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Jury: Cory Lidle Crash Not Plane Maker's (Cirrus) Fault
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury has found that a Minnesota airplane maker was not responsible for the crash of a small jet into a Manhattan apartment building that killed New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor. The Manhattan jury returned its verdict Tuesday after a one-month federal trial. The jurors only began deliberations in the morning after closing arguments were completed and they were instructed on the law. Lawyers for Cirrus Design Corp., a Duluth, Minn.-based plane… (www.myfoxny.com) Daha Fazlası...
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Thank God this jury had some smarts. It's almost suicide to try and fly a fixed wing aircraft up the East River and turn around with violating the class B, or accelerated stalling and spinning into the river. The alternative is to fly over land, and unfortunately that's what happened. it's a shame for the families involved.
It still amazes me that trails such as these exist
Many times the plaintiffs hope the company will settle out of court rather than let the matter go to trial. However, based on the impartial NTSB findings, it looks like justice was done in this case.
Jet???
"Jet???" My question exactly
We all know Cirrus' are fast, but not quite "jet" like, even tho the new SR22T can freakin scoot!
