The firm recently filed lawsuits on behalf of three families arising from the April 27, 2014 crash of a Piper PA 32R-300 aircraft that impacted an unlit wind turbine in Highmore, South Dakota. The victims of the crash, young men in their 20's and 30's, were traveling as passengers and were returning home to their families from a trip to Texas. At approximately 9:15 p.m. the aircraft impacted the unlit wind turbine, causing it to crash and killing all aboard. Pursuant to various Federal Aviation Regulations and guidelines, the owner and operator of the wind turbine, NextEra Energy, was required to ensure that the wind turbine was lit. If, however, the lighting system was not functioning, NextEra Energy was obligated to notify the local Flight Standards District Office of the outage so that a warning could be issued to pilots flying in the vicinity of the wind turbine that the light was not working. Unfortunately, NextEra Energy failed in both of these obligations causing the aircraft to impact the unlit wind turbine. The lawsuits, filed by each of the passenger’s widows in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, seek all available wrongful death and survival damages as a result of this tragedy.