 Travis Barker: Sued companies for plane crash
On Friday Travis Barker, popular musician of United States, has sued companies for their links to a plane that got crashed in South Carolina, thereby injuring him and killing two of his friends.
More news on Travis Barker has been inferred from varied sources. According to them, this ex Blink-182 drummer sued the owners of the plane namely Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. as well as an airplane maintenance company. He sought over 25,000 dollars as compensation of the damages.
The lawsuit of Travis Barker claimed that the companies improperly operated and maintained the Learjet that overshot a runway and burst into flames on 19th September.
The crash killed 2 pilots and also Barker’s assistant namely Chris Baker, and his bodyguard Charles Monroe Still Jr.
Travis Barker is seeking damages for pain and suffering, physical scar, loss of income, and medical and legal expenses. Still's mother, Thelma Martin Still, also has joined hands with Barker in the lawsuit. She also sued the companies for damages like anguish and sadness, funeral expenses and loss of wages.
Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM got hurt in the crash. The duo had performed together on the night of the crash and was flying back to Los Angeles.
Travis Barker’s lawsuit has brought the allegation that the Learjet was "defective" and faults the plane's pilots. It also claimed that they were improperly trained and should have tried to take off rather than continue down the runway. The owner of the jet was Global Exec Aviation, a Long Beach, Calif.-based charter company.
Other companies who are named in the lawsuit of Travis Barker are Goodyear; Toronto-based Bombardier Inc.and two charter firms that brokered the flight. Two firms are called Clay Lacy Aviation Inc. and Inter Travel and Services Inc.
However none of the representatives of these companies were available for comments.
The concerned aviation authorities have said that the cockpit recordings have given indication about jet's crew. The crew thought that a tire had blown during takeoff. National Transportation Safety Board officials commented that pieces of tire were recovered from 2,800 feet from where the plane started to takeoff down the 8,600-foot runway. |
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