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Compensation for Injured Passengers on Singapore Airlines Could Vary Dramatically

Passengers injured by severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday are likely eligible for compensation, but the amount each receives could differ dramatically even for identical injuries due to an international treaty. One passenger died and the airline …

Update: Lufthansa Liability May be Unlimited; Insurance in Play

The families of passengers on the doomed jet operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Germanwings will able to seek unlimited recoveries from the carrier because the co-pilot may have deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps, lawyers said. “The liability …

AirAsia’s Insurers See ‘No Problems’ with Claims-Indonesia Regulator

Insurers have begun processing claims in the crash of an Indonesia AirAsia aircraft last month and hope to identify the beneficiaries by the end of January, an official from Indonesia’s financial regulator said on Tuesday. Speculation about insurance payments surfaced …

Asiana Could Save Millions Under Provision Limiting Passenger Suits in U.S.

Asiana Airlines Inc. could avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements by employing a tactic under international law to bar Chinese and South Korean passengers from suing in victim-friendly U.S. courts over the crash of Flight 214. …