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After 60+ People Lost Their Lives in the Fatal Potomac River Crash, We Are Left Asking What Could Have Been Done to Prevent the Tragedy
Was the Potomac River Crash Really An “Accident?”
We won’t know for sure until investigators finish processing every available piece of data from flight logs, Black Box recordings, and air traffic crews on the ground (all seven air traffic controllers have been interviewed).
We do know both aircraft were supposedly flying at around 300 feet, which is SOP for helicopters and planes too. Pundits are floating speculation that human error may have occurred when fatigued control tower operators worked overlapping shifts and/or that the helicopter crew never received critical last-minute instructions.
Why Are We Even Talking About This? It Feels Kind of Gross.
It does feel that way, and largely because of the tired old stigma that associates tragedy with money-grubbing law firms and seedy, cheap TV commercials promoting tacky lawsuits. We admit that some cheesy stuff is still promoting this misperception about plaintiff law today: But that’s not us.
We think our place is first to approach any disaster of this magnitude with heightened concern for those left to mourn. Our heart is in this for one reason – to help survivors (you and your family) get through this in one piece. It’s about helping you regain your balance while processing the grief.
If you’re swallowed in loss, your road to healing may require more time and professional help; if you’ve regained your equilibrium faster and don’t need the money for self-care, you could dedicate a trust or charity in your lost loved one’s name or contribute to the healing process of other survivors – or any cause of your choosing.
But seeking accountability is a brave way to honor those who perished. Taking a stand and saying, “This was wrong” or “This could have been avoided” sends neon signals to powerful decision-makers and alerts citizens to be mindful.
Why Should You Consider Legal Action – Even If You Are Not a “Lawsuit Person?”
Ultimately, no one really wants a lawsuit. Yet, sometimes there are very, very good reasons for lawsuits. Without lawsuits, you would be giving up a major right that we have as Americans: to stand up in a courtroom and hold a large entity accountable for harming people (hint: you can’t do this in any other way). By not participating in this vital check and balance in our system, you are giving large corporations a free pass to continue putting profits over people.
We talk to women every day who thought they were not “lawsuit people” – until something happened to them.
Where Does ACFW Come In?
We enter the picture to empower women (you) and their families when circumstances threaten to take you to the floor. Loss and injury make humans vulnerable. We’re here to help shield you. We’ll help ground you and guide you with compassion through your next key decisions after enduring a tragedy like the Potomac plane crash. We always make sure you hold the right people responsible so chances of similar tragedies recurring are drastically diminished.
A Case for Women (ACFW) has helped thousands of survivors heal after experiencing tragedy – we were on the ground after the winter storm in TX that took over 20 lives, the school shooting in Uvalde, the sexual assault inflicted for decades by former doctor Larry Nassar, the toxic water debacle at Camp Lejeune, the Ohio Train Derailment, and more. ACFW addresses broad and diverse case areas aiming to make the US a safer home.
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