Dozens of survivors and relatives of victims killed when a Singapore Airlines jet crashed in Taiwan have lined up to sue the airline for more compensation, a report said yesterday.
The deadline for filing civil suits expires today, exactly two years after flight SQ006 crashed on take off, killing 83 of the 179 passengers and crew on board.
Singapore aviation lawyer Rajaram Ramiah told The Straits Times that he has been instructed by four US law firms to file 21 civil suits against the carrier.
At least one other Singapore law firm is filing suits against the airline, while Chicago-based Nolan Law Group said on its Web site that it is representing 45 survivors and families of victims.
Nolan's director of litigation support, Thomas Ellis, told The Straits Times there are about 100 suits in total against the airline, aircraft manufacturer Boeing and other parties involved in the crash.
The plaintiffs have rejected Singapore Airlines' offers for survivors and families as "insufficient."
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