U.S. law firm claiming to represent several of the Flight 370 families said Thursday that it hopes to prove that the Boeing 777 fleet has a design defect – even as investigators struggle to locate a single piece of wreckage.
Monica Kelly, head of global aviation litigation at Ribbeck Law, told NBC News she was meeting families in Beijing “at their request,” hours after the firm filed a petition at a Chicago court against Boeing, seeking evidence of possible design and manufacturing defects that it believes will form the basis of a lawsuit.
The move has raised eyebrows, even among seasoned observers of litigation specialists who approach the victims of air disasters. It has also prompted some to ask how it is even possible to start forming a lawsuit on behalf of families before a single victim has been found.
"We see this sort of thing all the time," said James Healy-Pratt, an attorney with Stewarts Law who represented some of the families of Air France Flight 447. "It's entirely possible. They do it in order to get publicity and to encourage families to sign up. The question is whether it is sensible."
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