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LaGuardia crash survivors could sue Air Canada for up to nearly $300K, advocate says


LaGuardia crash survivors could sue Air Canada for up to nearly $300K, advocate says

Source: RM_r_us

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  1. MusclyArmPaperboy on

    Shouldn’t they be suing LaGuardia? Air Canada did as they were instructed and two of its pilots are dead

  3. Nikiaf on

    Air Canada bears almost no responsibility at all for this. Sue the NY Port Authority, they caused the accident.

  4. asoap on

    For everyone asking why they would sue Air Canada. The international agreement is that Air Canada is responsible for injuries. Even if they’re not apparently. From the article:

    >He says an international agreement that standardizes compensation holds airlines liable for death or bodily injury.

    >Lukacs says that under the 1999 Montreal Convention injured passengers could each be compensated up to nearly $300,000.

  7. Hicalibre on

    Does the brain-dead advocate group even understand how air traffic is directed?

    That’s rhetorical by the way.

  8. Hot_Cheesecake_905 on

    What did Air Canada do wrong? Are they going to argue Air Canada did not break the laws of physics?

    The ATC controller “messed up” as per their own admission.

  10. Topazpm20 on

    I guess it’s for Air Canada’s insurers to go after the LaGuardia authority or FAA, as It’s going to be a major settlement, not just one person. Same as the any insurers of the primary insured pay the compensation, then go after those who caused the incident.

  11. stereofonix on

    Already saw an ad on Instagram yesterday from some NY Law firm looking for passengers to sue. Absolute parasites. The comments on their ad did not disappoint however. 

  13. bubblewhip on

    I mean if you survived a plane crash. Get every dollar you can from everyone. 

  16. Nadallion on

    This is one of those situations where they’d be suing the company that lost the most, and the people who need the money most (families of pilots) would get nothing.

    Air Canada did nothing wrong here. Also, until these costs are borne by the entities that are causing the shortage in ATCs, things won’t change. Think about it – $300K per passenger… that would pay the salaries of 10 ATCs for 10+ years.

  18. Responsible_Rule8829 on

    Maybe start with FAA and LGA before we go full domestic on this one? Geezus. 

  19. rhunter99 on

    Does anyone know what happened to the people driving the truck?

    edit: apologies to whoever i offended :\

  20. RoyallyOakie on

    And the Airline can sue LaGuardia for a lot as well. This is how these things work.

  22. Browser2112 on

    Air Canada should sue Trump for destroying the integrity of the FAA. That crash was ultimately his fault.

  24. Decathlon5891 on

    For the x amount of times that Air Canada f*cks over a passenger

    They deserve to get sued

    It’s karma because they’ve gamed the system for long

  26. Lonely_Tooth_5221 on

    I would because the states are trying to blame the pilots for the accident??

  28. bluddystump on

    Not certain AC is at fault here. Airplanes have the right of way on the tarmac, maybe diffrent for firetruck but that plane was committed to its maneuver.

  29. Canibiz on

    They would sue airline and the airline would sue the airport but also the federal US governement FAA, department of transportation.

  30. Bobll7 on

    This’ll keep making lawyers buy new Bimmers and Mercedes for a few years and passengers will eventually get pennies on the dollar.

  31. VHPguy on

    Sue Air Canada for what? The pilots did everything correctly. Sue the firetruck that didn’t stop and resulted in the crash, if anyone.

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