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Pay Attention to This One: Can You Be Sued for Flying a Drone Over Private Property? The Next Draft of that Tort Law

March 19, 2019 by Miriam McNabb 2 Comments

The draft of the proposed tort law relating to drones, due to be discussed by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) soon, is out - and drone operators should be paying very close attention. What is Tort Law, and Who is the ULC? The definition of "Tort," according to the Cornell Legal Information Institute, is "an act or omission that gives rise to injury or harm to another and … [Read more...] about Pay Attention to This One: Can You Be Sued for Flying a Drone Over Private Property? The Next Draft of that Tort Law

Kittyhawk.io: What Happened to that Proposed Tort Law? Moving On After the ULC Meeting

August 8, 2018 by staff 4 Comments

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The following is a guest post by Andrew Elefant, Director of Policy at Kittyhawk.io, an enterprise drone software company in San Francisco, CA. More Clarity on ULC’s Tort Law Relating to Drones Act The good news out of the Uniform Law Commission’s Annual Meeting is that they approved seven new acts - and the Tort Law Relating to Drones Act was not among them. The Act … [Read more...] about Kittyhawk.io: What Happened to that Proposed Tort Law? Moving On After the ULC Meeting

Commercial Drone Alliance Adds Dissent to Draft Tort Law

July 25, 2018 by Miriam McNabb 2 Comments

It's a proposal that doesn't sit well with anyone in the drone industry - and could severely limit the drone industry and benefits to communities everywhere.  You can read an in-depth analysis of the  proposed "Tort Law Relating to Drones Act" - authored by a group of attorneys outside of the drone industry - published last week on DRONELIFE: in short, the Act would define … [Read more...] about Commercial Drone Alliance Adds Dissent to Draft Tort Law

Kittyhawk.io: The Uniform Law Commission is Uniting the Drone Industry Against Its Proposed Tort Law

July 20, 2018 by staff 13 Comments

The following is a guest post attorney and drone pilot Andrew Elefant, Director of Policy at Kittyhawk.io, an enterprise drone software company in San Francisco, CA. In anticipation of the Uniform Law Commission’s Tort Law Relating to Drones Drafting Committee meeting on July 25 in Louisville, KY, some of the biggest names in the commercial drone industry industry have come … [Read more...] about Kittyhawk.io: The Uniform Law Commission is Uniting the Drone Industry Against Its Proposed Tort Law

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