Several people are dead after a plane crashed at the Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday.Bangor police said in Monday that six people were listed on the flight manifest and that everyone on board was presumed dead.A source familiar with the situation told Maine’s Total Coverage on Monday the plane was was being utilized by the Arnold & Itkin law firm in Houston, Texas and Federal Aviation Administration records showed the registered address of being with that firm.As of Monday afternoon, the law firm had not provided any public comment on the crash.Maine’s Total Coverage’s partners at the Houston Chronicle put together information about the firm. What is Arnold & Itkin?Arnold & Itkin is a personal injury law firm based in Houston. It was founded by Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin two decades ago.The firm, which says it specializes in maritime, energy, and catastrophic injury cases, has emerged as one of the best of its kind in the country, according to reports.”In 2023, the firm won more top Texas verdicts than any other firm, including a $860M verdict for a young woman killed by a crane collapse, a $557M verdict for a woman catastrophically injured in a train accident, and a $209M wrongful death verdict for the family of an oil and gas worker,” reads a 2025 story from Lawdragon. “The firm started 2024 in a similar manner with a $2.25B dollar verdict for a cancer victim.”Who is Kurt Arnold?Kurt Arnold is one of the founders of Arnold & Itkin.”One of his favorite parts of being a trial lawyer is helping individuals defeat companies that have continued to deny responsibility,” his bio on the law firm website reads. “His dedication to justice has resulted in dozens of jury verdicts and settlements more than $100 million, hundreds of jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $10 million, and thousands of recoveries exceeding $1 million.”Arnold attended the University of Texas at Austin for both his undergraduate degree and his law degree. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree at age 19, according to the Arnold & Itkin Foundation website.Who is Jason Itkin?Jason Itkin is also a founder of the law firm. “Jason is the rare lawyer whose success in front of juries translates into success negotiating settlements against large corporations,” his bio on the firm website says. “Jason has been the architect of several settlements where the amounts paid to Arnold & Itkin’s clients each exceeded $1 billion.”Itkin attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his undergraduate and law degrees.Arnold & Itkin represented numerous clients following the Houston Astroworld tragedyThe Arnold & Itkin law firm represented more than 500 clients in the aftermath of the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, according to the law firm’s website.Ten people died in a crowd crush during the Houston festival put on by rapper Travis Scott, making it one of the deadliest concerts in U.S. history.What is the Arnold & Itkin Foundation?Kurt Arnold, his wife, Tara, and Jason Itkin and his wife, Kisha, founded the Arnold & Itkin Foundation with a mission to “find hope in tragedy,” per the foundation website.It lists a variety of campaigns, including a scholarship program and a burn prevention program. Why are the Arnold and Itkin family names on the DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium scoreboard?The Arnold and Itkin family names grace the scoreboard at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.The Arnold and Itkin family names grace the scoreboard at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.Arnold and Itkin are both University of Texas alums and their names, along with those of their wives, were added to the scoreboard at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in 2024.The two families have donated millions to the university.”They embody what it means to be a Longhorn, and what a wonderful way to thank them by shining a spotlight on their ardent loyalty for the world to see on our glorious brand-new south end zone scoreboard,” Athletics Director Chris Del Conte said in a statement at the time. “We are so grateful for them and incredibly fortunate to have the Arnolds and Itkins in our Longhorn Family.”
HOUSTON —
Several people are dead after a plane crashed at the Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday.
Bangor police said in Monday that six people were listed on the flight manifest and that everyone on board was presumed dead.
A source familiar with the situation told Maine’s Total Coverage on Monday the plane was was being utilized by the Arnold & Itkin law firm in Houston, Texas and Federal Aviation Administration records showed the registered address of being with that firm.
As of Monday afternoon, the law firm had not provided any public comment on the crash.
Maine’s Total Coverage’s partners at the Houston Chronicle put together information about the firm.
What is Arnold & Itkin?
Arnold & Itkin is a personal injury law firm based in Houston. It was founded by Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin two decades ago.
The firm, which says it specializes in maritime, energy, and catastrophic injury cases, has emerged as one of the best of its kind in the country, according to reports.
“In 2023, the firm won more top Texas verdicts than any other firm, including a $860M verdict for a young woman killed by a crane collapse, a $557M verdict for a woman catastrophically injured in a train accident, and a $209M wrongful death verdict for the family of an oil and gas worker,” reads a 2025 story from Lawdragon. “The firm started 2024 in a similar manner with a $2.25B dollar verdict for a cancer victim.”
Who is Kurt Arnold?
Kurt Arnold is one of the founders of Arnold & Itkin.
“One of his favorite parts of being a trial lawyer is helping individuals defeat companies that have continued to deny responsibility,” his bio on the law firm website reads. “His dedication to justice has resulted in dozens of jury verdicts and settlements more than $100 million, hundreds of jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $10 million, and thousands of recoveries exceeding $1 million.”
Arnold attended the University of Texas at Austin for both his undergraduate degree and his law degree. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree at age 19, according to the Arnold & Itkin Foundation website.
Who is Jason Itkin?
Jason Itkin is also a founder of the law firm.
“Jason is the rare lawyer whose success in front of juries translates into success negotiating settlements against large corporations,” his bio on the firm website says. “Jason has been the architect of several settlements where the amounts paid to Arnold & Itkin’s clients each exceeded $1 billion.”
Itkin attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his undergraduate and law degrees.
Arnold & Itkin represented numerous clients following the Houston Astroworld tragedy
The Arnold & Itkin law firm represented more than 500 clients in the aftermath of the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, according to the law firm’s website.
Ten people died in a crowd crush during the Houston festival put on by rapper Travis Scott, making it one of the deadliest concerts in U.S. history.
What is the Arnold & Itkin Foundation?
Kurt Arnold, his wife, Tara, and Jason Itkin and his wife, Kisha, founded the Arnold & Itkin Foundation with a mission to “find hope in tragedy,” per the foundation website.
It lists a variety of campaigns, including a scholarship program and a burn prevention program.
Why are the Arnold and Itkin family names on the DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium scoreboard?
The Arnold and Itkin family names grace the scoreboard at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.
The Arnold and Itkin family names grace the scoreboard at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.
Arnold and Itkin are both University of Texas alums and their names, along with those of their wives, were added to the scoreboard at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in 2024.
The two families have donated millions to the university.
“They embody what it means to be a Longhorn, and what a wonderful way to thank them by shining a spotlight on their ardent loyalty for the world to see on our glorious brand-new south end zone scoreboard,” Athletics Director Chris Del Conte said in a statement at the time. “We are so grateful for them and incredibly fortunate to have the Arnolds and Itkins in our Longhorn Family.”