Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Flight 3054 Landing Accident Claimed 199
Partner of the legal team of Masry
and Vititoe, Podhurst Orseck filed 59 wrongful death lawsuits for
the families of passengers killed on July 17, 2007 aboard Brazil's
TAM Airlines Flight 3054.
The law firm states the 59 wrongful death lawsuits stem from the
landing crash of Flight 3054, the worst airline disaster in
Brazil's history. As ANN reported, the Airbus
A320 operated by TAM Linhas Aareas aircraft impacted an air cargo
building when it attempted landing at Sao Paolo's Congonhas
airport. The accident claimed all 187 passengers and crewmembers
onboard the plane, and another 12 on the ground.
The firm asserts pilots mishandled landing procedures in the
crash, aware that the aircraft's thrust reversers had been
deactivated during a maintenance check. The parties included in the
lawsuits are TAM, leasing company Pegasus Aviation, Airbus, Airbus
Customer Services, Goodrich (thrust reverser provider) and
International Aero Engines.
Masry and Vititoe also allege the airline caused further trauma
for the families of the victims, when TAM released the passenger
manifest via the Internet just hours after the crash. The firm says
TAM neglected to assign personal contact with the families of the
victimized passengers to notify them of their loss.
In prior airline crash cases, Masry
and Vititoe has partnered with Florida-based Podhurst Orseck. In
addition to the TAM Flight 3054 case, together they also currently
represent families of the passengers aboard the Gol Transportes
Aeros Flight #1907 that collided with an Embraer Legacy 600
business jet over the Amazon Rainforest in September 2006.
They also represent victims' families in the Sibir Airlines
crash that involved the same type of Airbus under similar
circumstances; they too attempted landing in the rain, failed to
stop and crashed into a building resulting in catastrophic loss of
life.
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