Coats & Evans - Latest News
- Houston, Texas - February 3, 2010 - Houston Premier Jet Owner Sues Hawker Beechcraft Over Repeated Runaway Rudder Trim Events. Eastham Aviation, Inc., owner of a Raytheon Premier business jet, sued Hawker Beechcraft Corporation over three (3) rudder trim runaways that occurred during November and December, 2009. Eastham owned the Premier since 2006, and had it operated by Executive Jet Management. Neither HBC nor Hawker Beechcraft Services have been able to provide Eastham with any explanation as to why the rudder trim traveled to the full left position on three different occasions with no command input from the flight crew. Eastham is seeking rescission of the contract under which the Premier jet was purchased.
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The Woodlands, Texas - January 31, 2010 - Coats & Evans, P.C.'s Managing
Shareholder Gary L. Evans recently qualified for the National Business
Aviation Association's ("NBAA") prestigious 11,000 Hour Pilot Safety
Award, signifying over 11,000 hours of accident-free flight hours in
command/control of a business aircraft. The firm recently qualified for
the NBAA Corporate Business Flying Safety Award, signifying over eight
years of business aircraft flying without an accident. Mr. Evans flew
for NBAA members operating multi-engine corporate jets during a twenty
year corporate flying career, including the Kaiser companies, and Amoco
Corporation, in aircraft ranging from the Citation and Lear 35 to the
Gulfstream III, acquiring in excess of 9,500 turbo-jet flight hours. The
firm currently operates multiple aircraft in support of its aviation law
practice, including superbly restored, award winning examples of the
Aero Commander 500S ("Shrike"), a Piper Aerostar factory 700P, and an
F33A Beechcraft Bonanza. For more information, contact Coats & Evans,
P.C. at (281) 367-7732.
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Houston, Texas - January 16, 2010 - AIG unit Illinois National abandons lawsuit against Houston business after judge finds intentional destruction of evidence.
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Conroe, TX - November 26, 2008 - Jury Returns Verdict for Plane Owner Sued Over Accident
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On November 21, 2008, a Montgomery County, Texas jury rejected a request
on behalf of the parents of a 34 year old pilot killed in an
experimental aircraft accident in 2005 for $23.2 million, plus
punitive damages. Aviation law firm Coats & Evans and Conroe lawyer
Scott Golemon of Haas & Golemon successfully defended the owner of
the aircraft involved in the accident.
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View the official press release
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View the jury charge document
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View the final
judgment
- Kissimmee, Florida - October 11, 2008 - Gary Evans owns and operates the
Firm's 1984 Piper 700P Aerostar. Following a refurbishing of the aircraft
that took approximately 1.5 years, those efforts were rewarded during the
2008 Aerostar Owner's Association meeting when the attendees voted to award
N702PG the coveted "Queen of the Fleet" Award for 2008.
