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Passengers sue Boeing in Cook County court over worst crash in Emirates history

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More than a dozen passengers aboard an Emirates airline flight that crashed in August 2016 sued plane-maker Boeing on Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court, blaming an allegedly defective switch. (www.chicagotribune.com) More...

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williambaker08
william baker 3
Really a defective switch. The last I heard it was pilot error they were looking at and that the plane had no defects. Was I wrong????
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TorstenHoff
Torsten Hoff 2
Plaintiffs allege many things hoping for a sympathetic jury and a big payout.
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raleedy
ALLAN LEEDY 3
Would that be the Crash Switch?
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dtw757
mike SUT 3
Yes....commonly referred to as the "Asiana 214 switch"
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OccamsRazor
Ben Bosley 3
Hope the judge throws it out. Seems like a ludicrous allegation.
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yr2012
matt jensen 1
"All 300 people aboard Emirates Flight EK 521 survived the crash-landing in Dubai,"

So, no one died and they (whoever they are) are suing - for a supposed faulty switch?
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