Family of TWA Flight 800 Passenger Settles for $1.5 Million
Aviation Case Summary:
Amount: $1,500,000Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Date: December 2000
Plaintiff's Counsel: Jamie R. Lebovitz
Description: Airplane Crash / Wrongful Death
Wrongful death of a single 44 year old woman survived by her sister. Decedent was a passenger on board TWA Flight 800 which exploded shortly after take off from JFK airport in New York. The flight was destined for Charles DeGalle International Airport in Paris, France. The crash was the result of a defect in the design of the center fuel tank and its electrical systems.
