By Michael Tutton (CP) – 4 hours ago
Since then, one passenger's family was added to the suit, bringing the total to 16 families involved in the action.
The plaintiffs alleged the U.S. firms hadn't correctly indicated how long pilots could safely fly if oil leaked out of the helicopter's gearbox.
But in court documents filed on July 14, the Chicago aviation lawyer say they have "voluntarily discontinued" the lawsuit, "to engage in alternative dispute resolution before further litigation."
8/04/2009
Suit filed over Pittsburgh DWI crash that killed 5
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The Associated Press
Mr. Stone was convicted in 2008 of 25 charges, including five counts of DUI causing death. He was sentenced to up to 56 years in prison.
Killed in the crash on Interstate 68 near Morgantown were: Courtney Evans, 30, of Baltimore and his 12-year-old son, Sawyer; and Donnell Perry, 52, of Clarksburg and his daughters, Jentil, 15, and Jacquesha, 13.
The Perrys had recently moved to Clarksburg from Middletown, Conn.
Investigators said Mr. Stone struck the rear of the Evans' vehicle, forcing it across the median and into oncoming traffic -- and the Perrys' vehicle -- on Interstate 68 near Cheat Lake.
The lawsuit also claims seven people who were injured have suffered "serious, severe and permanent physical and emotional injuries."
Mr. Stone had been charged with at least six DUIs in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and convicted of three of them before the deadly accident.
He has repeatedly claimed he is not to blame. He says either his tire blew out or he was hit from behind.
DWI lawyer pittsburgh
The Associated Press
Mr. Stone was convicted in 2008 of 25 charges, including five counts of DUI causing death. He was sentenced to up to 56 years in prison.
Killed in the crash on Interstate 68 near Morgantown were: Courtney Evans, 30, of Baltimore and his 12-year-old son, Sawyer; and Donnell Perry, 52, of Clarksburg and his daughters, Jentil, 15, and Jacquesha, 13.
The Perrys had recently moved to Clarksburg from Middletown, Conn.
Investigators said Mr. Stone struck the rear of the Evans' vehicle, forcing it across the median and into oncoming traffic -- and the Perrys' vehicle -- on Interstate 68 near Cheat Lake.
The lawsuit also claims seven people who were injured have suffered "serious, severe and permanent physical and emotional injuries."
Mr. Stone had been charged with at least six DUIs in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and convicted of three of them before the deadly accident.
He has repeatedly claimed he is not to blame. He says either his tire blew out or he was hit from behind.
DWI lawyer pittsburgh
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