Florida legal community, passed away in Coral Gables, Florida, while doing what he loved. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bob lived a life grounded in purpose, compassion, and justice. He […]
A Cessna 208B filled with a group of skydivers crashed into a wooded area at the Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, New Jersey. According to the FAA, the single engine aircraft went off the end of the runway while departing the airport around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2. Fifteen people were on board […]
Widely recognized as a top-tier international litigation boutique with deep experience in high-stakes aviation matters, Podhurst Orseck has been selected as the winner in the Transportation (Aviation) category of the 2025 National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers awards. Longtime partners Ricardo Martinez-Cid and Lea Bucciero, along with Associate Zachary Gorwitz, were honored for their outstanding work on two high-impact, globally relevant cases that […]
What Happened on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282? Details of the In-Flight Incident At a public board meeting earlier this week, The National Transportation Safety Board said the probable cause of the January 2024 in-flight mid-exit door (MED) plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was Boeing’s failure to “provide adequate training, guidance and oversight” to […]
