Inflight Injuries

Flightinjury.com is a service of attorney Abram Bohrer and Bohrer & Lukeman, a Manhattan lawfirm committed to the representation of passengers injured during the course of commercial or general aviation flights. We represent the estates of victims who have perished in aviation disasters, and passengers seriously injured in flight, or during the course of boarding or disembarking aircraft. We are experienced and aggressive advocates who have recovered millions of dollars for our clients.



As seasoned aviation, negligence and products liability attorneys, we are familiar with cases involving duties to warn, and breaches of express and implied warranties in the aviation field. We spare no expense in the retention of top engineers and experts to investigate the causes of aviation accidents and use all available government resources and agency data in the course of litigation. We investigate all possible causes of an aviation accident whether it is pilot error, mechanical or material failure, design defects, air traffic control negligence, and improper maintenance.

Abram Bohrer is among the only attorneys in the entire United States to have successfully tried to verdict a case involving the treaty known as the Warsaw Convention which governs international commercial air travel. This landmark decision scored a major victory for airline passengers rights under the Convention.

In-flight, boarding, disembarking accidents and injuries
Thankfully, commercial aviations disasters and related are extremely low. However, thousands of commercial aviation passengers are injured every year in-flight as a result of:

Turbulence
Turbulence is one of the most common causes of in-flight injuires among passengers. It can result from weather, the wakes of other aircraft, or just clear air currents. Bohrer & Lukeman has represented passengers injured in turbulence related accidents and attorney Abram Bohrer has litigated the seminal case of Magan v. Lufthansa before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit which defined the rights of international flight passengers injured by turbulence. If you, or a loved one has been injured as a result of in flight turbulence contact us for a free evaluation today.

Coffee and Hot Liquid burns
Burns are serious injuries and can require immediate emergency medical care. Every year, many passengers are burned by flight attendants. Typically, the flight attendants fail to exercise reasonable case when they are pouring scalding beverages into flimsy plastic cups supported by thin plastic trays. Any movement of the aircraft, or even being bumped by another flight attendant or passenger can cause a serious burn to an innocent passenger. A serious burn can require skin grafting surgery and leave permanent scarring. Morever, deep penetrating burns can permanently kill nerve endings and leave the affected area permanently discolored and numb.

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of in flight turbulence contact us for a free evaluation today.

Service Cart Impacts
In-flight service carts loaded with drinks and ice can weigh hundreds of pounds. Aircraft aisles are narrow, and often, passengers fall asleep with limbs protruding into the aisle. An impact between a service cart and a knee, elbow ankle or foot can seriously fracture and permanently injur a passenger. Every year, many passengers are injured by direct impacts from these rolling metal carts.

Flight attendants have a duty of care to passengers that requires them to make sure that no passengers are in harm’s way when the carts are being wheeled through the aisles.

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of an in flight injury, contact us for a free evaluation today.

Overhead bin malfunctions
Passengers are familiar with the announcement to be careful when opening overhead bins as their contents may have shifted during flight.

Airports falls
Assaults or Acts by Fellow Passengers
In the landmark ruling of Wallace v. Korean Air Lines, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that an airline could be liable to a sleeping passenger who was sexually assaulted by another passenger. The Court reasoned that long transcontiental flights where passengers sleep in close proximity to each other in darkened cabins placed passengers at risk of an assault from other passengers.

Airlines that provide alcohol to visibly intoxicated passengers may also be held liable for the harm they cause to other passengers.

Defective Boarding Ramps and Jetways
tarmac and transport bus collisions airport terminal escalator and baggage carousel malfunctions

We have extensive experience litigating these matters and can help you if you or a loved one has been injured in the course of a flight