The family of a victim in the deadly Washington, D.C. collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter filed claims against the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Army worth $250 million.
The wife of Casey Crafton, a 40-year-old husband and father on board the American Airlines flight, filed federal forms on Tuesday, listing $50 million for personal injury and $200 million for wrongful death. The claims are the first step in a process outlined by the Federal Tort Claims Act, which allows people to sue the federal government for injury, death or loss of property.
