Legal Resources

Please note that this is not legal advice, nor should it be taken as such. Instead it is a collection of articles, cases, and other relevant material that might help to better understand the underlying fundamentals of these issues.

Further Reading

Aviation Noise Claims: Information and Courses of Action For Residents Living Near Airports

City of Hoboken to file lawsuit against FAA over dangerous and disruptive helicopter activity

Do Airline Training Schools Have a Duty of Care?

Class-action lawsuit against Port of Seattle and airlines proceeds in federal court

Airport Noise Litigation in the 21st Century: A Survey of Current Issues

Congressional Research Service | The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA): A Legal Overview

Victim of plane crash into home files claim against FAA

LA residents sue FAA over changed flight paths out of Burbank and Van Nuys airports

Drone operator fined $270K by FAA for harassing unhoused people

FAA Order 2001-2: In the Matter of High Exposure, Inc.

Airport Neighbor Cites Lead Pollution In Suit (Corrected)

Are You Accidentally Operating an Illegal Charter?

‘Grossly negligent’ flight instructor charged in plane crash that killed student pilot

Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Cracks Down on FAA Compliance with NEPA

A Panel of the DC Circuit Holds the CEQ’s NEPA Regulations to Be Ultra Vires

Semi-Annual Airport Law Digest | 2024 Mid-Year Update

Judge Rules In Favor Of Town Using Airport Fund For Ongoing Litigation

How to close Burke airport with a minimum of FAA and private aviation pushback: Roger Cohen

Alaska Airlines & Delta Air Lines Caught Up In Air Pollution Lawsuit At Seattle-Tacoma Airport

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA):
A Legal Overview

Family of student pilot who died in plane crash seeks $27M from Hillsboro flight school, Alaska Airlines

The Untied States Supreme Court Returns Power to the Courts

Trump Suing Palm Beach County For $100 Million Over Flights Above Mar-A-Lago

Burien wins lawsuit over noise from Sea-Tac Airport’s planes

Police Confirm They’ll Press Charges Against Pilot Who Buzzed Sag Harbor

City Cleared To Begin Phasing Out Banning Municipal Airport