US EditionLaGuardia crash survivors could sue Air Canada for up to nearly $300K, advocate says
Survivors and injured passengers may claim up to $300,000 each under the 1999 Montreal Convention following a fatal LaGuardia collision that hospitalized over 40 people.
- Aviation law experts say passengers injured in the Air Canada collision at LaGuardia Airport may have strong legal claims for compensation.
- Passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs noted the airline could owe hundreds of thousands of dollars per injured passenger.
- Under the 1999 Montreal Convention, airlines are liable for injury or death, with compensation potentially reaching nearly $300,000 per passenger.
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According to air law experts, passengers injured in the fatal collision at LaGuardia Airport, New York, earlier this week have several legal remedies and could bring legal action either in the United States or in Canada.
Plane crash survivors could sue Air Canada for hundreds of thousands of dollars, advocate says
Passengers injured in the fatal collision at the LaGuardia Airport earlier this week have various legal options, say aviation law experts, and could file litigation in either the U.S. or Canada.
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LaGuardia crash survivors could sue Air Canada for up to nearly $300K, advocate says
MONTREAL - Aviation law experts say Air Canada passengers injured in the fatal collision at the LaGuardia Airport on Sunday have various legal options.
LaGuardia Crash Survivors Could Sue Air Canada for Nearly $300K: Advocate
Passengers injured in the fatal collision at the LaGuardia Airport earlier this week have various legal options, say aviation law experts, and could file litigation in either the U.S. or Canada. Canadian air passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs says Air Canada could be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars per passenger. The collision between the Air Canada Express jet and a local port authority fire truck shortly after the plane l…
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