A lawsuit has been filed against Boeing Co., manufacturer of the MD-83 airliner that crashed in Nigeria on June 3.
CHICAGO, IL, June 29, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The
personal injury attorneys at Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., in Chicago, Illinois, recently filed their appearances in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a
Nigerian plane crash earlier this month. The firm is involved in representing the family of a young woman
killed in the crash.
On June 3, Dana Airlines Ltd. flight 992 left Abuja, Nigeria, headed for Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. As the plane approached the Lagos airport, it crashed into a two-story apartment building, killing the 153 people onboard and at least another 10 people on the ground. Dana Airlines officials reported that the pilot radioed a Mayday call regarding engine failure minutes before the crash.
Following the
tragic airplane crash, the Nigerian airline's operating license was suspended.
According to papers filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, the
wrongful death lawsuit names airplane manufacturer Boeing Co., engine maker United Technologies and the estate of the pilot of flight 992.
Rapoport Law Offices has represented many victims of airplane crashes and their families over the last two plus decades. They have obtained millions of dollars in
successful verdicts and settlements for their clients in claims arising out of
commercial airline crashes.
The team of
airplane crash injury lawyers at Rapoport Law Offices includes both a former deputy director of the National Transportation Safety Board and an aviation trial attorney who has previously served as lead counsel in consolidated federal air disaster cases and obtained numerous multi-million dollar
verdicts in air crash litigation.
To learn more about the aviation attorneys at Rapoport Law Offices visit the firm's website at
www.rapoportlaw.com or call 877-216-4213.
The attorneys at Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. represent aircraft disaster victims and their families throughout the United States.We have a remarkable record of accomplishment in aviation accident cases and have obtained millions of dollars in compensation for clients' losses and damages.
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C.
20 North Clark Street, Suite 3500
Chicago IL 60602
Toll Free: 877-216-4213
Phone: 312-445-9160
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