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The recent discovery of suspicious packages on cargo planes bound for the United States has led to an investigation into the security of airline cargo, especially regarding cargo coming from other countries.

A bomb scare Thursday night led to the grounding of three cargo planes in the Northeast United States. The first suspicious package was reportedly a "manipulated" ink toner cartridge with wires attached on a flight thought to be traveling from Yemen to Chicago. Another suspicious package was found on a flight in Dubai. Both packages were sent from Yemen.

On October 20, 2010, the Honorable Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York set a trial date for the case Bavis v. United Airlines, Inc.

Read articles on the judge's decision in <i>The New York Times</i>, the <i>New York Daily News </i> and by the Associated Press.

Motley Rice, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, announces the addition of three associate attorneys, James R. Brauchle, Alex R. Straus and Kathryn A. Waites.

On September 10, 2010, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, plaintiff Mary Bavis requested a status conference to consider an appropriate case management order for trial in <i>Bavis v. United Airlines, Inc.,</i> a case under <i> In re September 11 Litigation.</i>

Former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Motley Rice aviation attorney Mary Schiavo appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto on September 16th, 2010, to discuss substance abuse and other health issues with regards to active airline pilots.

After a thorough investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that the August 8, 2009 mid-air collision between a tour helicopter and small plane over the Hudson River was likely caused by the errors of two pilots and a distracted air traffic controller.

A tour helicopter and small plane collided on August 8, 2009, killing a Pennsylvania family of three, the helicopter pilot and five Italian tourists. Following a lengthy investigation, a federal safety panel is now meeting to determine the cause of the accident.

The family of Mark Bavis, a passenger who was on board United Airlines Flight 175 on September 11, 2001 chose to opt out of the federal Victim Compensation Fund following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and is still seeking a trial date in an effort to find answers and "prove in a public courtroom what they and their lawyers believe was a case of gross negligence by United and other defendants that allowed the hijackers to board Flight 175."