Letter from the Chair
I would like to start my term as Chair of the AAJ Aviation Section with a big thank you to Alisa Brodkowitz for her past year of service. Alisa did a wonderful job as Chair and thank you for your hard work over this past year. For those of you who were lucky enough to be with us in Vancouver, we enjoyed a terrific city, wonderful weather, and a good CLE. I would also like to welcome our Newsletter Editor Alex Rundlet, who will work with me this year on the newsletters. I am sure there are some of you that have cases or subjects that could be the topic of a newspaper article. Alex would surely appreciate any contributions to the Newsletter.
On the legislative front, there appears to be some good progress being made on a bill to amend the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) to allow for the recovery of non pecuniary damages in non commercial aviation accidents. The amendment that has passed the House would basically extend the commercial air operations exemption to all aviation accidents.
At the business meeting in Vancouver we had a discussion with the AAJ legislative staff about what we can realistically expect given the political climate and the lobbying resources as it pertains to the mandatory insurance or the disclosure rules we have been discussing for several years. AAJ staff is working on having a house member sponsor an analysis of the cost of the insurance. Depending on how the cost report from the General Accounting Office comes back, we will move forward with either the insurance or requirement of mandatory disclosure. This has been a long term, slow moving effort. I am hopeful with healthcare reform behind us, we can make some progress moving forward.
With kind regards,
Ladd Sanger
AAJ Aviation Section Chair
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