As we mentioned last month, plane crash survivor Travis Barker is suing the companies linked to the tragic South Carolina accident that killed two of his friends and injured him and DJ AM.
Travis is suing the plane’s owners, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and an airplane maintenance company and is seeking just a bit more than $25,000 in damages.
Then, earlier this month, Otilia Villar Baker, whose husband Chris Baker died in the accident, also sued several aviation companies and the deceased pilots’ estates. The suit is on her son’s behalf as well.
And now it’s DJ AM’s turn.
The celebrity DJ just filed suit yesterday afternoon in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
According to the suit, DJ AM claims that as the plane reached takeoff speed, the pilots became aware of one of more of the tires blowing out.
The suit states that “Rather than proceed to takeoff, they decided to abort and/or reject the takeoff in a negligent manner.”
That’s when the plan apparently overshot the runway and burst into flames eventually killing everyone except for Travis and AM.
DJ AM is also suing the estates of the two pilots as well as Clay Lacy Aviation, Global Exec Aviation, Inter Travel & Services Inc, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, and Learjet.
He’s suing for “pain and suffering, lost earnings, property damage, past and future medical and health-related expenses, and punitive damages.”
Wonder what the judge will decide. We’re hoping he sides with Travis and DJ AM (although not sure about suing the estates of the people who died).
[Image via WENN/Fayes Vision.]
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