The household of the late former Chairman of the Nigerian Trade Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, who was killed in a Southern California helicopter crash in February filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, towards the US helicopter firm.
The previous Chief Govt Officer of Entry Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his spouse and son have been additionally onboard the ill-fated helicopter.
The Ogunbanjo household acknowledged that the flight ought to have been grounded due to treacherous climate.
In February, Wigwe, his spouse and his son died following a helicopter crash in California close to the Nevada border, United States of America.
Kin of Ogunbanjo within the court docket submitting on Wednesday claimed that the constitution firm, Orbic Air, improperly flew the helicopter regardless of a “wintry combine” of snowy and wet circumstances within the Mojave Desert the place the crash occurred on Feb. 9, the Press Enterprise stories.
One of many attorneys who filed the lawsuit, Andrew C. Robb, famous Ogunbanjo’s household is in search of “solutions and accountability.”
“Helicopters don’t do very properly in snow and ice,” Robb instructed The Related Press.
“This flight was completely preventable, and we don’t know why they took off,” He added.
Ogunbanjo’s spouse and two kids have filed a lawsuit in San Bernardino County Superior Courtroom towards Orbic Air and its CEO, Brady Bowers, alleging wrongful dying and negligence.
The go well with additionally consists of the unidentified successors of Pettingill and Hansen, whom Ogunbanjo’s household holds accountable. Orbic Air didn’t present any touch upon the matter.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board is at present investigating the crash.
A preliminary investigation report launched by the company in February revealed particulars in regards to the helicopter’s flight path and wreckage.
Witnesses reported observing a “fireball” throughout wet and snowy circumstances on the time of the crash.
The lawsuit seeks a jury trial for Ogunbanjo’s burial bills, funeral bills, and different damages. Robb & Robb, the regulation agency representing Ogunbanjo’s household, beforehand represented Vanessa Bryant in her lawsuit following Kobe Bryant’s deadly helicopter crash in 2020.
