The law firm of Motley Rice has filed suit against Bombardier and numerous other defendants over the October 2004 crash of a Canadair regional jet operated by Pinnacle Airlines near Jefferson City, Mo., on behalf of the plane’s pilots. Aero-News.net editor Jim Campbell is decidedly critical of the suit. (“Barnstorming: Pinnacle Suit Pushes Aero-Litigation ‘Cringe-Factor’ Too Far”, Jan. 11).
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