Colgan Air Escapes Punitive Damages Over 2009 Plane Crash

By Kira Lerner (August 11, 2014, 6:27 PM EDT) -- A New York judge on Thursday let Colgan Air Inc., Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and Continental Airlines off the hook for punitive damages arising from a February 2009 flight crash that killed 50 people, finding that the pilots' conduct was not "willful or wanton" and does not meet the requirements for punitive damages. ...

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