Widower of Helicopter Crash Victim Files $7M Lawsuit

August 5, 2010

The widower of a volunteer paramedic who died in a 2008 Maryland State Police helicopter crash has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the federal government.

It’s the second wrongful-death lawsuit filed as a result of the crash. Relatives of flight paramedic Mickey Lippy filed a $15 million lawsuit in March.

The attorney for Kenneth Mallard says he deserves compensation because of the “negligence” of Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers. Mallard’s wife, Tanya, died in the crash. He’s seeking $7 million.

Four people died in the 2008 crash in Prince George’s County. The only survivor, Jordan Wells, filed a $50 million personal-injury claim that was denied by the FAA.

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  • August 5, 2010 at 6:21 am
    Big Mike In CALI says:
    Having been diverted to, presumably, an unfamiliar landing field, with it possibly having been dark due to the bad weather or night flying, or both, the pilot could've hit som... read more
  • August 6, 2010 at 5:10 am
    wudchuck says:
    first of all, all pilots are professional; windsheer is not a controllable effort by the faa nor is bad weather. being diverted to another airfield happens everyday, so that... read more
  • August 5, 2010 at 3:38 am
    Reader says:
    From Fox News: The helicopter was headed on a roughly 25-mile trip from the traffic accident to the hospital when the aircraft was diverted to Andrews Air Force Base late Satu... read more

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