N.S. court approves $18M class-action settlement in 2015 Air Canada crash landing
Air Canada will pay more than $15 million to eligible class members after the court-approved deal resolved claims from the 2015 Halifax crash landing.
- The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia approved an $18,075,000 class-action settlement on Monday, resolving claims against Air Canada, Nav Canada, and the Halifax International Airport Authority.
- On March 29, 2015, Air Canada Flight 624 struck power lines during a severe snowstorm, landing about 200 metres short of the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport and injuring 25 of the 133 passengers and five crew.
- According to case documents, Air Canada will pay more than $15 million of the total settlement, with CFM Lawyers LLP, Wagners, and MacGillivray Injury and Insurance Law distributing compensation based on individual claim valuations.
- Air Canada spokesperson Sean Davidson said the company is "satisfied the matter has been resolved" through the agreement, which concludes the litigation without the defendants formally admitting fault.
- Legal challenges continue for Canada's largest airline, as this settlement follows a separate lawsuit authorized by a Quebec court in January; Montreal firm Slater Vecchio LLP brought that pending case involving flight delay compensation allegations.
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NS Court Approves $18M Class-Action Settlement in 2015 Air Canada Crash Landing
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has approved a settlement in the class-action lawsuit involving a crash landing of an Air Canada flight in Halifax more than a decade ago. Twenty-five of 133 passengers on board Air Canada Flight 624 from Toronto were injured when the airplane struck power lines during a snowstorm at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in March 2015, causing the plane to land about 200 metres short of the runway. Under the te…
N.S. court approves $18M class-action settlement in 2015 Air Canada crash landing
Under the terms of the settlement, Air Canada, Nav Canada, and the Halifax International Airport Authority are to pay a total of $18,075,000 to settle the class action, which includes legal fees and expenses.
N.S. court approves $18-million settlement in 2015 Air Canada crash landing
Under the terms of the settlement, Air Canada, Nav Canada, and the Halifax International Airport Authority are to pay a total of $18,075,000 to settle the class action, which includes legal fees and expenses
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has approved a friendly agreement in a collective action related to the emergency landing of an Air Canada flight to Halifax there ...
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