Judge to allow punitive damages in Comair suits

July 11, 2008

In a victory for the plaintiffs, a federal judge has ruled the estates of the victims of the crash of Comair Flight 5191 may seek punitive damages in a trial set for Aug. 4.

In an order made public yesterday, U.S. District Judge Karl Forester ruled there is enough evidence to allow a jury to decide if the airline’s management was responsible for the August 2006 crash at Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport that killed 49 people.

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