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Category Archives: Litigation
D.C. Circuit Schedules Oral Argument in SoCal Metroplex Matter
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit scheduled oral argument for the Southern California Metroplex case (Donald Vaughn v. FAA, No. 16-1377 and consolidated cases) for October 18, 2018, at 9:30a at the E. Barrett Prettyman … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Aviation, Environmental, FAA, Litigation
Tagged NextGen, SoCal Metroplex
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Says FAA Drone Registration Rules Do Not Apply to “Model Aircraft”
On May 19, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its opinion in the case Taylor v. Huerta, Case No. 15-1495. The court concluded that the drone registration rules that the Federal Aviation Administration promulgated … Continue reading
Court Overturns Aircraft Noise Small Claims Lawsuit Against San Mateo County
After enduring aircraft flying over his home at all hours, Adam Ullman, a resident of unincorporated Menlo Park, California, filed a Smalls Claims action against the County of San Mateo, the owner of the nearby San Carlos Airport for creating … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Litigation, noise
Tagged Injunction, San Carlos, San Mateo, Small Claims, Ullman
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Santa Monica City Council Votes, Once Again, To Close Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
On August 23, 2016, the Santa Monica California City Council unanimously approved a resolution to reduce flights and close the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) by July 1, 2018. This is not the first time the City Council has taken … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA, Litigation
Tagged closure, FAA, Grant Assurance, Santa Monica, SMO
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FAA Rejects Santa Monica’s Appeal of Grant Violations
Closing the administrative process, the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday denied the City of Santa Monica’s appeal of the FAA’s December 2015 inital decision. Monday’s decision has the effect of requiring the city’s airport to remain open at least until … Continue reading
Los Angeles City Attorney Files First Criminal Charges Against Drone Operator; Raises Questions of Federal Pre-Emption
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer filed criminal charges against two men for flying drones in the vicinity of a hospital and police heliports. They will be the first to face criminal charges under Los Angeles’ new drone restrictions, and … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Drones, Litigation, Regulatory, Uncategorized
Tagged Crime, local ordinance, los angeles
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Aircraft Noise Regulation Must Be Revised to Protect the Public Health and Welfare
On February 6, 2015, an aviation industry trade group published a letter (http://bit.ly/1zLsrzR ) it had sent to the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA Administrator regarding, among other things, the recent events in Phoenix and exhorted the FAA in … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Airlines, Aviation, Congress, Environmental, FAA, Litigation, Regulatory
Tagged aircraft noise, charlotte, DNL, JFK, Laguna Beach, noise, Phoenix
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Judge Dismisses the City of Santa Monica’s Action Regarding the Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
Judge John F. Walter of the Central District of California granted the Federal Aviation Administration’s Motion to Dismiss the City of Santa Monica’s lawsuit regarding whether the City had to continue to operate the airport as an airport. (Download a … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA, Litigation
Tagged AOPA, FAA, NBAA, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport
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AMR/US Airways Antitrust Lawsuit Continues To Dominate Aviation Headlines
Top stories in Aviation and Airport News for August 15, 2013. AMR/US Airways Antitrust Suit Continues to be Aviation’s Top Story Everybody has an opinion as to what happened and why the DOJ filed its antitrust lawsuit and what it … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Airlines, Aviation, Litigation
Tagged 787, American Airlines, ANA, Birmingham, dreamliner, Merger, UPS, US Airways
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Aviation Stories We Have Been Following This Past Week
Here are some of the news stories we have been following this past week, July 22 – 26, 2013. Most these were posted on Taber Law Group, P.C.’s Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter account. Please follow us on one or … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Airport, FAA, Litigation, Regulatory
Tagged AirVenture, bird strike, boeing, Deer Trail, Drones, EAA, FAA, LaGuardia, Oshkosh, southwest airlines, THUD, UAV
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