Lois Olufunke, mother of late
Pius Adesanmi, and the deceased’s daughter, Iyabo Toluhi, have sued the Boeing
company over the plane crash that killed the renowned writer.
Boeing is the manufacturer of the
ill-fated 737 MAX 8 Ethiopian Airlines aircraft that crashed in March killing
all passengers onboard.
The two Nigerians aboard the
Nairobi-bound flight were Adesanmi, and Biodun Bashua, a former UN and African
Union (AU) deputy joint special representative in Darfur, Sudan.
According to Premium Times, the
suit dated June 4 was filed on behalf of the bereaved family at the US district
court in Chicago where the company is based.
It was filed by Nomaan Husain of
Husain Law + Associates, Floyd Wisner of The Wisner Law Firm and Omar Khawaja
of The Law Offices of Omar Khawaja.
Boeing is being sued for not
properly informing pilots on the dangers and risks around its new Maneuvering Characteristics
Augmentation System (MCAS) software, which led to the crash of the plane.
As stated in the suit, the
aircraft manufacturer knew MCAS software was defective but it ignored the
flaws, thereby compromising the safety of passengers because of profit.
“This action arises from the
horrific crash of ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES Flight 302 (“Flight 302”) on March 10,
2019 in which 157 people lost their lives. The aircraft involved in Flight 302
was a Boeing 737 MAX 8,” the suit read.
“This crash came less than five
months after Lion Air Flight JT 610 – another Boeing 737 MAX 8 – crashed into
the Java Sea on October 29, 2018, killing all 189 onboard.
“Investigation into both crashes
is ongoing, but the similarities in the aircraft and the investigative findings
for the crashes thus far points to a common cause. Shortly after taking off and
while attempting to climb, pilots for both aircraft reported flight control
issues as the planes pitched up and down erratically throughout the sky.
“Once again corporate greed has
placed profits over safety with tragic consequences for the public,” said Mr
Husain, founder and senior partner at Husain Law + Associates, PC.
“Our goal with these lawsuits is
to obtain answers for our grieving clients and hold the Boeing Company
accountable for creating this tragedy.”
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