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Lawsuits on the way.

Be Careful What You Wish For. said:
Law suits on the way.

Imagine that.

http://www.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct...LDzS3ye5O2y3ZSw
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Statistically, there is no way for US Airways to avoid litigation. Out of 150 or so passengers and a nearly infinite number of law firms, I'm sure more than one is salivating right now at the prospects of a big payoff (lifetime vacation). Never mind validity or simply right and wrong, there is a jury or judge willing to let a suit go forward. The numbers will eventually catch up with LCC. And once one breaks the seal, more will follow, even if they DID hug Sully.

Greed is a powerful motivator. Remember, there is no such thing as an accident anymore, only degrees of negligence. Personally, I think it stinks, but that is where we are.

A320 Driver B)
 
I for one didn't think that this incident would come and go without any lawsuites being filed. Once everyone gets over being thankful that they survived, they start to count the cash that could be coming their way, I sure hope those birds have a good lawyer behind them.... :lol:
 
Thses people should be ashamed of themselves! They should be happy to be alive! Who is going to get sued for this?? Mother Nature, or better yet, God? If there was fault with the airline, pilots, or airplane I could see a lawsuit. The NTSB hasn't released their findings, but if the final answer is birds then let it go. This country has turned from "the land of the free" to the "land of the handout". Everyone is in line for their quick cash. I would think that it would be bad luck to be spared death then try to profit from it. Watch out for that lightning bolt!! :down:
 
wings396 said:
I for one didn't think that this incident would come and go without any lawsuites being filed. Once everyone gets over being thankful that they survived, they start to count the cash that could be coming their way, I sure hope those birds have a good lawyer behind them.... :lol:
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Filing a lawsuit is not the same as winning a lawsuit.

Besides, the company does this all the time to employees who are deemed "not grateful enough for having a job with US". All the time. US management "bleeds" employees on the court system until the employee is deemed to have been "punished", even if the employee is not guilty of any infraction, just guilty of thinking they are "worth" something. Many darn good company attorneys have left this crime scene of a company because of this very issue.

I just wish the survivors could sue the principles directly and not the company those principles have denigrated into such an ethical heck.

The employees could change this. It would take concerted action on the part of all. Then, and only then would I agree the company could be a "victim" in this.
 
People may file a lawsuit against US Airways after the accident? The people had their lives saved by an outstanding captain and fantastic cabin crew. The plane flew through a flock of geese. As already stated, these people should be ashamed of themselves. I'm no lawyer but I'm just guessing that none of these people will win so much as a penny. :down:
 
It will be interesting to see if someone other than US would/could be included.

The airport, the ATC (or whomever tracked the geese), the pilots for not having avoided the birds...the honeymoon seems to be over with the ugliness just beginning.
 
No surprises here unfortunately. Joe Hart's comments surfaced a few weeks ago actually, and it's an absolute joke.

Six flights in 2 weeks after a "traumatizing" experience...then guess what? DON'T FLY.

I refuse to believe his company would not honor a request on his part stating that he would like to avoid air travel for a while because of the circumstances, if he had asked for one. :down:


More than $5k worth of belongings?

Again, suspicious. Possible, yes, but somehow I doubt it.
 
America unfortunatley has become sue happy....If someone can make a buck, they will try...Hopefully the justice system may look through the lawsuits and determine if they are frivolis(sp) or not..
 
Right now I don't see a snowball's chance in hell of any suit against US Airways recovering any damages. As far as we currently know there was no flight deck negligence, cabin crew negligence or maintenance negligence. Additionally there doesn't seem to be any negligence against Airbus either.

Birds in both engines can, and did, cause the plane to lose power and not be able to make any runway anywhere. Can someone tell me how US Airways knew, or could have known, that this would happen and done anything differently?
 
hp_fa said:
Right now I don't see a snowball's chance in hell of any suit against US Airways recovering any damages. As far as we currently know there was no flight deck negligence, cabin crew negligence or maintenance negligence. Additionally there doesn't seem to be any negligence against Airbus either.

Birds in both engines can, and did, cause the plane to lose power and not be able to make any runway anywhere. Can someone tell me how US Airways knew, or could have known, that this would happen and done anything differently?
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You miss the point of "frivolous" lawsuits.

Many times it is cheaper to pay the plaintiff off rather than go through the motions.

You should know, it is a common tactic used by Tempe to interdict their own employees.
 
US is an easy target, because it was their aircraft which ended up in the Hudson. It's a darn shame, because US did nothing wrong. I doubt that any of these lawsuits will hold any merit, though. US may end up settling out of court to avoid lengthy legal proceedings, but I really cannot see them losing any lawsuits over this. Two words: "Force Majeure."
 
Lawsuits make complete sense from a realist perspective … with the us economy in the tank , why NOT sue , what does one have to lose ? I advise all of my friends that if they are terminated from their place of employment to sue , regardless of the reasons involved , with the job market as tight as it is , you get fired you won’t be getting another job , so sue …. It’s the same principle with this flight … if you’ve got nothing to lose , that only means that you have everything to gain …

Us airways needs to use the lawsuits to it’s own advantage , we need to play them up … it’s like free press coverage , the population will be on our side and feel sorry for our company and feel outrage at the suing passengers .. We’ve got to keep the us airways name out there ! Pound the streets and the airways with us airways branding! Capitalizes on this situation !
 
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