Big airplane disasters generate immediate headlines and attention. As we know, attorneys seeking potential clients are also paying close attention whenever disaster strikes. The July 6 accident involving Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport is no exception. Since 2000, however, attorneys seeking potential clients have been barred from contacting aviation accident victims for 45 days after the accident date.
Federal and local authorities have attempted to enforce this rule in the days following the accident. Several days after Flight 214 crashed while attempting to land at the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board's general counsel sent a mass email to members of the San Francisco Bar Association, reminding them of the 45-day rule and promising to report any attorneys who violated it. In addition, a prominent aviation attorney remarked that the San Francisco Police Department had taken unprecedented security measures at the hotel where many accident victims' families were staying — only those attorneys with pre-arranged meetings with hotel guests were allowed inside.
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