Case Study # 5: The Hard to Find Witness
Litigation Support Case Study # 5 – The Hard to Find Witness: Case Studies, Summit Loss Prevention Consulting, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana (IN)
Summit Loss Prevention Consulting's president, Tony Jarana, has worked on
thousands of different types of cases during a quarter century of field
work and loss prevention management. This is just one example of the
many situations in which you may find yourself:
Case Study: Finding the Hard-to-Find Witness
Several years ago, a corporate Vice President was killed instantly
after he exited a helicopter he had been flying in only moments
earlier and was struck by the main rotor blade of that aircraft.
The helicopter
was part of the corporate fleet of aircraft, and
everyone on site that horrific day, whether involved as
pilots, maintenance crew members or ground support
service personnel were employees of that same
corporation.
During the lawsuit that ensued, the
corporation made every effort to maintain strict control
over any statements being issued by those employees, to
the extent that when a pilot left the company, they were
paid specifically to not discuss the events they
witnessed.
A Senior Investigator for Summit was able to identify and locate one
former ground support employee who had moved to another company. This key
individual witnessed the tragic event and had full
knowledge of the corporation’s flight safety program;
yet he was overlooked as a witness until the
investigator located him.
This man was so traumatized by
the event he witnessed that he was actually treated for
shock at the airfield that day by paramedics. This
gentleman had never formally discussed everything he
witnessed that day with anyone until he granted an
interview to the investigator.
Due to his awareness of the
inadequate safety policies and procedures in place
within this Corporate Flight Operations Department,
coupled with his eyewitness testimony of the event,
the witness proved to be invaluable to the attorneys working on the
case.
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