Air France Crash Damages Awarded
During a heavy rainstorm In 2005, an Air France flight missed the runway, crashed through a fence, ditched in the Etobicoke Creek ravine, and burst into flames.
ALL 297 passengers and 12 crew members survived.
33 people were hospitalized, and 23 people seriously injured.
And they were awarded a $12-million settlement to be distributed among 184 passengers who participated in a class action lawsuit (not to the 45 who opted out. I’m wondering how they feel hearing the decision that they will not be receiving any of that $175,000 (max) per person.) Air France has been ordered to pay 10 million (plus interest.) Airbus S.A.S. and Goodrich will pay $1.65-million.
So. The accident happened in 2005, the case was filed in 2006 and the settlement was awarded 1 week before 2010.
I wonder how this time frame feels to the families of those individuals lost in Air France Flight 447. Bear in mind that the above-mentioned settlement was awarded to people who survived.
