Judge’s Ruling Allows Germanwings Crash Lawsuit to Remain in U.S.

Share This Item A federal judge ruled late last week that the family of two victims from Virginia who perished in the 2015 Germanwings crash can sue the airline in the United States. Last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee ruled that the “Court has personal jurisdiction over Germanwings because the airline purposely availed itself of Virginia by transacting business in the Commonwealth through its agent, United. This business activity resulted in the sale of tickets that gave rise to Plaintiffs’ cause of action.” Yvonne Selke and her daughter, Emily, were the only U.S. residents killed in the Germanwings crash. They purchased their travel in the U.S. through United Airlines, which at the time of the purchase was bound by contractual agreements with Germanwings. On March 24, 2015, Yvonne and Emily boarded an Airbus A320-211, operating as Germanwings Flight 9525, which was scheduled to fly from Barcelona, Spain to…

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