The family of a passenger killed in a midair collision near Washington, D.C., filed $250 million claims each against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army on Feb. 18.
Casey Crafton, 40, of Salem, Connecticut, was among the 67 people who lost their lives when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near the Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29.
Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, filed the pre-case claims on behalf of Crafton’s widow, Rachel, and the couple’s three young sons.
“Casey was an incredible human being. He was a giver. He was a loving husband and father. He enjoyed coaching his boys on their youth soccer and little league baseball teams. They will be grieving him for the rest of their lives that will never be the same,” Clifford said in a press release….