Our Global Experience

Ribbeck Law is a boutique global law firm which only litigates aviation cases. Our aviation law firm, based in Chicago, has a distinguished history of representing clients from around the globe who have tragically lost loved ones in plane crashes across numerous countries. Our team of seasoned attorneys concentrates in aviation law, combining comprehensive legal expertise with a compassionate approach. We navigate the complex landscape of international aviation regulations, liability issues, and insurance claims to secure justice and compensation for our clients. Our firm is dedicated to meticulously investigating each case, collaborating with top aviation experts, and leveraging our extensive network to provide unparalleled support and advocacy during these challenging times.

At Ribbeck Law, we are committed to taking care of the many overwhelming, immediate and long-term needs created by an aviation disaster. We are acutely aware of the tremendous impact such an event has on families and have helped clients from over 75 countries navigate through the United States court system. We have been involved in more than 52 plane crashes around the world.

Nothing can rewind one’s life after a tragic event. Lives are forever and overwhelmingly altered, and Ribbeck Law understands. At Ribbeck Law, accomplished attorneys with decades of complex litigation success and experience still recognize that their greatest value is often listening to distressed families and working to prevent additional stress. During this difficult time and unfamiliar legal process, Ribbeck Law is with the families each step of the way.

As one of the few elite international firms representing clients around the world, Ribbeck Law attorneys rank amongst the most powerful. We are proud to be thoroughly experienced in global aviation law.

Following are some significant aviation disasters where we successfully fought for justice, as well as current cases we are working on to secure justice for our clients:

➢Adam Air Flight 574, January 1, 2007, Manado, Indonesia: multimillion dollar settlement

➢Aeroflot Flight 821, September 14, 2008, Perm, Russia: multimillion dollar settlement

➢Air Philippines Flight 541,April 19, 2000 Samal Island, Philippines: multi-million dollar settlement

➢American Airlines 587, November 12, 2001, Belle Harbor, New York, USA: multi-million dollar settlement

➢American Airlines Flight 331. December 22, 2009, Kingston Jamaica: multi-million dollar settlement

➢American Eagle Flight 5401, May 9, 2004 San Juan, Puerto Rico:

➢Asiana Airlines 214 , July 7, 2013, San Francisco, CA: multi-million dollar settlement

➢ ATA Airlines Flight 208, April 18, 2002 Missouri, USA

➢Atlas Jet Flight 4203, November 30, 2007, Isparta, Turkey

➢Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553, October 1997, Fray Bentos, Uruguay: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Caribbean Airlines Flight 523, July 30, 2011, Guyana: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Cessna-Skydiving, May 31, 2005, Playa Herradura, Costa Rica

➢Chalk’s Ocean Airways, December 19, 2005, Miami, Florida, USA: multimillion dollar settlement

➢China Airlines Flight 611, May 25, 2002, Penghu Islands, Taiwan: multimillion dollar settlement

➢Costa Concordia, January 13, 2012, Giglio Island, Italy: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Cubana Flight 972, May 18, 2018 , Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba: case pending in court in Chicago.

➢Dana Air Flight 992, June 3, 2012, Lagos, Nigeria: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Egypt Air Flight 990, October 31, 1999, New York, USA

➢Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, January 25, 2010, Beirut, Lebanon: multimillion dollar settlement

➢First Air Flight 6560 , August 20, 2011 , Resolute, Canada

➢Flash Airlines Flight 604, January 3, 2004, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

➢Flydubai Flight 981, March 19, 2016, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

➢Garuda Airlines Flight 152, September 26, 1997, Medan, Indonesia: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Garuda Flight 200, March 8, 2007, Yogyakarta Indonesia

➢Georgian Airways Flight 834, April 4, 2011, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Gol Airlines Flight 1907, September 29, 2006, Mato Grosso, Brazil

➢Hewa Bora Airways 952, July 8, 2011, Democratic Republic of Congo

➢Kenya Airways Flight 507, May 5, 2007, Douala, Cameroon: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Lao Airlines Flight 301, October 16, 2013 , Pakse, Laos

➢LAPA Airlines Flight 3142, August 31, 1999, Buenos Aires, Argentina: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Jenni Rivera Learjet LJ25, December 9, 2012 , Sierra de Iturbide, Mexico

➢Lion Air Flight 538, November 30, 2004, Solo, Indonesia: multimillion dollar settlement

➢Lion Air Flight 610, October 29, 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia: case pending in court in Chicago

➢Malaysian Airlines MH 370, March 8, 2014, Indian Ocean: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Mandala Airlines Flight 091, September 5, 2005, Medan, Indonesia

➢Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836, April 13, 2010, Manokwari, Indonesia: settlement

➢Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968, May 7, 2011, West Papua, Indonesia: settlement

➢Metrojet Flight 9268, October 31, 2015, Sinai, Egypt

➢One-Two-Go Flight 269, September 16, 2007, Phuket Island, Thailand: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Patagonia Airlines, June 7, 2008, La Junta, Chile

➢RusAir Flight 9605, June 20, 2011, Petrozavodsk, Russia

➢Scat Airlines Flight 760, January 29, 2013 , Kazakhstan

➢Singapore Airlines Flight 006, October 31, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Spanair Flight 5022, August 20, 2008, Madrid, Spain

➢Swissair Flight 111, September 2, 1998, Nova Scotia, Canada: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Tans Airlines Flight 204, August 23, 2005, Lima, Peru: multimillion dollar settlement

➢Tol Air , July 12, 2004, Virgin Islands

➢Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, February 25, 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands: multi-million dollar settlement

➢Turkish Airlines Flight TK726 , March 4, 2015 , Kathmandu, Nepal: settlement