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Survivors to sue Boeing over Asiana plane crash

By Korea Herald

Published : Sept. 24, 2013 - 20:19

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Several South Korean survivors of an Asiana jet that crashed in San Francisco in July plan to file a lawsuit against Boeing Co. over alleged defects in the plane, their lawyer said Tuesday, in what could be the first legal action by South Koreans over the accident.

Asiana Airlines’ Boeing 777 crashed during its landing at San Francisco International Airport in July, killing three Chinese teenagers and injuring more than 180 other people.

Jason Ha, a lawyer of Barun Law LLC., one of major law firms in Seoul, said he will file a lawsuit on behalf of the South Korean survivors at the federal court in San Francisco next month to seek compensation of at least $1 million for each passenger.

A Boeing official in Seoul said he had no immediate comment. (Yonhap News)