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This week, that role expanded considerably. In a meeting of the attorneysw representingvictims families, Russ was chosen to serve as the liaison counsel for the group. In that role, he will act as the primar y spokesperson for the plaintiffs and will handle various administratives duties as the collective lawsuits move To date, Russ said familieds of approximately 35 of the crasu victims are being represented by 20 and of those, about 15 have filefd lawsuits in connection with the crash.
“Wd expect another 15 lawsuits to be file within the next weekor so,” he Russ said the families of piloft Marvin Renslow and co-pilot Rebecca Shaw, heavil y criticized for their actions leading up to the have not filed any wrongful-death suits as of “It is anticipated that they will be representedc and that they will file an actio n against , the manufacturer,” Russ “They can’t sue Colgan directly because they were 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 Buffalo to be handle by Hon.
Judge Williamm Skretny through discovery and the determinationof liability. Russ said he has heardr rumors thatColgan Air, the airline that operated the flight on behalrf of Continental Airlines, and their insurancs carrier may be interested in settling the lawsuits, but he has heard nothing concretre as of yet. “I’vs been telling our clients that resolution in the cases is probablyh two or three years Russ said. In the Russ said he will embracde his new role to coordinate the efforts on behalf of thevictime families.
“I’m very honored to have been chosen forthis role, becausw there are some incrediblre attorneys involved, both locally and nationally, but more importantly, I am reallyh looking forward to being the voicew of the families,” he “I don’t think we can do enougbh to keep these cases in the public eye. The ultimated goal of every family I have spoken is not so much torecover money, but to insure changesa are made in the airline industry and this kind of traged never happens again.
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