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Litigation

Jul. 7, 2010

Forum for Plane Crash Suit Questioned

Investigators have not been able to determine the cause of the crash of Air France flight 447 last year, but that hasn't stopped lawyers from filing lawsuits alleging defects in every aspect of the plane's technology.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A little more than a year ago, Air France Flight 447 took off from Rio de Janeiro, ascended into the sky en route to Paris and then mysteriously crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people on board in one of the worst airline tragedies in history.

Investigators have not been able to determine the cause of the crash, but that hasn't stopped lawyers from ...

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