A Florida state judge plans to enter final judgments enforcing an $844 million settlement for 43 victims of a 2016 plane crash involving the Chapecoense professional Brazilian soccer club. The negligence and wrongful death suit was filed against the plane’s owners and operators: Linea Aerea Merida Internacional de Aviacion, Marco Antonio Rocha Venegas, Kite Air Corp., and Ricardo Alberto Albacete Vidal. Though the defendants did not sign the final agreement, the court found the deal binding based on a written memorialization from February. Represented by attorney Steven C. Marks of Podhurst Orseck PA, the plaintiffs will now pursue collection from the defendants’ insurers or insurance broker through an assignment of rights. The crash was allegedly caused by the pilots skipping a planned refueling stop, leading to fuel exhaustion and a complete electrical failure.
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Originally published by Nathan Hale | Jul 27, 2020 | Law360
