Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Paramedic Helicopter Crash
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a man whose wife was killed in a 2008 Maryland helicopter crash. According to the lawsuit, Kenneth Mallard is seeking $7 million in damages arguing that negligence on the part of the FAA led to the death of his wife in the paramedic helicopter.
This lawsuit was one of several that had been filed including a lawsuit filed by the only survivor of the helicopter crash, Jordan Wells. Wells filed a $50 million personal-injury lawsuit against the FAA but it was subsequently denied. A third lawsuit was filed following the crash on behalf of paramedic Mickey Lippy who also died in the accident. Lippy’s relatives filed a $15 million lawsuit back in March. There is no information on the status of Mallard’s lawsuit whether it was denied or not.
While filing a lawsuit could potentially resolve monetary issues between the plaintiff and the defendant in each case, it is not a way of bringing back those that have died. It is a terrible tragedy when a person loses their life because of a terrible accident as was the case in this incident. Now a man must live the rest of his life without his wife. Unfortunately, incidents such as this one happen very often. While it is always possible to get compensation for any damages that may occur, healing the emotional and mental wounds will never be resolved by getting monetary compensation from those that are at fault.
