Flight 261's phony love children; lawyers for 'heirs' on defensive as charges of air crash scam fly
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Claims by the families of four killed in the crash of Alaska Airlines 261 off of California in 2000 that a group of claimants in Guatemala claimed that to be children the men had fathered while out of the country. This scam was perpetrated in an attempt to cash in on multi-million dollar wrongful death settlement.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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Paint suits a lead balloon (so far); plaintiff lawyers seek the 'new tobacco,' but it's slow going
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The difficulties in filing suit against the lead paint industry and the industry's undefeated record in more than 10 years of litigation are discussed.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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TWA 800 crash case gets a boost; design defect is best theory with bombing discounted
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The federal agencies investigating the cause of the 1996 TWA Flight 800 disaster seem to have achieved the consensus by mid-1997 that the tragedy was not caused by a criminal act. The National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI have, however, not determined what technical defect caused the explosion. The mechanical failure theory lets plaintiffs file a relatively straightforward products liability action against Boeing, but the case against Boeing is complicated by matters such as Warsaw Convention limits on damages unless plaintiffs have evidence of wilful misconduct.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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