Boxer Files 1st Suit Over Swissair Crash
From Times Wire Reports
Former boxer Jake LaMotta has filed a $50-million suit over the Swissair Flight 111 crash off Nova Scotia, Canada, that killed his son Joe and 228 others. The suit claims that the MD-11 jet had wiring problems that should have been corrected. The suit names Swissair, Delta Air Lines, McDonnell Douglas and Boeing Co. Meanwhile, a memorial service was held in Nova Scotia, and a U.S. Navy ship, the Grapple, arrived from Philadelphia to join recovery efforts.
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