Speaking of which, did you catch the latest?
Law firm planning passenger lawsuits
Possible class action
Scott Stinson
National Post
August 4, 2005
A Toronto law firm that is partnered with one of the largest class-action specialists in the United States plans to hold a public meeting next week to inform passengers of Air France Flight 358 of their legal rights after Tuesday's fiery crash.
Paul Miller, a lawyer with Will Barristers in Toronto, said yesterday the 297 passengers who scrambled out of the burning wreckage of the Airbus A340 appear to have a strong case for financial damages from the Paris-based airline.
"Just imagine going into that gully and the plane's coming apart," Mr. Miller said. "Those people must be freaked out like crazy today."
He noted that in March, Air Transat settled a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2001 Toronto-to-Lisbon flight forced to make a hard landing in the Azores after running out of fuel. The settlement paid 175 passengers a total of $7.65-million.
Speaking of Tuesday's accident, Mr. Miller said: "This one is a lot worse. In terms of legal perspectives, it's a nice case."
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