Clifford Law Offices of Chicago and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy of San Francisco filed lawsuits on Monday, April 29, 2019, on behalf of the families of 10 Canadians who were killed in the tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Max8 aircraft. The victims included three generations of one family, and the wife and three children, including a nine month old of another family, all from the Toronto area.

The complaint was filed in federal district court in Chicago against Boeing, manufacturer of the plane, based in Chicago, and Rosemount Aerospace, Inc. of Minnesota that manufactured the allegedly defective part. Separate claims were also filed Monday against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of the families.

A PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD MONDAY, APRIL 29, AT 12 NOON CST AT 120 N. LASALLE ST., 11TH FLOOR. ATTORNEYS FOR THE FAMILIES WERE PRESENT AS WELL AS FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MADE STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS. THE FILED COMPLAINTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS AGAINST THE FAA WERE MADE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS PHOTOS OF THE FAMILIES.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS STREAMED LIVE AND CAN BE VIEWED AT: https://tinyurl.com/EthiopianCrashPressConference

Resources

• Press Release: Chicago and San Francisco Law Firms to File Wrongful Death Lawsuits and FAA Claims on Behalf of 10 Canadians Killed in Boeing Max8 Crash in Ethiopia 
• Statement of Manant Vaidya
• Statement of Hiral Vaidya
• Statement of Paul Njuguna
• Anushka Dixit Complaint
• Ashka Dixit Complaint
• Carolyne Nduta Karanja Complaint
• Hansini Pannagesh Vaidya Complaint
• Kellie W Pauls Complaint
• Kosha Vaidya Complaint
• Pannagesh Bhaskar Vaidya Complaint
• Preritkumar Dixit Complaint
• Rubi W Pauls Complaint
• Ryan Njoroge Njuguna Complaint
• Ashka Dixit Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Anushka Dixit Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Preritkumar Dixit Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Carolyne Nduta Karanja Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Ryan Njoroge Njuguna Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Kellie W Pauls Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Rubi W Pauls Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Kosha Vaidya Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Pannagesh Bhaskar Vaidya Claim for Damage Injury or Death
• Hansini Pannagesh Vaidya Claim for Damage Injury or Death

Vaidya / Dixit Family

• Photo of Vaidya/Dixit Family
  • Pannagesh Bhaskar Vaidya – 70 (Father)
  • Preritkumar Dixit – 43 (Brother-in-law)
  • Kosha Pannagesh Vaidya – 37 (Sister)
  • Hansini Pannagesh Vaidya – 63 (Mother)
  • Ashka Dixit – 14 (Niece)
  • Anushka Dixit – 13 (Niece)
• Photo of Preritkumar Dixit and Kosha Pannagesh Vaidya
• Photo of Pannagesh Bhaskar Vaidya and Hansini Pannagesh Vaidya
• Vaidya Dixit Family Photo
• Vaidya Dixit Family Photo (Photo #2)

Njoroge Family

• Photo of Njoroge Family (Photo #1)
  • Ryan Njoroge Njuguna – 6 (Son)
  • Carolyne Nduta Karanja – 33 (Wife)
  • Rubi W. Pauls – 9 months (Daughter)
  • Ann Karanja – (Mother-in-law)
  • Kellie W. Pauls – 4 (Daughter)
• Photo of Njoroge Family (Photo #2)
  • Kellie W. Pauls – 4 (Daughter)
  • Paul Njuguna – 35 (Father/Plaintiff)
  • Ryan Njoroge Njuguna – 6 (Son)
  • Carolyne Nduta Karanja – 33 (Wife)
• Photo of Njoroge Family (Photo #3)
  • Paul Njuguna – 35 (Father/Plaintiff)
  • Carolyne Nduta Karanja – 33 (Wife)
  • Rubi W. Pauls – 9 months (Daughter)
  • Ann Karanja – (Mother-in-law)
  • Ryan Njoroge Njuguna – 6 (Son)
  • Kellie W. Pauls – 4 (Daughter)
• Photo of Njoroge Family (Photo #4)
• Paul Njuguna and Carolyne Nduta Karanja Photo
• Paul Njuguna and Carolyne Nduta Karanja (Photo #2)
• Ryan Njoroge Njuguna and Kellie W. Pauls Photo
• Ryan Njoroge Njuguna and Kellie W. Pauls (Photo #2)
• Kellie W. Pauls and Rubi W. Pauls Photo
• Carolyne Nduta Karanja Photo
• Rubi W. Pauls Photo
• Ryan Njoroge Njuguna Photo
• Kellie W. Pauls Photo