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First lawsuits filed for victims in Louisville's UPS cargo jet crash

The first lawsuits have been filed in the aftermath of November's crash of a UPS cargo jet in Louisville.

Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, along with Sam Aguiar of Louisville, filed the first wrongful death lawsuits on Wednesday, against multiple parties in the November 4 crash after takeoff from Muhammad Ali International Airport.

The two lawsuits were filed in Kentucky state court on behalf of families who lost loved ones when the MD-11 crashed into an adjacent industrial park.

Among the plaintiffs are the families of Angela Anderson, a 45-year-old mother who was a customer at a local business when the jet lost its left engine and crashed into the industrial park, causing a massive explosion, and Trinadette ‘Trina’ Chavez, a 37-year-old mother of two employed at Grade A Auto Parts, one of the businesses destroyed in the crash.

Fourteen people were killed, and at least 23 others were injured. The aircraft was en route to Honolulu, Hawaii, carrying approximately 38,000 gallons of jet fuel.

The lawsuits allege negligence against UPS, UPS AIR, and also name GE, the engine manufacturer; Boeing, which acquired McDonnell Douglas, the original manufacturer of the MD-11; and VT San Antonio Aerospace, Inc., the company responsible for certain inspections and maintenance before the crash.

A team from the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on Nov. 20, indicating early findings of fatigue fractures in bolts and locking devices on the 34-year-old aircraft, raising serious technical questions for investigators.

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all MD-11 aircraft on Saturday, November 8, pending investigation. 

A press conference detailing the legal actions is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
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