Court Rules Flight 587 Families Can Sue American Under Maritime Law

Families of the victims of American Flight 587, which crashed in November 2001, are allowed to sue the airline under maritime law instead of New York law, according to a ruling by the U.S. District Court for Southern New York. This broadens the range of categories under which plaintiffs can recover...

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