A US law firm said on Wednesday it has initiated what it called the first civil legal proceedings over the crash of flight MH370 and said it planned to pursue lawsuits seeking “millions of dollars” for aggrieved families.
Malaysia Airlines said in a statement to AFP that it was aware of the court petition and that its lawyers had been “advised of this development“, but declined further comment.
The national flag carrier has already paid $5,000 to next-of-kin, but they are entitled to up to about $176,000 under an international convention.
Ribbeck is currently representing 115 passengers of a Boeing 777 flight operated by South Korea’s Asiana Airlines that crashed upon landing in San Francisco last year. Three people died.
The firm said it would also file additional court petitions against other parties that provided parts or components for the aircraft that may have been faulty.
Source AFP
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