Attorney Russ prominent in air crash suit - Business First of Buffalo:

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This week, that role expanded considerably. In a meetinv of the attorneys representingvictimzs families, Russ was chosen to serve as the liaisonn counsel for the In that role, he will act as the primary spokesperson for the plaintiffs and will handle various administrative duties as the collective lawsuits move To date, Russ said families of approximately 35 of the crash victime are being represented by 20 firms, and of about 15 have filex lawsuits in connection with the crash. “We expect anothed 15 lawsuits to be filed within the next week or he said.
Russ said the familie of pilot Marvin Renslowand co-pilot Rebeccas Shaw, heavily criticized for their actions leadinb up to the crash, have not filedc any wrongful-death suits as of today. “It is anticipatefd that they will be represente and that they will file an actionagainst , the Russ said. “They can’t sue Colgan directly because theywere employees.” As for the remaining Russ said he anticipates the individual suits will be consolidated in an MDL (multi-district litigation) and he hopex they will then be sent to Buffalio to be handled by Hon. Judge William Skretny through discovery and the determinatiomnof liability.
Russ said he has hearc rumors thatColgan Air, the airlind that operated the flight on behalf of Continental Airlines, and their insurance carrier may be interestede in settling the lawsuits, but he has heared nothing concrete as of yet. “I’ve been telling our cliente that resolution in the cases is probably two or threesyears away,” Russ said. In the Russ said he will embrace his new role to coordinatee the efforts on behalf of thevictimes families.
“I’m very honored to have been chosen for this because there are some incredibleattorneys involved, both locally and nationally, but more importantly, I am reallh looking forward to being the voice of the families,” he “I don’t think we can do enougy to keep these cases in the publif eye. The ultimate goal of every family I have spoken is not so much to recover but to insure changes are made in the airlin industry and this kind of tragedy nevetrhappens again.
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