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  1. March 27, 2025

    Sikorsky Loses Bid To Move Fatal Crash Suit To Conn.

    Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. can't get a lawsuit over a fatal helicopter crash transferred from Pennsylvania to Connecticut, in part because the crashed helicopter underwent finishing and flight testing at Sikorsky's former facility in the Keystone State, a federal judge has ruled.

  2. December 05, 2024

    Helicopter Co. Says It Is Not Holding Up Fatal Crash Suit

    The aircraft company facing claims from the families of six Canadian Air Force members who died in a 2020 helicopter crash near Greece pushed back on a claim its bid to transfer the suit to Connecticut is forum-shopping, arguing it should be allowed to defend itself in the state where it is based.

  3. November 26, 2024

    Helicopter Co. 'Forum Shopping,' Crash Victims' Families Say

    The families of six Canadian Air Force members who died in a 2020 helicopter crash said Tuesday that the aircraft maker's attempt to move a suit over their deaths to Connecticut was an attempt to gain a favorable jury pool in a state where the company is a large employer.

  4. November 21, 2024

    Sikorsky Wants Canadian Chopper Crash Row Heard In Conn.

    Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. wants a Pennsylvania federal lawsuit over the deaths of six Canadian Air Force members moved to Connecticut, arguing the most crucial evidence and key company witnesses are near its headquarters there.

  5. November 15, 2024

    Sikorsky Stalling On Discovery In Fatal Crash Suit, Victims Say

    Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is wrongfully withholding discovery until a Pennsylvania federal court hears a promised request to transfer a fatal Canadian military helicopter crash lawsuit to Connecticut, according to a Friday letter by attorneys for the estates of the six crash victims.

  6. October 02, 2024

    Sikorsky Must Face Chopper Crash Suit In US, Pa. Judge Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday ordered a lawsuit against Sikorsky Aircraft by the estates of Canadian military personnel who died in a helicopter crash to remain in the U.S., finding the allegedly defective copter was designed, developed and upgraded here and litigating it in Pennsylvania would expedite resolution.

  7. May 06, 2024

    Sikorsky's Forum Stance In Crash Suit Loses Teeth, Court Told

    A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has decided not to pursue "bystander claims" against Connecticut-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Lockheed Martin entities over a fatal helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, plaintiffs told a Pennsylvania federal court, noting that the development should pare down a forum dispute plaguing the matter. 

  8. April 16, 2024

    Sikorsky Calls Chopper Crash Suit 'Beyond' US Court's Power

    Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is pushing a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss liability claims brought by the families of six Canadian military personnel who died in one of its helicopters, arguing that the witnesses and evidence for the case are in Canada, "beyond the compulsory process of this court."

  9. April 05, 2024

    Families Fight To Keep Military Chopper Crash Suit In US

    The families of six Canadian military personnel killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece are urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to keep their liability claims against the aircraft's maker in the United States, arguing that the company's bid to transfer the case to Canada is a stalling tactic.

  10. September 11, 2023

    Sikorsky Says Deadly Chopper Crash Suit Belongs In Canada

    Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to dismiss a suit brought by the families of six Canadian military personnel who were killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, saying the suit belongs in Canada.

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