In 2015, Dan Mouneimne’s stepdaughter sat outside a downtown Tampa bar when she noticed a drone hovering around her. She fled to her car, and it followed her and crashed on top of her car. The Tampa Police Department told Mr....more
The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has finalized a new rule that requires remote identification (remote ID) for drones, colloquially known as a digital license plate. This rule is a new Part 89 in Title 14 of the...more
The Federal Aviation Authority (“FAA”) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (the “Act”) was signed into law on October 5, 2018, by President Donald Trump....more
In Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Hollycal Production, Inc., Hollycal Production, Inc., was retained to take aerial photographs of a wedding that took place in April 2016. During the wedding, a drone operated by a...more
Law enforcement agencies want accountability when it comes to drone flights, especially when those flights are over people. Enabling a drone and its owner/operator to be quickly identified by law enforcement is necessary...more
Back on December 21, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required drone owners to register their drones if their drones weighed more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds (small drones). The registration was...more
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA’s”) authority to institute airspace restrictions derives from 14 CFR § 99.7, “Special Security Instructions,” which is intended to address national security concerns from the...more
Two recent federal cases highlight the challenges practitioners face in presenting expert claims handling testimony in bad faith litigation under the Daubert standard. In the first case, a court excluded such expert testimony...more
3/3/2017
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Appeals ,
Bad Faith ,
Bodily Injury ,
Daubert Standards ,
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Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
Explosions ,
Hurricane Season ,
Insurance Industry ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Objection Procedures ,
Preservation of Rights ,
Severe Weather ,
Slip and Fall ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Unmanned flight isn’t new, nor is aerial photography. Hobbyists have been rigging cameras to model airplanes since long before the word “drone” became commonplace. What’s new is the proliferation of massproduced, inexpensive...more
2/22/2016
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Audio Recording ,
Drones ,
Exceptions ,
Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act ,
Imminent Harm ,
Law Enforcement ,
Photographs ,
Private Property ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Video Recordings ,
Warrants