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paulzolo
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Remember last year, that Boeing 777 that crash landed at Heathrow? Well, it seems that some of the passengers are going to sue. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8368521.stmSeems that the ambulance chasing lawyers have decided that Boeing are the people to go after.
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l3v1ck
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Would it be Boeing or Rolls Royce at fault? Wasn't the issue a fuel filter or heat exchange or something like that? Something that RR has to redesign anyway.
Question? How can they sue in America? The crash was a British owned plane that crashed in Britain. Surely they should only be able to sue in a British court? What jurisdiction does a US court have in this matter.
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finlay666
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International flight, maybe one of the passengers that is pressing for compensation is American. In US courts IIRC if they lose they don't have to pay the opposition costs, they do in the UK _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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l3v1ck
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China to the UK. The flight never entered American airspace. Mind you it wouldn't be the first time an American court has tried to assert their authority where they have no right to.
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Linux_User
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It was manufactured in America by an American company.
The only way I could see the British Courts having jurisdiction is if the passengers were suing British Airways.
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pcernie
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Wouldn't whoever owned the plane be liable (too)?  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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belchingmatt
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If pilot error and maintenance have been ruled out then the blame wouldn't be with BA but with the manufacturer.
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finlay666
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Depends which way it flew  As said american manufacturer, I was making the point of an American citizen possibly being on board, the main point was the court, it makes them more likely to fight it in the USA because if they lose, they don't pay Boeing's legal fees. _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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