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Lieff Global: Additional Families of Victims of the Gol Airlines Disaster Have Filed Suit Against ExcelAire Service and Honeywell International in the United States
November 22, 2006, New York, NY – The American law firm Lieff Global announced that family members of a total of 21 passengers on Gol Airlines Flight 1907 who were killed after the aircraft collided with an aircraft owned and operated by ExcelAire Service, Inc. ("ExcelAire") have filed suit against ExcelAire and Honeywell International Inc. ("Honeywell").
In the new lawsuit filed today in Federal court in New York City, family members of 11 passengers have joined with family members of ten passengers that filed the first lawsuit in the United State against ExcelAire and Honeywell on November 6, 2006.
“We are committed to holding ExcelAire and Honeywell accountable and obtaining the full compensation permitted under the law for the spouses, children and families of loved ones who died in this terrible tragedy,” explained Leonardo Amarante, whose law firm in Brazil is working in partnership with Lieff Global.
“The Federal court has scheduled a status conference for parties in the case on December 18, 2006,” stated Lexi Hazam, attorney at Lieff Global. “We will be present in court on behalf of our clients, as will attorneys for ExcelAire and Honeywell. This will provide the families of the Gol Airlines disaster the first opportunity to advance their case before an American court and press for discovery of all facts surrounding the accident.”
One hundred and forty eight passengers and six crew members died on September 29, 2006, when the Gol Airlines aircraft plunged nose-first into the Amazon rainforest after colliding with the ExcelAire aircraft. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages against ExcelAire and Honeywell for their negligence.
Families whose
loved ones died in the Gol airlines
crash are welcome to contact
an aviation lawyer at Lieff Global by
email in English or Portugese to learn
more about their legal rights. Lieff
Global, along with co-counsel, is representing
families whose loved ones died in the
Gol Airlines tragedy. We welcome the opportunity to answer
your questions free of charge, without
obligation and in strict confidence.
Or call 1-415-788-8000 and ask to speak to attorney Lexi Hazam.
Contact Information For Families
Families whose loved ones died in the Gol Airlines disaster are welcome to contact any of the following attorneys for information:
Rua Primeiro de Marco, nº 23
5º andar
Centro - Rio de Janeiro
CEP: 20010.000
Telefax: 2507-4195
Information for families on their legal rights is available without charge or obligation and is provided in the strictest confidence.
Members of the media that wish to obtain a copy of the complaint should contact Brandan De Coteau at bdecoteau@lchb.com.
Source/Contact:
Lexi Hazam at 001 415-806-2968.
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