The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers vessel Driftmaster recovers the Liberty Helicopters' helicopter that crashed in the East River on March 11, 2018. The crash killed five of the six people aboard the helicopter. Photo: Chris O'Neil/ Wikicommons Manhattan Jury Awards $116 Million for Wrongful Death in 2018 East River Helicopter Crash
The award is the largest ever recorded in state history for a wrongful death claim on behalf of a single individual, according to Law.com's VerdictSearch.
September 20, 2024 at 12:36 PM
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Wrongful Death
A Manhattan jury on Thursday awarded $116 million to the mother of a 26-year-old killed alongside four others in 2018 when the helicopter they were in crashed into the East River.
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