Families of Washington Plane Crash Victims Sue Airlines and Authorities
TL;DR
Rachel Crafton, widow of one of the victims, has filed the first wrongful death lawsuit following the deadly midair collision near Washington D.C. in January, involving an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in 67 deaths. The lawsuit names American Airlines, PSA Airlines, and the federal government, citing negligence and preventable circumstances, amid ongoing investigations into the crash.
- Victim's widow files the first lawsuit after January's D.C.-area midair crash NPR
- Mass. father who lost family in DC plane crash demands accountability from airline amid lawsuit WCVB
- Widow of Flight 5342 victim files wrongful death suit against airlines, US government WUSA9
- Family of 1 of the 67 Washington plane crash victims sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines WTOP
- Families of Flight 5342 Victims Make Announcement C-SPAN
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