IN RE: MID-AIR COLLISION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., JAN. 29, 2025

  1. February 02, 2026

    American Airlines, PSA Eye Exit In DCA Midair Collision Suits

    American Airlines has told a federal judge that it fully complied with federal aviation safety standards, and that victims' families suing for negligence over last year's deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., should primarily be going after the government, not the airline.

  2. December 18, 2025

    Feds Admit Role In DC Air Crash; Judge Reiterates Gag Order

    The U.S. government admitted partial liability in court for the deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines plane, and subsequent comments to the media from one of the victims' attorneys prompted a sanctions threat from the judge.

  3. September 24, 2025

    American Airlines, US Gov't Sued Over Potomac Crash

    A new wrongful death complaint brought by the wife of an American Eagle Flight 5342 victim names both American Airlines and the United States government as liable in the "wholly avoidable tragedy" that killed 67 people on the Potomac River in January.