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Arthur Alan Wolk (born October 25, 1943) is an American attorney and author. He is the founding partner of The Wolk Law Firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which specializes in aviation law and air crash litigation for plaintiffs. Wolk is an author, editor and lecturer on aviation law and air safety with articles published by The Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety and other publications and has appeared on ABC Evening News, CBS Evening News,〔 〕 CNBC, and CNN Larry King Live. Wolk is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PA Attorney Information - Arthur A. Wolk )〕 He received his B.S. degree ''cum laude'' from Temple University in 1965,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA) - Class of 1965 )〕 and his J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law in 1968.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arthur Alan Wolk - Lawyer Profile )〕 == Notable cases == Wolk reports that he represented victims in several major airline disasters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aircraft disaster - Verdicts and settlements )〕 Some of the most notable air crash cases Wolk has had involvement in include: *USAir 427, Aliquippa, PA., Pittsburgh, Boeing 737. The flight crashed on September 8, 1994, killing everyone on board. Wolk speculated the cause of the crash was rudder failure and appeared the next day on ABC Evening News for Friday September 9, 1994 Peter Jennings reporter,〔 in this program Wolk offered views on the cause of the crash. Wolk published his opinion that rudder failure was the likely cause of USAir 427 crash in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, October 10, 1994. On October 25 he appeared on CBS Evening News with Reporter Dan Rather October 25, 1994, and offered comments about possible rudder failure.〔 After the longest investigation in aviation history, more than four and a half years later, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded the probable cause was rudder failure. Wolk was the plaintiffs attorney in ''Hamley vs. The Boeing Corporation'' and won the case establishing that it was the rudder actuator that failed.〔 *In 2010, Wolk won a $89 million jury award ($24.7 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages) in ''Pridgen v. Avco Corp''. That case involved a 1999 airplane crash caused by a faulty carburetor. The defendants argued that the lawsuit was barred by the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, as the suit was filed more than 18 years after the component was manufactured. However, Wolk argued that suit should go forward because the manufacturer had intentionally misrepresented information to the Federal Aviation Administration. *Comair Flight 3272, Monroe, MI, (Detroit), Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia; Swissair 111, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, McDonnell Douglas MD-11; EgyptAir 990, near Nantucket, MA, Boeing 767; and Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Port Mugu, CA, McDonnell Douglas MD-80. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Alan Wolk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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