In Miami, an American Airline is currently facing charges for the death of one of its passengers from its flight way back on May, 18, 2011.
Allegedly, the 73 – year old man died aboard on one of the airlines’ flight from Barcelona to New York after eating a contaminated chicken meal.
In a lawsuit filed by the surviving wife and daughter of the decedent, they are claiming that the airline’s catering company failed to properly maintain or prepare the airline passenger’s food. Allegedly, Cortes was served with a chicken meal contaminated with deadly bacteria – Clostridium perfringens.
Clostridium perfringens is a kind of bacteria which is ever present and can be found as a common component of a decaying vegetation, marine sediment, intestinal tract of a human, insects, soil and other vertebrates. It is the third most common cause of food poisoning in the US and the UK.
Cortes’ wife and daughter stated that after landing in New York, Cortes felt a severe stomach pain, sudden thirst and other clear external indication of serious physical illness.
As the family boarded for their next flight from New York to Miami, Cortes’ condition grew worse. Along their Miami bound flight, Cortes was already suffering nausea, dyspnea and a cardiac event. The flight made an emergency landing at Norfolk, Virginia but it was too late for Cortes’ medical treatment because he was declared dead in Virginia.
In Cortes’ family lawsuit, they also claim that the airlines should not have allowed Cortes to board the Miami flight without securing medical attention first from the airline’s medical team.
The American Airlines’ spokesperson said the airlines company would not comment on the pending lawsuit. On the other hand, the airline catering company mentioned in the lawsuit had also given their statement saying that the company did not cater for that flight and that they have been working to have the lawsuit dismissed.
Apparently, both the airline company and the airline catering company are denying their accountability on the said incident. In most common airplane accidents in US, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) often conducts the investigation. However, this is one of a kind incident. In this case, a very good and excellent attorney services is what Cortes’ family should have.
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Product Liability Claim Filed Against A Huge German Automaker
A Mercedes Benz owner, Cedric Chan of California recently filed a product liability lawsuit against the huge German automaker – Mercedes Benz. In the lawsuit, Chan is claiming that the engine of the vehicle does not perform well as promised by the automaker.
According to the lawsuit, since Chan purchased the pre–owned 2007 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG in 2008, he has spent approximately $4,600. Later on, the vehicle required even more engine repairs which necessarily mean more expenses to Chan until he decided to trade it in acquiring a $25,000 loss.
Allegedly, Daimler, the defendant, has known about the defects in its M156 engines since it was first launched in the market on 2007 and has revised service bulletins for mechanics covering engine parts replacement.
Mercedes Benz M156 engine is a 6.2 liter V8 engine in its AMG vehicles beginning in the 2007 model year. It was the first V8 car engine designed independently by Mercedes – Benz subsidiary Mercedes –AMG.
The product liability lawsuit was filed before the federal court of New Jersey. The lawsuit is seeking class action status in behalf of California consumers who have purchased Mercedes Benz AMG with M156 engine from 2007 to 2011.
As a product owner, Chan is expected to get the product quality that is being described in the Mercedes Benz advertisement for its AMG products.
Under the strict liability claim, rather than focusing on the negligence of the manufacturer, strict product liability claims focus on the product itself. The manufacturer is held liable if the product is defective, even if the manufacturer was not negligent for the product defect.
However, in the strict product liability claim, the complainant must prove that the defendant’s conduct fail to comply with the relevant standard of care. Therefore, it would be a long and complicated battle between Chan and the huge German automaker. Chan must have the best attorney services here for a sure win.
According to the lawsuit, since Chan purchased the pre–owned 2007 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG in 2008, he has spent approximately $4,600. Later on, the vehicle required even more engine repairs which necessarily mean more expenses to Chan until he decided to trade it in acquiring a $25,000 loss.
Allegedly, Daimler, the defendant, has known about the defects in its M156 engines since it was first launched in the market on 2007 and has revised service bulletins for mechanics covering engine parts replacement.
Mercedes Benz M156 engine is a 6.2 liter V8 engine in its AMG vehicles beginning in the 2007 model year. It was the first V8 car engine designed independently by Mercedes – Benz subsidiary Mercedes –AMG.
The product liability lawsuit was filed before the federal court of New Jersey. The lawsuit is seeking class action status in behalf of California consumers who have purchased Mercedes Benz AMG with M156 engine from 2007 to 2011.
As a product owner, Chan is expected to get the product quality that is being described in the Mercedes Benz advertisement for its AMG products.
Under the strict liability claim, rather than focusing on the negligence of the manufacturer, strict product liability claims focus on the product itself. The manufacturer is held liable if the product is defective, even if the manufacturer was not negligent for the product defect.
However, in the strict product liability claim, the complainant must prove that the defendant’s conduct fail to comply with the relevant standard of care. Therefore, it would be a long and complicated battle between Chan and the huge German automaker. Chan must have the best attorney services here for a sure win.
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