WIDOW OF CALDWELL MAN KILLED IN UPS PLANE CRASH FILES SUIT AGAINST BOEING, GENERAL ELECTRIC

  

The widow of a Caldwell man who was killed in November’s UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against airplane maker Boeing and engine maker General Electric.

Dana Diamond served as an international relief officer on the UPS flight bound for Honolulu and was one of three crew members killed, along with 12 individuals on the ground.  The lawsuit, Donna Lynn Diamond v. VT San Antonio Aerospace Inc. et al., claims the companies responsible for building and maintaining the aircraft failed in those responsibilities. 

According to the complaint filed by The Lanier Law Firm, the aircraft’s left engine and pylon detached from the wing, leading to a fire and a crash south of the airport.  Attorneys also cite flight data information indicating that the aircraft failed to reach over 100 feet in altitude in the 37 seconds it was in the air before it crashed into warehouses and other buildings. 

The lawsuit brings claims of wrongful death, negligence, loss of consortium and related damages, and it requests punitive damages and a trial by jury.